Tax credits

Democracy for Sale Five years ago Citizens United spearheaded a campaign to steal the people's power and unfortunately the Supreme Court decided to rule in favor of the controversial right-wing group, in the devastating ruling of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. This disastrous move by the "Supreme Court scrapped the previous campaign finance laws and essentially declared that companies are allowed to buy politicians by circumventing restrictions via PACs, political action…

I understood that the higher the tax revenues are paid by both individual and corporates reduces investments’ rates and increases jobs. More money is invested into education and health care. This issue discussed is very important to our national grid. In my previous paper I elaborated the importance of taxation in infrastructure, public education and health care commonly for economic growth, however there…

Prolonged Regulatory Uncertainty There are potential ramifications for ‘prolonged regulatory uncertainty’ that often starts weighing on the project itself. For instance, in United States, issuers of ICOs are ill benefitted as close to 40% (effective tax rate) raised through ICOs go to the govt.’s coffers, which wouldn’t have happened in the case of PE-VC investments or an IPO stake sale. This is because regulators are not certain on considering tokens as securities, and thereby consider the…

describing how a large scale human society has never achieved such a thing as not having rich people. Having said this, it is almost impossible to not have some sort of class that is wealthier than others. That is why equalitarians argue that we should tax the rich heavily to help the poor. His first argument shares a quote of a young student worker slaving away in the hot sun as a farmhand as his rich boss sits looking over all the workers in his air-conditioned car. Even though the workers in…

Reading Bartels work in comparison to the American Government “Power and Purpose” has reflected each other tremendously. Bartels main argument in his book revolves around economic inequality. Some of his theories are disputes between Democrats and Republicans and why some of their actions have made lives better for the lower class or higher class families. In the chapter five Bartel asks the question wither Americans care about inequality or not. He quotes several professionals like Nathan…

The business that has a barrier to entry is the United States Postal Service or USPS. Sunk Cost and the Government regulations have created barriers are two to entry into the mail and postal market (Thomas & Maurice, 2010). While private companies have entered into the parcel market, to date no competitors have entered into the USPS mail and letter business. The federal government has made it against the law for anyone to use a mailbox other than the USPS. However, consumers bear the burden…

Military Spending is important because this can cause a major problem in the economy. An example of this can be that taxes on items can go up. Also, the country or the world can go bankrupt. If the world goes bankrupt, then it'd be similar to the stock market crash in America, in the year 1929.(Staff,2010) Another possibility is that the whole entire world will have to have a meeting to discuss what they could do to fix this problem. If the world military spending increases more than it…

IA Question: Are the benefits of a minimum wage job or welfare more advantageous for an average family of 3, (5, 7) in the states of California, Indiana, and Idaho? IA Title: Minimum Wage VS. Welfare Method of Research: For this investigation, I will be researching data from online websites. I will be looking at the average income for a family of 3, 5, and 7 at minimum wage and comparing it to families of the same number but receiving welfare. I will also be factoring in welfare crisis…

Inequality, there is so much to say about this subject. The rich, poor, and politicians have a lot to say. I myself have my opinion about this debatable subject. First, I respect the office of the President of the United States; however, the president’s policies have a great influence individuals are transfer from poor, middle and the rich class. Although, the president may have good intention with his proposals, I think his proposals has created more inequality. When a president expands social…

assets, made investments, have mutual funds, stocks, or received an inheritence, you'll need to figure out your tax basis when filing your income tax return. Tax basis is also commonly known as cost basis, depending on whom you're dealing with. They are often used interchangeably to mean the same thing. It can be complex because it matters how you came to own the shares or mutual funds. Your tax basis is determined by the amount you use from the investment that is for profit or loss when you…