"Although abuse of the system are inevitable‚ social welfare payments are essential to protect the rights citizens have to a guaranteed minimum income in a democratic society" Discuss. Social welfare is an essential element of an advanced society. Good systems are always abused‚ but that does not mean they are faulty. In my opinion‚ the two main reasons why welfare payments are necessary are as follows: First of all‚ critics forget that there are many forms of welfare besides payments to the
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in technology including robotics and artificial intelligence. The developments in technology have created a fear that robots are taking over too many jobs‚ which in turn creates the fear of losing income. From the fear of losing income an idea was created that could fix the problem. Universal Basic Income or UBI was the propositioned idea. UBI is a cash payment given monthly by the government to all citizens‚ regardless of employment status or salary. While it sounds like a good idea‚ it won’t be
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percent of children from low-income families have at least one employed parent; close to 60 percent have at least one parent who works full-time and year-round (National Center for Children in Poverty‚ 2004). In fact‚ the severe shortage of living-wage jobs means that many poor adults must work two‚ three‚ or four jobs. According to the Economic Policy Institute (2002)‚ poor working adults spend more hours working each week than their wealthier counterparts Low-income parents hold the same attitudes
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1965 authorized the foundation of the Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) program and a federal need-based educational grant program‚ which thereby established the role of the federal government in facilitating students’ financial access to postsecondary education (Zumeta‚ Breneman‚ Callan‚ & Finney‚ 2012). Initially eligibility to participate in the GSL program was based on students’ demonstrated financial need‚ however a 1972 HEA modification eliminated income requirements‚ an act in response to rising
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Steven David C. Albarillo MM21 MCIT(minimum corporate income tax) Under the CTRP‚ an MCIT equivalent to two percent (2%) of gross income is imposed beginning the fourth (4th) taxable year immediately following the taxable year in which such corporation started its business operations. The MCIT is imposed whenever such corporation has zero or negative taxable income or whenever the amount of the MCIT is greater than the regular corporate income tax due from such corporation. An MCIT equivalent
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The Framers of the Constitution recalled a time when the government accused people of crimes they did not commit and then convicted them in one-sided trials. Subsequently‚ these men put in great effort to guarantee that the new government would not engage in such practices. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights guarantee a series of important securities for persons accused of committing crimes in the US. The Sixth Amendment provides many protections and rights to a person suspected or accused
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1.0 Introduction According International Labour Organization‚ Minimum wage defines as the lowest basic wage guaranteed by the law as an attempt to put a floor under the wages of a particular subgroup of working population. The progress of minimum wages policy was started after the National Wages Consultative Council Act gazette on 15 September 2011. This provision replaced the Salary Determination Council Act 1974 which is seen not effective to protect the workers welfare in general. The provision
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9 months old‚ 2 year old and 4 year old and all attend day care while she is working. It costs them $2‚470 per month. He has a Self Managed Superfund with $46‚000 in cash and contributes $5‚000 p.a. Her superannuation has $57‚000 in a Capital Guaranteed Fund and she also salary sacrifices $5‚000 p.a. They have a savings account with $10‚000 for emergencies. He has a term deposit for $5‚000 in case he needs cash for the business. She has a share portfolio valued at $27‚500 which was valued at
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Assessable income=ordinary income + statutory income. Ordinary income: income deriving from the courts (s6-5) Negative propositions: items that are not income by ordinary concepts: 1.Amounts not convertible into money :In Tennant v Smith (1892) free accommodation provided to a bank manager was held not to be ordinary income because building could not be sub-let and the benefit thereby converted to money. In FCT v Cooke & Sherden (1980) an incentive prize offered by a manufacturer was not income of the
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