1. suppose a random sample of 1,250 women in a city was taken in order to determine the favorite type of music of all women in the city 2.To find out the average salary of female architects,a researcher randomly selected 100 female architects 3.jim asked Lake Middle School students to indicate thier favorite pet. He surveyed 2 samples and then the population of 320 students.how do the results from the two samples compare with the results from the population?
Math help??
Well, 1. and 2. do not have a question nor a problem listed. Do these statements all relate to each other? They don't seem to. Is all the sampling being done in the same population?
For 3., you don't list what the results of the two samples were vs. the survey of the entire population. So how can we compare them?
In short, next time when you ask for help, please list the entire question, not just part of it.
Monday, May 24, 2010
A Woman's Earned Money is her Own, but The Man's Earned Money is Theirs, Discuss?
Another factor, said Dr XXXX, was the professional woman’s expectation that the future husband’s income be in the $XXXXX to $XXXXX bracket. However, he said, the women did not believe in sharing their salaries with their husbands.
"Eight out of 10 women surveyed said they will refuse to share their money with their husbands, saying it was their money, while the husband is still expected to take care of all the household expenses.
"This will lead to men starting to wonder if they can afford to do so. In fact, there is a trend developing where professional men are starting to stay single."
Basically, it is summed up to:
If a man and his wife are both working, the women's earned money is her own to do as she pleases, but the man's money is for both of them and paying the daily expenses.
Talk about equality....
A Woman's Earned Money is her Own, but The Man's Earned Money is Theirs, Discuss?
I say, wait until they get married and see if they still feel that way. Most households need both incomes.
Reply:if a woman wants to keep her income to herself thats fine, i'll take care of the household expenses, but don't expect for me to take care of anything on your end. when married both parties should help maintain household expenses, if the wife wants to be selfish about her income then perhaps she is not good wife material and should be kicked out and left to fend for herself with her entire income.
Reply:I don't think that it is right for a wife to keep all of her earnings for herself. It is important the husband and wife agree on a budget and how much "fun money" each should have. The hard part of course is agreeing on a budget.
"Eight out of 10 women surveyed said they will refuse to share their money with their husbands, saying it was their money, while the husband is still expected to take care of all the household expenses.
"This will lead to men starting to wonder if they can afford to do so. In fact, there is a trend developing where professional men are starting to stay single."
Basically, it is summed up to:
If a man and his wife are both working, the women's earned money is her own to do as she pleases, but the man's money is for both of them and paying the daily expenses.
Talk about equality....
A Woman's Earned Money is her Own, but The Man's Earned Money is Theirs, Discuss?
I say, wait until they get married and see if they still feel that way. Most households need both incomes.
Reply:if a woman wants to keep her income to herself thats fine, i'll take care of the household expenses, but don't expect for me to take care of anything on your end. when married both parties should help maintain household expenses, if the wife wants to be selfish about her income then perhaps she is not good wife material and should be kicked out and left to fend for herself with her entire income.
Reply:I don't think that it is right for a wife to keep all of her earnings for herself. It is important the husband and wife agree on a budget and how much "fun money" each should have. The hard part of course is agreeing on a budget.
Amnesty For Illegals?
What would happen if amnesty was given to illegal immigrants living in the U.S.? Not just those from Spanish speaking countries, but those from every country. What would this mean for employers who hire illegal immigrants? Illegal immigrants' salaries would have to rise to minimum wage, so how would this play out? Add on free health care, what would this mean for hospitals?
I'm needing some opinions for a small survey for an Ethics class. Thanks.
Amnesty For Illegals?
You looking for ethics conversation?
OK, why forgive one type of crime and grant amnesty--and not others? Because illegal immigrants "come for a better life?" Puh-leez--they come for money.
Don't bank robbers actually rob banks for money? If a bank robber is from the ghetto...say SOuth Central LA, should we grant him/her amnesty too?
Reply:Thanks for the Best Answer! Report Abuse
Reply:If amnesty is given to the illegal aliens, the cost for retirement for those folks is a given. The cost in numbers? 2.2 Trillion Dollars.
This is an extensive site and a pretty good discussion of the issues. Amnesty, however, is a mind boggling stupied idea.
Reference for those who wish to know:
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Immigra...
