Regressive tax

After the implementation of PPACA, the pharmaceutical companies have restructured their infrastructure to accommodate the methodology of the Act. With the demanding healthcare market and new regulations, unreformed practices can result in penalties and taxes. The steps required to financially survive the requirements are yet to be seen. Evidence shows that various companies are looking to broaden their scope to retain financial earning, by selecting the best possible strategic sources to…

Anyone supporting the right of Parliament to tax Virginians should be considered an enemy of the colony. The House of Burgesses defeated the most extreme of Henry’s resolutions. But four of the resolutions were adopted. Virginia Governor Fauquier did not improve of the resolutions. He dissolved the…

When discussing the influences on modern economics, the concept of “rent seeking” has become a major source of study. The term itself dates back to 1974 in an essay written by Anne Krueger. For economists, rent is a return generated in excess of what would be typical for market competition and above normal profit gains. It follows that, rent seeking is the act of gaining advantage or privileges from entities in power, on trade outside normal competitive market forces, such as through the means…

South American economies have struggled for hundreds of years. Dependence on certain exports and weak governments have caused economies to debilitate. The Zika virus has escalated this problem. Many people who contract the disease do not know they have it because of mild symptoms, causing more fear among travelers and local people. As a result, the economy in the area has suffered. The economy can only be helped by aiding the tourism industry and increasing funding for the healthcare budget.…

The Supreme Court noted that IPL did not enjoy “complete dominion over the deposits” compared to other advance payment cases. IPL had an obligation to repay the deposits once the customers achieved good credit or terminated their service. More importantly, IPL did not require a minimum purchase once a customer paid such deposit. IPL also considered the deposits as a loan and paid back the refunds along with interest if funds were held longer for 6 months. With these facts, the Supreme Court…

GDP is a measure of economic activity. GDP gives us a better idea of what is produced within the United States rather than what is produced by Americans-whether in the U.S or elsewhere. GDP is designed better to give information on the state of the business cycle of the United States because it only focuses on the activity within the United States. Switching to GDP makes it easier to compare with other countries because most countries were already using GDP. What GDP measures and does not…

Implementing the opt-out system, the government has to concern about not only the medical supporting, but also the financial spending within the Budget. First, to run a new policy, the government needs to coordinate with legislation and consulate the public. Building an effectiveness opt-out system, the consent legislation or imitating "Spanish Model" is one of the ways because Spain has the highest organ donation rate in the global (Mclntosh, J., 2014). However, the debt of the Legislation…

The city of Duluth, MN is looking to put in new parks around town based on different population and socioeconomic factors. This analysis is based on the block groups in Duluth, MN that come from the source of the census bureau. Then the locating of existing parks came from UMD geodatabase. A buffer of 100 meters was created around these existing park boundaries and then erased (see figure 2) to factor out the areas that already had a park that was within walking distance of households. In…

14.2 Discussions Question #1 When the market fails to allocate resources efficiently interventionist usually allege the justification for government intervention. The two major economic intervention styles include market failure which gain Market power through the establishment of monopolies in addition to limiting the benefits from competitive markets. Asymmetric is another type of market failure which involves the provision of certain types of public goods such as National Defense this…

ECONOMIC GROWTH AND TAX RELIEF RECONCILIATION ACT OF 2001 The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 was the first major tax cut legislation signed into law by President George W. Bush. The tax cuts were to be temporary, lasting 9 years before expiring in December 2010.11 The Tax Act of 2001 affects all taxpayers for the rest of the decade. However, since it contains a sunset provision, Congress must affirm the law or the changes will end after December 31, 2010. The major…