Sales taxes in the United States

jane, weed, pot, purple haze, dank, and the devil 's lettuce; all street names for marijuana. The controversy of legalizing marijuana has recently become more and more popular. An increasing amount of states in the United States are debating on whether or not medicinal marijuana should be legalized. States such as Minnesota and Colorado have incorporated marijuana into the medical field. There are numerous factors that should be considered when deciding whether or not to legalize marijuana for…

the United States of America. With border control not being as secure as it could be, illegal immigrants are entering the country at an alarming rate. Not only is this a huge political platform when it comes to Wolf 2 elections, but it is hurting American citizens when it comes to employment opportunities, welfare use in general, paying taxes, and are accepting more government hand outs than legally documented immigrants and American citizens. While accepting immigrants into the United States…

Are the State Lottery’s Helping Education, or Hurting the Poor? In Gloria Jimenez’s essay Against the Odds, and against the Common Good, Jimenez states that “…most of the tickets are bought by people who don’t have much money, people who are near the bottom of the economic scale.” (Jimenez, Against the Odds…). This statement may seem like a stereotype to the lower-class of the United States, however, is there any merit behind such a claim? The answer is simple, yes! According to…

Uni- Select is a leader in the distribution of automotive parts throughout Canada and the United States. Thus, they have a good reputation in the Aftermarket auto industry. Looking at the financial reports, Uni-Select has a high profitability and revenue as a company based on the comparisons of the EBITDA (Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization) margin. The EPS ratios from 2015 and 2014 also provide the points of internal strengths of the company. Firstly, the EBITDA…

Inc. is a retail automotive distributor in northwestern United States. The company was rapidly growing with 10 different shops, throughout the U.S. Jack Martin, Chief Financial Officer of Tire City, was preparing for a meeting with the bank, he is requesting a bank grant for a five year loan for an expansion of the companies warehouse. At the end of 1995 had $23,505,000 in sales and had $1,190,000 in net income. During the past three years sales have grown 20% compounded annually. This record…

Initially, Amazon started as an online bookstore company and later diversified its business activities into selling software, jewelry, apparel, furniture, electronics, health and beauty goods, etc. The company has exclusive websites for US, Australia, United Kingdom,…

Africa, Spain, Chile, and finally North America. At one point cannabis was accepted by and used by the United States; not the case anymore, or is it? Marijuana has now been legalized for medical use in twenty-three states and legalized for recreational use in four states and the District of Columbia. If it’s legal in some states why not all? Marijuana should be legalized throughout the United States, both medicinally and recreationally, in order to increase economic…

continues to be voted in by citizens across this country, we the people might consider putting on the next ballet “Medical Prostitution.” It is the legalization of prostitution for medical purposes. For example, one would go to his Physician and state he has been feeling depressed, sexually deprived, in need of some “uplifting”, and unable to sleep. The medical professional writes a prescription for a prostitute and on your way you go to the district prostitutes are allow to work. With your…

On Citizens Citizenship can be defined in the Oxford Dictionary as “A legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized.” I do not completely agree with this definition. I think a citizen is someone who, for example, does service for their community, pays taxes or anything else that supports the community or country in which they live. So if someone’s actions do not benefit their community, I don’t consider them a citizen; but if someone’s…

habits. Once in a while I am still guilty of wanting a glass of soda when I am tired but need to make it through a work day or even slipping a drink while at an event. This is a challenge many people face. Recent changes were made to increase soda taxes which not only has affected the price of soft drinks but it also has contributed to reducing consumption. Soda consumption has been hypothesized as one of the leading…