The Progressive

Manifest Destiny Through the eyes of Margaret Fuller and Henry David Thoreau Romanticism was a social reform movement that changed American society. The industrialization that occurred in the 1820s and 30s sparked this reformation of American individuality. During this period of evolution, certain individuals expanded both philosophically and geographically. With the world changing at such a fast pace, people were forced to adapt and embrace the unknown. This mentality was greatly adopted by…

Barack Obama makes this statement while on the 2008 campaign trail. He believes that money should be spread amongst everyone in society and not just held amongst a select few. He indirectly says that select few have wealth and keep it to themselves, and this hurts those without money. Obama doesn’t hide or complicate the meaning of his words by speaking in a roundabout way; rather, he makes his point by simply stating it. This statement is meaningful because Obama is saying this on the campaign…

Throughout the last few decades, the national debt has become an issue of dissent for politicians. Conservatives have continuously pushed for a balanced budget. With a stance of lowering taxes, opponents dispute how fiscal conservatives can actually balance the budget, as it is difficult to balance the budget while also lowering taxes. The loss of tax revenue, without economic growth, puts more pressure on the government to fund programs and expands the debt required to fund current government…

CROSS-BORDER SHOPPING FROM WASHINGTON STATE TO OREGON STATE Introduction Tax policy is one strategy that states have to increase their competitiveness. From the 50 states nationwide, only five states do not impose sales tax or have a 0% sales tax rate; they are Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon. Without sales tax, people can buy in these five states without spending extra money on tax and they can have extra ‘money’ for saving or spending on other goods. Compared to some other…

Kenneth Scheve and David Stasavage. 2016. Taxing the Rich: A History of Fiscal Fairness in the United States and Europe. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, USA. ISBN: 9780691165455, 288 pp., $29.95 (hardcover). Reviewed by Paul Walker, West Virginia University An incredibly relevant and much debated topic in the political realm is the question of how much of the tax burden should fall on the rich. This question has many important facets from what loopholes exist in the complex US tax…

Application of Utilitarian Approach to Apple’s Tax Avoidance To determine the ethical choice via the Utilitarian approach it is necessary to identify and measure the utility of the decision being made. The ethicality of tax avoidance will be measured by the utility gained or lost by Apple, Ireland, and the United States. The analysis will focus on the years 2009 through 2012, the years Apple’s subsidiary companies paid no corporate income tax to any nation because of the tax discrepancies.…

• Discretionary vs. Nondiscretionary Fiscal Policy 685 A discretionary is the changes made by the government. It could be taxes or spending. Changes can be made every year by the president or congress. When changes are made, it’s done to expand the economy. A nondiscretionary change is when it occurs without the congressional action, so it happens automatically. Within this policy the laws can make the economy slow down or fasten up without making a new law. When it slows down, the government…

Immigration in the twentieth century continued to increase caused by the growth of opportunities in the United States. Continued growth of immigration continued the need for reform. The “Anarchist Exclusion Act of 1903 added four inadmissible classes: anarchists, people with epilepsy, beggars, and importers of prostitutes” ("List of United States Immigration Laws.”) Twentieth century immigrants known as “undesirables” further grew to prevent the an unwanted change in society. The immigration act…

Chapter 3. The 1980s Trouble On The Oil Front, Then A Short Span Of Economic Improvement … In the 1980s, economic improvement in the US followed President Ronald Reagan’s tax cuts and Paul Volcker’s defeat of runaway inflation. These achievements led to a fairly solid economy that lasted for a few years. By 1980, it was generally understood that price controls and minimum wage increases were not the answer. Thus, adjustments were made soon after President Reagan took office in 1981. Reagan…

According to Community Guide rules of evidence, these results constitute strong evidence that raising alcohol excise taxes is an effective strategy for reducing excessive alcohol consumption and related harms. The impact of a potential tax increase is expected to be proportional to its magnitude and to be modified by such factors as disposable income and the demand elasticity for alcohol among various population groups. The reviewed studies provide consistent evidence that higher alcohol prices…