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executions that they cannot afford sending them into debt. Housing for death penalty inmates and their trials cost more than those of an inmate serving life in prison. Capital punishment costs about $125,500,000 more than life in prison without parole. Taxpayers money is going towards capital punishment when it could be putting toward more preventive measures like mental health services and education. Studies show people who receive an early education are less likely to commit a crime. Those…

Affordable Care Act was created on the basis of giving “free” health care to those in need, but the money for this can't just come from nowhere. So where is the money to fund this health care plan really coming from? Money doesn't grow on trees. American taxpayers are being driven with millions of dollars’ worth of taxes, to give non-working families “free” health care. Is it fair to take money from hard working people to give it to those…

will become overcrowded. To begin with, making colleges free may look good on paper, but in reality it is not good for the economy. As stated in Source C, “Free college tuition plans merely shift the costs of education from one group of taxpayers to all taxpayers” (Source C). Many people are proposing free college; however, really other citizens are just paying the price. Also stated in Source C, “It is simply a matter of who pays the cost” (Source C).…

The creation of the IRS dates back to 1862, when President Lincoln established an income tax to pay for the Civil War. The IRS is a tax administrator under the Department of the Treasury. Their mission is to help American taxpayers understand and meet their tax responsibilities, and enforce the law with integrity and fairness to all. The Commissioner is the head of the agency, they must be appointed by the President and approved by the Senate. I choose the IRS because it is one of the most…

For many years now, we have seen the lives of politicians and ministers be publicised in the media. Whether it is through the news, newspapers or magazines, or even online, the lives of our politicians have been publicised for the nation and world to see. This raises the question of whether or not politicians’ lives should remain hidden from the public eye, or their private information should be made public for Australians to see. I believe that politicians should have their private lives put…

couldn’t honor their five year contract for standardized online testing, even before it was signed. There was already a list of complaints against Measurement Inc. from other states. Standardized online testing thus far has just been a waste of time and taxpayer money. The target audience for the article is the parents of the students, the tax payers, and the government officials responsible for hiring Measurement Inc. The author wants the parents to know about the ineptness of the company,…

worth our money and attention ? Due the rumor that flows throughout the nation, we have been notified of the new bill that just came across in the U.S Senate in which it states that taxpayer money should fund both types of cloning research, reproductive and therapeutic for all animals, including humans. Before taxpayers agree to this bill, it is very important for all people to be aware of the difference between both types. Reproductive cloning is the creation of a whole new organism being a…

a year to pay the same percentage of tax as someone who makes $10,000 a year. The taxpayer making $300,000 a year will pay more in tax but it is still the same percentage. This system does not discriminate taxpayers based on their income level and everyone pays the same…

Export-Import Bank Overview The Export-Import Bank of the United States of America is a federally funded institution which facilitates the growth of exports in the United States and strengthens economic ties with developing nations. Created by President Roosevelt in 1934, the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank, “a wholly owned U.S. government corporation, is the official export credit agency (ECA) of the United States.” Ex-Im Bank provides the following: “(1) direct loans; (2) loan guarantees; (3)…

bigger problem. 2” If the numbers Donald Trump suggests are even close, the impact to the United States is going to be larger problem not limited to but in the following areas such as illegal immigration costs, the loss of minimum wage jobs, and the taxpayer cost for them illegal immigration. The economy is directly affected by increasing illegal immigration…