Income tax in the United States

needed. Pocahontas County Market Analysis Demographics Pocahontas County is located in West Virginia with a population of approximately 8,700 people with a downward trend (U.S. Census Bureau, 2014). The county also has a lower than average household income and a higher than average poverty level (U.S. Census Bureau, 2014). Due to the low population per square mile and the…

What they don’t know is that there is a very large demand for Agricultural related jobs. The United States Department of Agriculture says that between 2010 and 2015 there will be about 54,400 job openings each year in the United States. These job openings would be for individuals with a baccalaureate degree or higher in an area of renewable energy, environmental science, and food. “Seventy-four percent of the jobs…

15.9 square miles with a population density of 1,535 people per square mile. Ridgeland’s median resident age is 36.3 years old, compared to Mississippi’s median age, which is 36.6. The estimated median household income for Ridgeland is $57,897, compared to Mississippi’s $37,963 median income. Ridgeland is composed of 56% White, 34.3% African American, 5% Hispanic, 3.9% Asian, and 0.2% American Indian. In Ridgeland, the population 25 years and over who have high school or higher is 93.4%,…

Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention in Los Angeles, California Another program that hoped to achieve a goal of providing nutrition education to low-income communities was The Child Health Initiative for Lifelong Eating and Exercise (CHILE). CHILE was established in 16 Head Start Centers in rural communities whose mission was to improve healthy living through the use of classroom curriculum, family interaction, and training. Davis says, “The CHILE intervention includes six components…

I thought my life was over when I was laid off from my job in the earlier part of 2011. That happened right after I found out I was pregnant with my son. It was devastating news to my husband since I was earning a huge bulk of our household income. For years, I researched how to make money from home because I didn 't want to go back to work once my son was born. Although I lost money in the process of staying off work, I experienced a certain peace of mind that I did not get from commuting to…

Assistance Program benefits (SNAP, formally known as food stamps) along with bread and eggs, monthly. Seriously, I am a low income college student and I receive only a minimum amount of snap benefits. SNAP requirements should be changed due to irresponsible and lazy people abusing the system. Currently it is difficult for deserving people to receive SNAP benefits due to income and employment status. Being a college student and unemployed I was denied help I truly needed. December 2015 I…

ethnic background they will often emphasize other aspects of their social identity such as religion to help maintain a positive self-concept. Within the United States social class has little influence on religious beliefs but this is not universal around the world. Currently in the United States studies have shown that Catholics have gained in income and education levels over evangelical Protestants and other white Americans. Evangelicals tend to be disproportionately lower class compared to…

to other countries, it has a low Human Development Index score; its government is often referred to as a “kleptocracy,” or a government that takes advantage of systemic corruption to extend their own personal wealth and political power. Yemen’s low income economy has a GDP of 34.93 billion USD, as of 2015, and it faces difficult long-term challenges for stabilization and growth. The current, ongoing civil war between opposing regimes has halted Yemen’s exports, pressured the currency’s…

In todays ever connected and forever growing society, it has become more socially acceptable for groups of people to be divided by the state of their bank account. Not only is this an issue in the developed world, but also it has a large influence on the developing world. I noticed this on my trip to Ecuador with my school in which I spend a month in both urban society and rural society. The wide range of economic disparity demonstrated through the difference in living conditions was a clear…

Interactions of health determinants on wellbeing, with a specific focus on the Healthy Christchurch initiative. The wellbeing of an individual, community, or population can best be defined by the state of its welfare, health, prosperity, security and success. There are many determinants that interplay to effect the wellbeing of people and their communities, and the majority of these are determined simply by the placing of a person or group of people on the social gradient (social ladder).…