For a Few Dollars More

which is essentially just promise of value. Money being backed by gold or other assets has consistently retained its value and inflation rate. On the other hand, “fiat currency” (money not guaranteed in value by physical commodity) has shown to be more elastic to cater to economic needs. There are cons as well: gold is a very scarce resource. When the world relied on the gold standard, the countries with large reserves of gold prospered while the developing nations fell behind because they…

terror, and surprisingly enough, minimum wage. Apparently, there is an ongoing complaint by some workers in the minimum wage job industries. Their complaint is that they cannot live off of seven and a quarter dollars an hour and demand that their wages be escalated to anywhere from nine to ten dollars an hour. In the short-term, raising the minimum wage rate will definitely help these people working these jobs; one cannot deny that they can’t live off of their current wages. However, in order to…

prove this by using a statistical analysis and documenting things that may happen if college athletes do not get paid. Erik He, of the University of Southern California, states, “Cody Kessler will have a fine career in the NFL and make millions of dollars . . . he is among the 1.6 percent of college football players who go pro”. Cody Kessler in 2015 was the starting Quarterback for the USC Trojans. He is now a contender for first pick in the NFL draft. Only the best of the best become a…

John Locke’s and Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s theories I became more and more intrigued with their points of view. I have to admit that I agreed more with one than the other but nevertheless both had valid points and interesting ways of seeing human development. John “Locke argues that observations of children will show that...ideas are not present from the beginning and that they are learned” (Crain, 2011 p. 7). He goes on to say that “it is more accurate to think of the child’s mind as a blank…

billion dollar industry, which ranges from small common aquarium fish to large cats like tigers, lions, and cheetahs. Do I think its right for the government to tell citizens their right to own animals, again not a simple answer? I don’t want endangered animals taken from the wild to be sold in pet stores, but there is a shoe for every foot whether its large exotic fish, snakes or big cats. Illegal animal parts used for medical purposes or to eat, fuels the billon dollar black…

is a good chance that you have bought at least one Powerball ticket. You may have also been buying them for friends and family that are not living in one of those states. Why all the interest in Powerball right now? Well, for the benefit of those few people who may have been living in a cave, the lottery is up to $1.4 billion, the largest lottery payout in the history of the world. If you were the single winner and wanted all of the money right now, you could get a cash payment of $868 million.…

Education costs have raised over the past few decades. Leaving some students who would pay but can't. Students who can pay the amount of money colleges are asking for, are looking for a plan. Like a four year college plan. The amount for two years would cost for an in-state student would round up to , three thousand and five hundred dollars. A rounded up four year plan for a in-state student would be nine thousand and five hundred dollars. It cost even more for an out of state…

The Keystone XL Pipeline is one of the most controversial policy issues in the last few years. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent on not only physical pipeline building but also on lobbyist movements to either approve or vote down the proposed pipeline. With potentially massive environmental effects looming, the battle between an environmentally conscious president and an opposing Congress has grown into an international dispute. Legislation for the pipeline was first introduced…

ever wanted to know about one of the richest men in the world? Andrew Carnegie was one of the richest men in the world. Andrew Carnegie went rags to rich when he established a productive steel company. He eventually sold the business for millions of dollars. Through dedicator, intelligence trial and error, this famous American invented a material that has built the U.S. Andrew Carnegie was a poor immigrant that became the richest man in the world, and then he spent the rest of his life giving…

people commit crimes of this nature greed, fear, and/or misappropriation of funds just to name a few. When white-collar crimes are committed often times their victims are not aware themselves of being a victim of a crime. DISCUSSION: White-collar crimes can go undetected for long periods of time. These types of crimes are uncovered by happen-stance or by the investigation of another type of crime. Few if any white-collar crimes are caught in the initial stage of activation. White-collar crimes…