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U.S. Wage Trends
Number of Words: 1224 / Number of Pages: 5
... their services,” says L. Mishel, Research Director of
Welfare Reform Network.
In view of these facts, I wonder if these trends are good or bad for society. “
The danger of the information age is that while in the short run it may be
cheaper to replace workers with technology, in the long run it is potentially
self-destructive because there will not be enough purchasing power to grow the
economy,” M. B. Zuckerman. My feeling is that the trend from unskilled labor to
highly technical, skilled labor is a good one! But, political action must be
taken to ensure that this societal evolution is benefici ...
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The Business Life Of Ancient Athens
Number of Words: 1356 / Number of Pages: 5
... leaving Greece(Attica) with
nothing. Attica was forced by famine to go under Peloponnesian rule. By now,
trade had come in an uproar. Many people had found it easy to trade by sea. So
many merchants with not enough money would borrow money from rich people and
then buy cargo space on a ship. In most cases the merchant went on the ship to
get the goods to sell. Then on returning, the merchant would sell the goods,
and then pay off the lender, with a 22.5 percent interest rate. In many cases,
problems occurred, sometimes a merchant returned late, could not pay all of the
money back, or somet ...
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Free Enterprise
Number of Words: 479 / Number of Pages: 2
... unwanted routes, that forced prices too
high to compete with truck and barge rates, or kept prices too low to make
a profit. (3) Now railway companies are making deals with shippers at
competitive rates allowing, once again, the railroads to be an important
part of America. Since the breakup of AT&T in January 1984, almost every
element of tele phoning has been open to competition. Numerous firms have
been formed boasting low long-distance rates, car phone models, fiber-optic
cable, and such. The complexity of customer's bills and other confusing
aspects of having so many different companies are pr ...
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The Great Depression
Number of Words: 1886 / Number of Pages: 7
... a lot of people, especially working people who lose there jobs.
Bank failures clean out some depositors savings if funds are not ensured. When
there was the depression, most people can not meet the house or apartment
payments so they lose there homes and become homeless.
During a depression some people must live on charity just to support themselves
and there families. Sometimes the people who get the charity money, clothes, and
food get kind of embarrassed that they need the money and they feel ashamed that
they can't afford to support themselves which is basically not their fault. The
Great Dep ...
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Industrial Development In Canada
Number of Words: 659 / Number of Pages: 3
... transitional, or “pre-conditions” stage of development. Talks for unification began to increase, pushed by the British government’s pressure on Canada to form a customs union as well as a failed reciprocity with the United States. As a result, by 1867, the four colonies of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec united as the Dominion of Canada. As a new nation, the government decided to impose tariffs on imported manufactured goods, as a way of protecting growing Canadian industries as well as raising government revenues. These were not the first tariffs Canada had imposed on foreign goods, bu ...
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Comparing Japan And American Food Markets
Number of Words: 753 / Number of Pages: 3
... with import restrictions and
domestic price stabilization programs, have driven up domestic production costs.
The Japanese food consumption pattern consist of an openness to foreign
products and a strong interest in things international. All types of
international cuisine can be found in Japan. Many varieties of tropical and
imported fruits, such as Florida grapefruit, California cherries, New Zealand
kiwifruit, and Hawaiian papayas are readily available in supermarkets and
department stores, as are imported alcoholic beverages ranging from Kentucky
bourbon and Chinese beer to Russian vodka and ...
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Cutting The National Debt
Number of Words: 1423 / Number of Pages: 6
... By 1919, the end of World War I, the
debt had climbed to $25.5 Billion. In each of the following years the debt was
reduced, and by 1930 stood at $18.1 Billion. With the collapse of Wall Street in
1929, the country
(debt history: 1850 to 1950) fell into the Great Depression, which lasted
until 1940. At that time the debt had climbed to $51 Billion. By the end of
World War II the debt was $269 Billion.
Again the government worked to reduce the debt, and by 1949 it was
$252.7 Billion. At that point the Korean War started, sending the debt to $274
Billion by 1955. Since then, there has been no s ...
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Economic Policy
Number of Words: 1336 / Number of Pages: 5
... not to work hard or have not developed the skills to earn a decent
wage reap the same and in many cases more benefits. For example student loans
and grants for college board and tuition fees are largely unavailable to lower
middle class families let alone middle and upper middle class people. Reducing
taxes on businesses would also allow them to invert more on new product
development and research which in many instances the federal government now
subsidizes which requires management. This government management bureaucracy
cost tax payers money and is unnecessary because free market demands and the ...
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Karl Marx's Estranged Labor
Number of Words: 1826 / Number of Pages: 7
... man's freedom is
relinquished or in fact wrested from his true nature once he becomes a laborer.
This process is thoroughly explained throughout Estranged Labor. This study will
reveal this process and argue it's validity. Appendant to this study on
alienation there will be a micro-study which will attempt to ascertain Marx's
view of freedom (i.e. positive or negative). The study on alienation in
conjunction with the micro-study on Marx's view of freedom will help not only
reveal why Marx feels labor limits mans freedom, but it will also identify
exactly what kind of freedom is being limited.
Karl ...
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What I Understand From Term "Development"
Number of Words: 264 / Number of Pages: 1
... one
fifth of the level of those in the US are considered 'undeveloped'.
The definition is very similar to explanation of wealth and poverty. It also
suggests the balance of power between the two countries which are at different
stages of development.
This definition of development is not totally agreeable because it is
quitecommon for a country's national income to grow quite substantially without
benefiting the poor sections of the country as much as the rich. In fact further
development could elevate poverty. This approach emphasises development now
became a synonym for social improvement and ...
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