______ 1. In the United States‚ corporations are subject only to taxes imposed by the federal government. True False 2. The federal income tax deduction allowed for state income taxes paid decreases the cost of the state taxes. True False 3. If a corporation with a 35% marginal federal income tax rate pays $20‚000 state income tax‚ the after-tax cost of the state tax is $13‚000. True False 4. A corporation is usually subject to tax by any state in which it engages in
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the first oil well was drilled (Congressional Digest 2010). The thirty-eight years following that first onshore oil well would be dedicated to searching for offshore oil resources (Congressional Digest 2010). By 1896 those who searched accomplished what they set out to do off of Summerland‚ California (Congressional Digest 2010). During 1910‚ oil was an invaluable source of energy in America (Congressional Digest 2010). The people of America came up with ways to access and gain oil quicker than ever
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Sex trafficking is a terrible widespread phenomenon in the United States. Human trafficking ranks 3rd in world crime. An U.N. agency estimated the total value of human trafficking at $150 billion. (Tampa bay times) The Government Accountability Office wrote that "human trafficking involves the exploitation of a person typically through force‚ fraud for the purpose of forced labor‚ involuntary servitude or commercial sex." Desperate people might go into debt to smugglers who place them in jobs.
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resist against the practice of slavery. The institution of slavery was stronger than the US government. The institution became so bound to the government that their had to be underlying roots to how slavery started‚ due to how strong this bond was‚ and what it took to destroy it. After the American Revolution‚ the US was divided into two economic powerhouses‚ the north and the south. The north was more predominantly producing ships‚ smithing and manufactured woodwork. Meanwhile‚ the south was more focused
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Over 14.2 million people in the world are suffering from some form of labor trafficking ("Labor Trafficking"). Labor trafficking is when individuals provide some sort of labor or services‚ through the use of force. Most of the victims are being manipulated‚ lied to‚ threatened‚ or given an unfair pay. The victims are put into poor working conditions and have a hard time getting out. Of the 14.2 million people in forced labor seventy three percent are adults and the other twenty seven percent are
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The value of education within the United States has been highly emphasized as an open opportunity towards chasing the “American Dream”. During the colonial era‚ New England colonists such as the Puritans from the Massachusetts Bay Colony‚ provided a system for public education to create a common ground for those that immigrated from the Northern and Western regions of Europe. While public education at the time was established to create an equal plane field within a new society‚ the development of
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Labor Unions in the United States Organized labor affects the lives of many citizens everyday‚ often in a roundabout way. Labor Unions affect many different people from blue-collar workers to white-collar workers‚ stay-at-home moms‚ students‚ and retirees. Fewer; however realize the legal role Labor Unions have played and continue to play in the financial system‚ political affairs‚ and society in general. In today’s society‚ more of our skilled hourly and unskilled workers belong to some sort of
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Bullying has become a massive impact in the United States for children and young adults. For the past years bullying has been an important topic to the victim asking himself “why me”? At one point or another‚ we have all been bullied‚ participated in bullying‚ or have seen someone they know being bullied. It does not matter what kind of bullying‚ can either be face to face or cyber. Bullying has a negative effect on teenagers because it lowers their self-esteem‚ causes stress‚ and ruins reputations
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goes pardon crazy on his last day in office; pardoning people left and right for future political support. This power is granted to the President under Article II‚ Section 2 of the United States Constitution. It states that the President “shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States‚ except in cases of impeachment.” However‚ the U.S. Supreme Court has interpreted this to include all the powers of clemency‚ giving the President
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The United States in one of the richest‚ most populous and most powerful countries in the world and plays a central leadership role in the world. On the world stage‚ the U.S. often challenges other countries about their records regarding human rights. Yet the United States is failing its own citizens by not granting every citizen access to basic health care. Many citizens in the United States needlessly suffer and die each day due to the inequities of the health care system in the U.S. This is a
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