Regressive tax

sufficient amount of taxes. Sivy also stated “Letting the Bush tax cuts expire for the middle class slashes the deficit by 35% or more.” If the rich and the middle class paid more, that could raise enough money in taxes to reduce the deficit to almost half of the debt the U.S is currently in.…

The U.S. Census Bureau attempted to employ a Field Data Collection Automation (FDCA) program to expedite the collection of information. The FDCA project is important to the Census Bureau for many reasons. The first reason is the reduction of costs associated with the collection of information. Going door to door with paper forms is costly. The actual forms that are used cost the government mass amounts of money to produce. These forms are then peddled door to door by people who are paid wages…

Junk South Africa South Africa 's government bond yields have risen to their highest levels in almost five years as worries grow that the rating agencies could bar the country 's to junk status(-BBB) (Frankel, 2005), this is due to the ongoing drought, civil service wage increase and most of all corruption (Chand, 1999). South Africa’s economic growth has been slowing down and yet the finance mister Pravin Gordhan reduced deficit by cutting down government which means a further GDP slowdown…

British Parliament, were a violation of their rights as Englishmen. The Colonies lack of representation in the British Parliament should have precluded the body’s right to tax them. This idea prompted the popular slogan of “No Taxation Without Representation”. Instead the slogan’s supporters contended if Britain wanted to tax the Colonies, she needed to pass legislation in the American’s own local Assemblies; Assemblies which they regarded as the equals of Parliament. Although a significant…

the system but instead of returning to the majority it remains in their hands. This hurts the economy because if the corporations avoid taxes then ordinary people are forced to pay higher taxes while corporations and the rich avoid theirs. “Corporate tax payments now account for just 2.5% of national income, the smallest share ever” (Shah). If the government doesn’t get the revenue it needs from taxes it cannot provide public goods as efficiently or redistribute wealth. Big Corporations…

Wealth inequality has increased drastically over the last decade. Inequality in itself is not necessarily a social problem. Some people will always have more than others. But when the wealth gap is so blatantly wide that it hinders our economy and negatively affects the majority of the population, it is obvious there needs to be reforms within the system that is unfairly rigged to help the wealthy accrue more and more while the poorest members of the population see their already meager…

multi-billionaire Warren Buffett. He thinks it is unfair that he pays a lower tax rate than the average American. People started to listen to this point of view, and wealthy German and French people started signing petitions to raise taxes on the rich (“Diving” 1). Warren Buffett, who is the second richest man in the world with a net worth of 72.3 Billion dollars, feels that it is his responsibility to pay a higher tax rate. This subsequently sets a precedent for many wealthy people all over the…

I. Introduction To counter the rising problem of economic equality, a global wealth tax is a proposal that has been widely received and considered a viable solution. This tax however, aimed at diminishing the high rate of accumulated wealth by top decile earners, may not be as effective as it purports in theory for a number of reasons: there is limited evidence proving the desired effects will be achieved, all countries must agree upon a uniform system and share information, studies have shown…

Annotated Bibliography The fundamental objective of the article The Charity of the Extremely Wealthy, by Tom Coupe and Claire Monteiro (1/), in essence shows the charity of the extremely billionaires who built their own fortune as opposed to billionaires who are beneficiaries of their parent's wealth. This article explores the differences regarding spending and charity giving between self-made billionaires and billionaires who inherit wealth from their families. According to the authors, "it is…

The cause and effect of GDP growth in economies varies as a result of the consumption of many factors include government, population, HDI, unemployment and the circular flow of income. Each aspect of the economy will affect the GDP growth positively or negatively which will eventually result in stability of different economies. The government plays an important role in the economy. By implementing subsidies, cutting taxes, introducing welfare programs, funding education and providing merit goods…