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    biggest concern is the expenditure on welfare, the War on Drugs, and the War on Terror. I understand welfare can help those in need, that the war on drugs can prevent violence, and some may not view the spending wasteful. Although, these expenditures can be useful to an extent, I believe the spending should be decreased and monitored. Some argue welfare is pertinent to all who receive aid and that it should not be limited. However, welfare has increased significantly over the years with no measurable

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    Indonesia, and its effect on short-term and long-term basis to their people. Taxes play an important role in government funding of a country. Even in the majority, taxes are the main financial source of the government spending and believed to be the driving force of economic growth. By following this philosophy, in order to achieve the annual growth target, as a main source of their fund, government will surely increase the tax revenue target every fiscal year. Likewise, Indonesia’s state revenue is mostly

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    also related to a country’s living standards and social welfare. (Aidt 2010, 4) Corruption affects the quantity, quality, cost and outcomes of social spending. Corruption is not just bad for economic growth and business operations. It also hurts poor people, and reduces the resources available for other uses, including the financing of social spending, which affects the poor. Corruption in social programmes reduces the potential impact of social welfare programmes on poverty. Losses due to corruption

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    four primary components. These components; consumption, investment, government spending and net exports are the measure of the monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country 's borders in over a given period of time. This can be broken down in any time frame but is normally used quarterly and annually. The GDP can be calculated as; GDP (Y) = consumption (C) + investment (I) + government spending (G) + net exports (NX) or Y=C+I+G+NX. The key word here is finished goods

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    hotly debated issue in economic. We all know that it costs a lot to run a household. In the same sense, it costs a lot of money for a government to run a country. This is why taxation is necessary. Through taxation, a government can compensate their spending and fund the social services that benefit most of the society. High tax can compensate the government spending while may curb investment. A question always being raised is that how to impose an appropriate and efficient tax without harming our

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    The development of affordable housing results in immediate and long term economic benefits by increasing government and discretionary spending in the local community. The spending increase occurs in several stages: the immediate effects of the actual construction, the secondary effects of housing-cost relief on overburdened families, and the long term effects of increased government spending in the region. In the first stage, the construction of new buildings results in new construction jobs. For

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    Common Sense Economics provides an excellent introduction to the study of economics, and particularly its many key principles, including the “twelve key elements,” “seven major sources of economic progress” and “twelve key elements of practical personal finance.” The most compelling section of the text deals with financial insecurity and its dependence on quickly escalating personal debts. Indeed, Gwartney et al. note that the ratio of household debt to disposable personal income reached 135% in

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    that offer, and it was surely a mistake to ask for significantly more than the first offer when we did the actual listing. The economy was not doing well when we listed Comfort, and to make matters worse taxes were rising at a rate that made government spending and inflation look tame by comparison. Between 2006 and 2007 the ambitious local assessor more than tripled the taxable value of our property along with many other islanders. We had to hire an attorney and take our case to the New York State

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    of the country. The economy had dropped so low that it was the largest drop since the Great Depression. People were not only losing their jobs but also their homes due to the fact that they could no longer afford their payments. People cut back on spending all together and in turn that affected a lot of businesses. Characteristics of a recession are defined as by the U.S. Bureau of Labor, “A general slowdown in economic activity, a downturn in the business cycle, a reduction in amount of goods and

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    organisation. Introduction In this document, I will be describing the influence of two contrasting economic environments on business activities within a selected organisation. I will be writing about supply and demand, unemployment, inflation, government policies and GDP. Step 1: Demand and Supply Demand Demand is when customers are willing to pay for a product or service at a reasonable price. It is also the quantity of a good or service that the customers will buy at a certain price. When

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