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- 1781: U.S. Wage Trends
- ... all it gets is a clunker parked on the street, and a dingy apartment in a low rent building,” says Time Magazine (Jan 30, 1995 issue). However, in 1970, our government provided our children with a free education, allowing the vast majority of our population to earn a high school diploma. This means that anyone, regardless of family income, could be ... in the middle class. Even restrictions upon child labor hours kept children in school, since they are not allowed to work full time while under the age of 18. This government policy was conducive to our economic markets, and allowed our country to prosper from 1950 through 1970. Now, our own prosperity has moved us into a highly technical world, that requires highly skilled labor. The natural answer to this problem, is that the U.S. Government’s education policy must keep pace with the demands of the highly technical job market. If a middle class income of 1970 required a high school diploma, and the ...
- 1782: England
- ... is a very small country with a huge population. This report will tell you some features and facts about this country. I will be talking about its people, it’s government, it’s industry, it’s resources, it’s land, and finally it’s religion. The reason I said England has a big population is because they have about 47,505 ... play sports. They are very good at soccer, Rugby and cricket. If you don’t know what cricket is its kind of a mix between bowling and baseball. England’s government also has a few similarities with ours. Even though there government is a monarchy and ours is a republic. Their current leader is Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen of England is more of a symbol than a ruler. The actual ...
- 1783: Taxes and Its Objectives
- ... role in reducing in the size of the budget deficit. However, the way the deficit is reduced--the quality of fiscal adjustment--can also affect growth. Since some aspects of government expenditure are more productive than others, some tax reforms more beneficial in their impact on economic growth than others. The range of change in the fiscal balance is easy to ... industry, which would have an impact on the economy. If you eliminate the charitable deduction, it's going to reduce the amount of contributions. And if that happens, then federal government will probably have to pick up the slack. Critics of the flat tax have suggested that it would raise taxes on lower and middle-income Americans while providing tax cuts ... system slows the rate of economic growth. This can be largely attributed to the disincentives that result from high marginal tax rates. People who work hard are punished when the government takes more of their money as they increase their income and are pushed into higher tax brackets. History has shown that lower marginal tax rates, which allow everyone to ...
- 1784: The National Institute of Standards and Technology
- ... as the National Bureau of Standards (NBS); the name change occurred in January 1989. The NBS was established by Congress in 1901 as the central measurement laboratory of the federal government. The institute is the focal point in the United States for assuring maximum application of the physical and engineering sciences to the development of technology in industry and commerce. It ... cooperates with public and private organizations to develop technological standards and test methodologies by conducting research on the properties of materials that are needed by industry, commerce, educational institutions, and government. This research leads to improved methods of standardizing measurements and collecting data. One of the agency's activities is to relate the physical and chemical properties of materials to their ... the NIST is developing technical services to promote the use of available technology that will facilitate innovation and precision in industry and governmental institutions. Finally, at federal, state, and local government levels, the NIST provides advisory and research services to all agencies by developing, producing, and distributing standard reference materials. It promotes optimum dissemination and accessibility of scientific information generated ...
- 1785: Is China Correct in Her Occupation of Tibet?
- ... heritage and regain their freedom is as strong as ever. The situation has led to confrontation inside Tibet and to large Chinese propaganda efforts internationally. China's newly established communist government sent troops to invade Tibet in 1949-50. A treaty was imposed on the Tibetan government in May of that year, acknowledging sovereignty over Tibet but recognizing the Tibetan government's autonomy with respect to Tibet's internal affairs. As the Chinese consolidated their control, they repeatedly violated the treaty and open resistance to their rule grew, leading to ...
- 1786: The European Monetary Union
- ... the following two reference values relative to its gross domestic product (GDP) at market prices, it does not qualify: 1) 3 percent for the ratio of the planned or actual government deficit to GDP, and 2) 60 percent for the ratio of government debt to GDP. Furthermore, to be a participating country it must have stayed within the normal fluctuation margins provided for by the Exchange Rate Mechanism of the European Monetary System ... more than two percentage points that of, at most, the three best performing Member States in terms of price stability. (Interest rates are measured on the basis of long term government bonds or comparable securities). As with any nuances in the way we live our lives, dramatic change often occurs with inherent support and opposition. The same holds true for ...
- 1787: Philosophy - Abortion Rectitude
- ... rights of rational women who want to control what happens to their own body. Does the termination of a pregnancy deprive a human of their right to life? Should our government be allowed the power to regulate what a woman can and cannot do with her own body? These are two of the questions which will be deliberated over throughout the ... can get a safe, legal abortion if they so choose. Whatever promotes the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest number of already living woman should be promoted by the government. The State should not place restrictions on the woman's right to govern what she does with her own body. Women who are desperate enough to seek out an abortion are not going to abandon the idea simply because the government has declared it illegal. They will search out back alley abortions which would be unsanitary, dangerous, and possibly lethal. The health of women cannot be put in jeopardy simply ...
- 1788: Abortion Should Be Kept Out of The Criminal Code
- ... to yet another acquittal all further charges were dropped. In Nov 1984 Morgentaler and 2 associates were acquitted of conspiring to procure a miscarriage at their Toronto clinic. The Ontario government appealed the acquittal; the accused appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada, which struck down the law in early 1988 on the basis that it conflicted with rights guaranteed in ... a divisive social issue, condemned by some groups and supported by others as a moral issue to be decided by individuals, not the state. 8 It is complicated for the government to balance both sides of the issue. Not everyone can be unconditionally content. The government has to decide on what is fair and what is morally right. The Charter guarantees the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not ...
- 1789: Pro Choice: Letter to the Editor
- ... country. This principle, along with several others helps to form the fabric of morality and ideas that we live by everyday. When this right is denied to someone by the government, undoubtedly something very wrong. It is such the case with making abortions illegal. By outlawing abortions, you are outlawing a woman's choice for how she will live her life. The government has in a sense become a "big brother" and has decided what is good for her and what is not. When government goes beyond foreign affair and the protection of it's citizens, into the controlling of lives and decisions that we make, it is no longer a government. It becomes ...
- 1790: Causes of the American Civil War
- ... South disagreed on and that persuaded them to succeed from the Union. Basically the North favored a loose interpretation of the United States Constitution. They wanted to grant the federal government increased powers. The South wanted to reserve all undefined powers to the individual states. The North also wanted internal improvements sponsored by the federal government. This was more roads, railroads, and canals. The South, on the other hand, did not want these projects to be done at all. Also the North wanted to develop a ... and wanted to stop the extension of slavery into new territories. The North wanted to limit the number of slave states in the Union. But many Southerners felt that a government dominated by free states could endanger existing slaveholdings. The South wanted to protect their states rights. The first evidence of the North’s actions came in 1819 when Missouri ...
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