Reply:If amnesty was granted to all illegal immigrants it would lead to disaster for america. As it was in the 1980's, it will only promote more people to break the law and enter into america illegally. A lot of people like to talk about how "racist" a lot of americans are for wanting an end to illegal immigration and a violation of human rights to build a wall. But what about the rights of american who want their laws respected? or the rights of americans who want a secure border? these people who entered into our country realized the potential consequences of their actions that they could possibly be seperated from family. Enough is enough, its time for people to start respecting the rights of americans, and the rights of every person that wants to do the right thing for their nation without being called a racist for it.
Reply:very simple- CHAOS !
Reply:YES, but only to people who had been some years here working hard, paying taxes and conributing some way to the economy of the country. no to cash workers who avoid taxes and do not learn english and not are interested in helping to conribute to the economy. health care is paid the same way by illegals with deductions to social services, healthcare insurances and federal and local taxes eaven if that number does not belongs to them. IRS have give them the oportonity to pay taxes and some do eaven pay more and get less refound and no child credit but at least are good with uncle sam and already for some years, what its the difference then? I think they deserve the chance for an opportunity to a way to legalization. the rest can be tracked and deported.
Reply:If the millions of illegal immigrants in this country were just all of a sudden told that they were now legal, what kind of message does this send to the world? If I was trying to become a citizen, to me it would say "hey, if we can get another few million illegals in here, they'll grant amnesty again." It sets us up for the same situation in a few more years.
If you trespass on someone's backyard, you get arrested. These illegals are all trespassing on America's backyard, and they should be punished, not rewarded.
We already give them free care at hospitals. Some states give them drivers licenses. If they commit a crime, we put them in a prison here in the states, and our tax money goes to put food in their stomachs. Many illegals get food stamps, welfare, and social security. Why? They don't contribute. They don't pay taxes. But yet we give them benefits that are supposed to be reserved for people who pay in.
We need to ship them all back to where they came from, put up that wall/fence along the Mexican border, and crack down harder on people who hire illegals.
Reply:Round them up and deport them, whatever the cost. Fine the people that hire them to pay for this.
Reply:The amnesty of 1986 was granted to all, so why would you think that another amnesty would not be open to all. I am not for amnesty for anyone, because all that amnesty brings is more demands for more amnesty. In 1986 we granted amnesty to 3.1 illegals and now 20 years later we have 12-20 million demanding the same, and about 50,000 more coming each year. With the 50,000 more coming each year because our fearless leaders do not want to secure the borders, so wages will never go up because there is a endless supply of cheap labor. As to health care, 12-20 million illegals being granted the right to goverment paid health care other than the emergency care they are entitled to now, you do the math
Reply:One word. No. Everyone has a right to come to this country to try and better their lives. That's what America was founded on. But they should do it the proper way. Illegals are just that, and do not deserve amnesty.
Reply:Probably exactly what happened last time we had an amnesty for illegal aliens -- a HUGE rise in the number of illegal aliens finding their way here and settling here in hopes of forcing another amnesty. Wages drop. Schools become overcrowded. Hospitals close. Infrastructure is overused and endangered...and so on and so on.
Rewarding illegal activity only encourages more of the same. We should have learned that the first time around and stop repeating the same mistake over and over.
Reply:Hell no. Texas would rise up. Do it legally or face the consequences, government mandated or not.
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I'm needing some opinions for a small survey for an Ethics class. Thanks.
Amnesty For Illegals?
You looking for ethics conversation?
OK, why forgive one type of crime and grant amnesty--and not others? Because illegal immigrants "come for a better life?" Puh-leez--they come for money.
Don't bank robbers actually rob banks for money? If a bank robber is from the ghetto...say SOuth Central LA, should we grant him/her amnesty too?
Reply:Thanks for the Best Answer! Report Abuse
Reply:If amnesty is given to the illegal aliens, the cost for retirement for those folks is a given. The cost in numbers? 2.2 Trillion Dollars.
This is an extensive site and a pretty good discussion of the issues. Amnesty, however, is a mind boggling stupied idea.
Reference for those who wish to know:
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Immigra...
