RATIONALE FOR STATE INTERVENTION AND PUBLIC POLICIES “Tobacco is the only industry that produces products to make huge profits and at the same time damage the health and kill their consumers.” - Margaret Chan‚ n.d. The controversial Sin Tax Bill was approved and became a law when the Philippine President‚ Benigno S. Aquino III signed the Republic Act No. 10351 on December 19‚ 2012 after the long sixteen (16) years hot debate in the Legislative branch of the Philippines. This issue has been
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turn of the century‚ so the progressive movement grew outside government. In order to resolve the issues that were plaguing American life‚ progressives realized that reform had to be instituted at all levels of society. Because America’s population had become too diverse and complex‚ it was essential to avoid any reform movement that focused solely on a single aspect of the social and political structure (Sage). The goals of progressive reformers were intended to benefit the taxpayer‚ which
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Education reform has been a heavily debated topic over the past several decades. This dispute‚ over education standards‚ peaked my interest due to my belief that the majority of students in public schools across the United States are underperforming in comparison to other first world countries. On the other hand some teachers and education professionals consider the existing policies adequate in teaching students‚ and they oppose any new regulations bestowed on by the federal government. These professionals
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Health Care Reform It should come as no surprise that the United States’ current health care system is in need of some major changes. Everyone knows that going to the doctor or hospital in the United States can cost a lot of money out of pocket‚ whether you have insurance or not. Americans who do have insurance pay into it with every pay check‚ only to go to the doctor and have to pay more. What it would be like to not have to worry about how much money there is in the bank when someone is
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Stoughton contends that a more fundamental reform is necessary: the core principles of policing need to be adjusted to change how officers view their job and their relationship with the community. The article also contributes to the discussion by arguing that police reform requires changing officers’ attitudes about policing itself. A few things the article stated was to encourage rightful policing‚ the value
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INTRODUCTION Crime and punishment are two concepts that are vital to the harmony and peaceful co-existence of a state. The goal of every society is that every inhabitant should pursue his interest and aspirations without fear or hindrance from another co-inhabitant. In securing this‚ every community of man has always put in place rules and norms that regulate the interaction of the inhabitants. Certain conducts in the society that threatens the societal goals are collectively frowned at. Such
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when oil prices jumped to almost $40/bbl‚ the Since the oil prices collapse in the early 1980s‚ Nigeria experienced rapid external debt built-up and dwindling foreign exchange reserves: public and publicly guaranteed external debt increased from $4.3 billion to $11.2 billion‚ while foreign exchange reserves were almost exhausted‚ from $10 billion to $1.23 billion‚ all between 1981 and 1983. Nigeria had to borrow heavily from commercial sources‚
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In this paper I will discuss how the United States needs a new immigration policy that is based less on wishful thinking and more on realism. Spending vast sums of money trying to enforce arbitrary numerical limits on immigration that bear no relationship to economic reality is a fool’s errand. We need flexible limits on immigration that rise and fall with U.S. labor demand‚ coupled with strict enforcement of tough wage and labor laws that protect all workers‚ regardless of where they were born.
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the bill or pay a part of it depending on the income of the family. Qualifying families that are considered to have low income can get help from the welfare system. However‚ the welfare system needs to either reform or change its programs starting with food stamps. The government should reform the regulations for food stamps to help stop or prevent the abuse of the
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Topic: Controversies of Census Figures. Case study: Nigeria The first census was held in Nigeria in 1866. The colonial authorities conducted other census exercises in 1871‚ 1901 and 1911‚ whereas all these covered only the Lagos colony and in 1911‚ the southern protectorate. The first nationwide census involving the north and south were organized in 1921. There was also the 1931 census and the 3-year 1951-1953 census. The 1963 census was upheld but only because the Supreme Court ruled against
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