In Favor Of National Budget Equilibrium
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A 2 page paper briefly explaining why neither deficit nor surplus operation is desirable when applied to the federal budget. Deficit spending robs from the future; surplus operation fails to gain full advantage of all resources available. Equilibrium is optimum. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Deffini.wps

Minimum Wage Laws and Their Historical Effects
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12 pages in length. A look at the minimum wage laws and what the actual effect is on the unemployment rates. Considers the philosophical-constitutional issues as well as the economic logic surrounding the minimum wage laws. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: JGAmwage.wps

Proposing an Internet Sales Tax
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10 pages in length. Presents an argument in favor of presenting an internet sales tax. Includes one graph. Discussion includes options on how to base the sales tax rate, who should collect it and what some repercussions might be. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JGAintax.wps

Public Budgeting Since the 1960s
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A 5 page research analysis on the purpose and evolution of public budgeting from the Great Society to the New World Order. Included are attempts at social engineering, economic corporate stimulus and the balanced-budget movement. Bibliography cites four sources.
Filename: 99pubud.wps

Public Policy Formation and Implementation: The Role of Public Interest Groups in Healthcare and Immigration Policy
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A 6 page discussion of the factors influencing public policy. Centers on federal policy formation and implementation providing specific examples from healthcare and immigration. Emphasizes that while a number of players are involved in public policy, from the Presidential administration to political parties and the individual voter, it is public interest groups which have the most impact on the public policy cycle. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPpubPl2.wps

Reaganomics
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A 5 page research paper that examines the arguments of those who defend the economic policies of President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s – "Reaganomics." After exploring these arguments, the writer offers a personal opinion on Reaganomics. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khreamic.wps

Smoking and Politics
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6 pages in length. In the book Smoking and Politics Policy Making and the Federal Bureaucracy by A. Lee Fritschler and James M. Hoefler, the reader can learn everything there is to know about such things as the Federal Trade Commission's ruling requiring labeling for cigarette packaging as well as the justification for creating policy. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: JGAsmoke.wps

Surplus-Related Fiscal Policy Issues
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A 5 page paper discussing fiscal policy as it relates to the way today's decisions will affect the future economy. We can be assured that there will be some form of "correction" in the future, and today's fiscal policy needs to be based on the consequences of that future correction as well as current conditions. It has been predicted that adhering to current practice will reduce national debt from $3.5 trillion to $865 billion in only nine years. Though it will enable the economy to grow faster, it will also have unpredictable results on the financial sector. It will also allow some bail-out of Social Security so that active workers will not be working to directly support two families - their own and some unknown person who already has reached retirement age. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: KSfisPoli.wps

Tax Credits for Stay-At-Home Moms
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A 5 page discussion of the discrepancies in tax incentives for mothers who choose to work inside the home as opposed to those available for mothers who work outside the home and utilize commercial child care facilities. Notes that there are very real discrepancies and concludes that although the costs are different for stay-at-home mothers the tax incentives should be the same. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPtaxMom.wps

Taxation
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This 2 page essay talks about ideology of taxation. Political parties are evaluated and interest groups are addressed. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: SA25Tax.wps

The Balanced Budget Amendment
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This 6 page report discusses the issues surrounding the balanced budget amendment and its advantages and disadvantages. Depending on which elected official or economist is discussing the issue, such an amendment is either a necessity to the ongoing processes of democracy or an effort to derail the American way of life. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: BWbalbud.wps

The Crash of 1929, the Great Depression and its Effect on the Presidency
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A 5 page paper discussing how the wrenching events of 1929 and the beginning of the Great Depression ultimately affected the power of the presidency. The full effect of the crash and depression were not yet evident during Hoover's administration but had become quite clear by the time FDR took office in 1932. Though FDR instituted many of the initiatives that had originated with Hoover, the desperation in which the economy found itself lent greater credence to presidential decree. Hoover was limited to existing channels; FDR was able to take direct control on the basis of national emergency. His embracing of that route made the option permanently available for all those who would follow. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KS1929crash.wps

The Current Situation of the Federal Reserve
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5 pages in length. Takes a current look at the Federal Reserve situation and what the future might hold. the definition and explanation of what the Federal Reserve System does are included in this up to date paper. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: JGAfrsrv.wps

The Federal Budgetary Process
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of the process that takes place in the United States. Pertinent legal requirements are examined. Historical and contemporary information includes several examples. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: SA6Budgt.wps

The Federal Minimum Wage
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5 pages in length. Gives information on the federal minimum wage and its relationship to the consumer price index. Graphs are included. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JGAfedmw.wps

The Impact of Government Regulations on Corporate Finance
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10 pages. There is no doubt that government regulations oftentimes cut into corporate profits as corporations are made to follow regulations and restrictions imposed by the government. While this can cut into the profits of a company, thus lessening the shareholder wealth, at the same time businesses do have an ethical obligation to follow these imposed regulations in order to comply with regulations that are enacted for the good of the environment and other major concerns. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: JGAcrpev.wps

The Importance of Tariffs and the Consequences of their Removal
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This 7 page report discusses the justifications for tariffs, their role in international trade, and the benefits of eliminating them. The importance of tariffs is relatively self-evident -- revenue enhancement for a government. It is one effective means of gathering income for government programs and objectives through a means other than taxing the general; citizenry of a nation. Of course, tariffs can also contribute to a number of economic problems that may exist within the realm of international relations and foreign trade. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: BWtariff.wps

The Proposed Income Tax Cut
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The Pros and Cons: 7 pages. When discussing his proposed income tax cut, President George W. Bush gets both congratulations and shouts of derision. It seems for every person who believes in his proposals there is one who does not, but that is par for the course on Capitol Hill. This paper will take a look at both sides of this controversial plan in order to come to an informed conclusion on the topic. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: JGAitxct.wps

The Pros and Cons of a Flat Tax
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6 pages in length. This paper considers both sides of the flat tax issue and whether the flat tax will really be implemented. Interesting arguments on both sides. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JGAfltax.wps

The Rise and Fall of Bretton Woods
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A 5 page research paper that delineates the structure of the Bretton Woods international monetary system. The writer discusses its history, and also how Bretton Woods institutions, such as the IMF and the World Bank, are continuing the Keynesian principles of Bretton Woods, and how many disagree with this legacy. Bibliography lists 4 sources. khbreton.wps
Filename: khbreton.wps

The Saga of the M-1 Abrahms Tank.
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(5pp). The M-1 Abrahms tank was the Army's answer to new field weaponry. It was first shown in action in 1978, and was believed to be the means to meet current and predicted land threats. Yet the story that resulted from that first unit to the ast unit, has all the drama of full-time soap opera.
Filename: BBAbtank.doc

The State of the Economy
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This 8 page paper looks at the current state of the U.S. economy. Indicators are viewed and predictions for the future are made. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Econstat.wps

Wasteful Spending In The Military / A Problem Spanning Decades
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An 8 page paper that provides an overview of the issue of wastefulness in governmental spending as it relates to the United States over the past two decades. The writer focus on budgetary and economic issues that have translated into wasteful spending in light of the end of the Cold War. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Military.wps

“The future of the EMU”
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A six page paper which looks at the fiscal difficulties facing the European Monetary Union in terms of the diversity of financial stability within the member states, and the ways in which the European Central Bank has to structure its policies in order to address these problems and work towards achieving financial and political stability. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: JLEMU.wps