Reply:If amnesty was granted to all illegal immigrants it would lead to disaster for america. As it was in the 1980's, it will only promote more people to break the law and enter into america illegally. A lot of people like to talk about how "racist" a lot of americans are for wanting an end to illegal immigration and a violation of human rights to build a wall. But what about the rights of american who want their laws respected? or the rights of americans who want a secure border? these people who entered into our country realized the potential consequences of their actions that they could possibly be seperated from family. Enough is enough, its time for people to start respecting the rights of americans, and the rights of every person that wants to do the right thing for their nation without being called a racist for it.
Reply:very simple- CHAOS !
Reply:YES, but only to people who had been some years here working hard, paying taxes and conributing some way to the economy of the country. no to cash workers who avoid taxes and do not learn english and not are interested in helping to conribute to the economy. health care is paid the same way by illegals with deductions to social services, healthcare insurances and federal and local taxes eaven if that number does not belongs to them. IRS have give them the oportonity to pay taxes and some do eaven pay more and get less refound and no child credit but at least are good with uncle sam and already for some years, what its the difference then? I think they deserve the chance for an opportunity to a way to legalization. the rest can be tracked and deported.
Reply:If the millions of illegal immigrants in this country were just all of a sudden told that they were now legal, what kind of message does this send to the world? If I was trying to become a citizen, to me it would say "hey, if we can get another few million illegals in here, they'll grant amnesty again." It sets us up for the same situation in a few more years.
If you trespass on someone's backyard, you get arrested. These illegals are all trespassing on America's backyard, and they should be punished, not rewarded.
We already give them free care at hospitals. Some states give them drivers licenses. If they commit a crime, we put them in a prison here in the states, and our tax money goes to put food in their stomachs. Many illegals get food stamps, welfare, and social security. Why? They don't contribute. They don't pay taxes. But yet we give them benefits that are supposed to be reserved for people who pay in.
We need to ship them all back to where they came from, put up that wall/fence along the Mexican border, and crack down harder on people who hire illegals.
Reply:Round them up and deport them, whatever the cost. Fine the people that hire them to pay for this.
Reply:The amnesty of 1986 was granted to all, so why would you think that another amnesty would not be open to all. I am not for amnesty for anyone, because all that amnesty brings is more demands for more amnesty. In 1986 we granted amnesty to 3.1 illegals and now 20 years later we have 12-20 million demanding the same, and about 50,000 more coming each year. With the 50,000 more coming each year because our fearless leaders do not want to secure the borders, so wages will never go up because there is a endless supply of cheap labor. As to health care, 12-20 million illegals being granted the right to goverment paid health care other than the emergency care they are entitled to now, you do the math
Reply:One word. No. Everyone has a right to come to this country to try and better their lives. That's what America was founded on. But they should do it the proper way. Illegals are just that, and do not deserve amnesty.
Reply:Probably exactly what happened last time we had an amnesty for illegal aliens -- a HUGE rise in the number of illegal aliens finding their way here and settling here in hopes of forcing another amnesty. Wages drop. Schools become overcrowded. Hospitals close. Infrastructure is overused and endangered...and so on and so on.
Rewarding illegal activity only encourages more of the same. We should have learned that the first time around and stop repeating the same mistake over and over.
Reply:Hell no. Texas would rise up. Do it legally or face the consequences, government mandated or not.
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Are there any real compueter jobs i could do from home on a pc ingraphic/web design or anything else at all!?
I have a tendency to work better alone than with others and i want to explore a new computer oriented career. are there jobs that would allow me to make a decent yearly salary telecommuting or working from home on a pc. i dont mean taking online surveys! i mean working for a legitimate company with a salary and benefits working in my home pc. the reason i ask is because i am a good worker and very talented and intelligent but have a hard time in the workplace and tend to get stressed out unless i am just left alone to work with myself. i would love to work on a computer doing web design graphic design but am not closed off to other ideas. i would further my education to do this (only have 2 year music degree), and i am a pretty fast typist ( forgive spelling here) but this is also cause i want to start building another business on my owm slowly and need solid income.but being sort of gorophobic is this an even a remote possibility. thanks for all the input it is very much appreciated
Are there any real compueter jobs i could do from home on a pc ingraphic/web design or anything else at all!?
www.elance.com
Reply:I recruit for a company called The Verification Center and we have independent contractors that answer phones at home and set appointments. There is no cost to work here. Our website is www.appointmentsetters.org if you would like to find out more. Report Abuse
Reply:You can see the web site
http://www.freefromfee.net/ there you can find many on line opportunities
Reply:Well...you can try a home based business. Many online income opportunities require an investment, but I personally work with this one program which is completely free! It's a lot of fun too the only catch is it takes some time to build a strong income, but it can't hurt to look, right?
read more about it in my blog:
http://wesleybradshaw.squarespace.com
hope this helps!
