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20% 4. 32% 1. Americans work less than the French. 2. In 2008 the United States pushed the world into an economic crisis. 3. In a capitalist system the major proportion of production and distribution is in private hands. 4. Socialism is a system characterized by public ownership of property and a planned economy. 5. Yugoslavia once approximated worker control socialism. 6. An old stage of…

The American Government contributes to the obesity epidemic by supporting unhealthy eating habits in order to make a profit the federal food administration supports factory farming, big pharmacies, politicians and subsidy program. Have you wondered why less healthy food is inexpensive compared to healthy food?When you go into a grocery store and compare the price of a large bag of Doritos and a bag of grapes. There is a big gap in the food industry filled with these genetically engineered snacks…

Furthermore, Australia spend $4 billion every year on health care associated with obesity in Australia. In addition, the study suggests that junk foods taxes and subsidies on foods such as fruits and vegetables can potentially be combined. They would save $3.4billion on healthcare costs with minimal impact on the budget of the household. The junk food taxes have simulated that if a chocolate bar costs about 10 per…

Measuring progress in the combat against climate change is only possible if the targets are quantifiable. For SDG13, there are easily quantifiable targets such as 13.1: Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries and 13.a: Implement the commitment undertaken by developed-country parties to the UNFCC to a goal of mobilizing jointly $100 billion annually by 2020[...]. There are also targets that are harder to measure such as 13.3:…

Mato Grosso used to stand for nearly a third of the total Brazilian deforestation. It is also currently the leading state for both soy and beef production (Fearnside & Figueiredo, 2015). With initiatives from private stakeholders and government, Mato Grosso’s share of deforestation has been steadily decreasing since 2008 (Fearnside & Figueiredo, 2015). Three major stakeholders were identified in the beef value chain and the institutions that frame their workings (Figure 5). Figure 5: Image…

Introduction The Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV) is a program funded by the federal government that provides assistance to eligible low income earners to pay their rent. Through this program, the federal government helps disadvantaged groups such as the disabled, the elderly and other low income earners to access safe, sanitary, and decent housing within the private market. Participants get their own housing that includes townhouses, apartments, and single family homes. The program is…

The Orr family, originally from Presley in Scotland, were renowned in early stages of the industrial revolution, for their technological advancements pertaining to the manufacture of fine muslin cotton cloth. Considering muslin manufacturing, along with the all other fabric consisting entirely of cotton, were banned until 1774. It is extremely impressive how quickly, upon repeal of the embargo, the Orr’s were able to take advantage of a very lucrative fashion and apparel industry, which was…

Economics is defined as the branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth. By definition it may sound simple, but in reality it is far from it. Beyond our personal economic life there is a whole world of complex economic systems that rely on each other to keep the economy afloat and to protect investors in the process. From small businesses (microeconomics) to government spending (macroeconomics) to different economic policies like Fiscal and Monetary…

My thesis is raising and answering the question: what argument can be used to advocate the existence of sweatshops? The answer to that question is the argument of the next best alternative. This argument comes from asking the question if the workers do not work at these sweatshops, is there are better feasible alternative for them or is there another place they can work? The answer is no, these employees have no better alternative than to work at a sweatshop. First, in order to understand…

Nuclear power us one of the biggest and best power sources known today. Nuclear fusion and fission makes a lot of excess usable energy. It produces a lot more energy than wind, solar, coal, or fossil fuels do, and they actually are better for the environment than coal or fossil fuels, producing helium rather than carbon monoxide.In short, nuclear power is a good idea because we can take care of the nuclear waste, the reactors have better safety measures and protocols than normal factories, is…