Social Security Trust Fund

This PRWORA provision is commonly referred to as the “AFDC lookback” and to date has not been adjusted for inflation. As a result, each year fewer children are eligible for foster care maintenance payments because federal funds to states are reduced. For example, a Pew Charitable Trust (2007) report has shown the numbers of children who are ineligible for Title IV-E foster care financial support has increased from 5,000 children in 1999 to 35,000 children in 2005. In addition to PRWORA…

assistance from the government. Applying for disability benefits need to be the same across the board for all those who apply instead of placing stipulations for some and not for others. Disability is defined as according to the 1954 social security amendment “inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or to be of long-continued and indefinite duration.”…

framework of the Bay of Pigs, issues like improper planning, assisted in mission failure (National Security Archives 2001). Additionally, concerns entrusting hundreds of rebels to remain silent about the details of their impending mission may increase the chances of information to be leaked, either purposeful or accidently. However, with many covert operation failures and a decrease in public trust amongst the Intelligence Community (IC), and growing amount of media sources investigating and…

comes in and says the one word I was not expecting, DENIED. How could it be denied? I know I have enough for this item I’ve been tracking my pay cheque for months. After some time-consuming effort, I realised the only explanation for the insufficient funds is that I have been a victim of identity theft. Identity theft and fraud both interchangeable terms refer to the crime in which someone…

In order to keep everyone safe, access to the building will limited. Doors will be locked at all times and visitors will need to request access through a security camera. Emergency plans will be practiced, anticipated, and understood by all patrons. Safety plans will be communicated to parents and media. Frequent school security assessments will be done. The building will also be well maintained. I will personally know the maintenance and custodial staff and their schedules. The appearance…

The Great Intervention Just imagine one day waking up to an economy that was once fine and then have it all crash and go downhill in an instance. Having no idea how you are going to provide for yourself or your family because you’ve lost your job. When the American stock crashed, all banks failed and companies went bankrupt. After this major crisis, how did the economy get back on its feet? Development and Implement of the New Deal Around the year 1930 America’s economy had a major…

Although the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, a ten-step process, that was launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in 1991 to protect, promote, and support optimal breastfeeding practices, there is still much work to be done (World Health Organization, n.d.). Because breastfeeding may not be well established following discharge from the hospital, videoconferencing…

There are no heroes in the Madoff story, just villains and those who lost millions of dollars in what is known as the “con of the century”. The scary truth to the story is that if Madoff hadn’t faced seven billion dollars in redemptions his Ponzi scheme might not have been discovered. Everyone in New York City wanted to know how he could’ve possibly pulled off such a stunt. Madoff was one of the most active traders in the marketplace and the list of victims grows longer and longer by the day. On…

However, the economy became worse immediately before he took office. Right away, he ordered a four-day holiday to figure out the financial problems. Emergency banking laws were put into place after careful examination of finances. Americans began to trust in the banks after these changes, and quickly deposits outnumbered withdrawals (Stone 17). In May, Roosevelt created the Federal Emergency Relief Administration to give out more money to states for relief. Afterwards, he began to look over…

Siwei Xie A91088106 Poli 113A Prof. Magagna Confucian Political Economy Introduction A political economy looks at the conditions that are conducive to the production or consumption as organized by the nation. It emphasizes the importance of economics to the state by expressing the laws of production of wealth at the state level just like the politics of economics in the households. This philosophy head back to the days of the Chinese philosopher, Confucius, an ancient Chinese philosopher and…