Are there any real compueter jobs i could do from home on a pc ingraphic/web design or anything else at all!?
www.elance.com
Reply:I recruit for a company called The Verification Center and we have independent contractors that answer phones at home and set appointments. There is no cost to work here. Our website is www.appointmentsetters.org if you would like to find out more. Report Abuse
Reply:You can see the web site
http://www.freefromfee.net/ there you can find many on line opportunities
Reply:Well...you can try a home based business. Many online income opportunities require an investment, but I personally work with this one program which is completely free! It's a lot of fun too the only catch is it takes some time to build a strong income, but it can't hurt to look, right?
read more about it in my blog:
http://wesleybradshaw.squarespace.com
hope this helps!
Psychologist?
i found that studying psychology is rather much exciting..after doing some surveying...so i opt to take this course..how about the starting salary?
Psychologist?
It depends on the field that you enter into, but roughly - between £17,000 - £23,000 ($34,000 - $46,000).
Reply:i believe you can get good information on psych careers and typical pay at
www.apa.org
Reply:reytertyw435w6456
Reply:THe thing is that you have to go all the way through and get a phd to make any amount of money. It helps if you have an md as well, which is even more school. Or if not an md, an rn will raise your salary significantly as well.
Reply:not enough... why not become a psychiatrist? a lot of the same info, but you get an MD instead of a phD and get to hand out fun drugs :)
Q - What's the differnce between a psychologist and a psychiatrist?
A - About $100,000 a year.
Reply:Psychologists are employed by hospitals, schools, universities, government agencies, and correctional facilities. In the private sector, they work as researchers or consultants for large businesses. About one third of psychologists are self-employed (usually in private group practices) and a large number work part-time.
Earning vary widely depending on the employer, education level, experience, and the area of psychology practiced. School psychologists employed by public school boards earn between $50,000 and $80,000 a year, with the higher salaries going to those with PhDs.
Clinical psychologists working on a part-time basis often earn between $30 and $45 an hour. Those working full-time in hospitals can earn $65,000 to 95,000 a year.
To research and teach psychology at a university you need a PhD. Average starting salaries for psychology professors range from $40,000 to $50,000 a year. By mid-career they make between $60,000 and $80,000 a year; after many years in the field, they earn between $80,000 and $100,000 a year.
Exact earnings information for other types of psychologists is not available. However, the average income for all full-time psychologists in Canada is around $56,000 a year. Earnings can range from $30,000 (particularly for those who are self-employed and just starting out) to well over $100,000 a year.
Psychologist?
It depends on the field that you enter into, but roughly - between £17,000 - £23,000 ($34,000 - $46,000).
Reply:i believe you can get good information on psych careers and typical pay at
www.apa.org
Reply:reytertyw435w6456
Reply:THe thing is that you have to go all the way through and get a phd to make any amount of money. It helps if you have an md as well, which is even more school. Or if not an md, an rn will raise your salary significantly as well.
Reply:not enough... why not become a psychiatrist? a lot of the same info, but you get an MD instead of a phD and get to hand out fun drugs :)
Q - What's the differnce between a psychologist and a psychiatrist?
A - About $100,000 a year.
Reply:Psychologists are employed by hospitals, schools, universities, government agencies, and correctional facilities. In the private sector, they work as researchers or consultants for large businesses. About one third of psychologists are self-employed (usually in private group practices) and a large number work part-time.
Earning vary widely depending on the employer, education level, experience, and the area of psychology practiced. School psychologists employed by public school boards earn between $50,000 and $80,000 a year, with the higher salaries going to those with PhDs.
Clinical psychologists working on a part-time basis often earn between $30 and $45 an hour. Those working full-time in hospitals can earn $65,000 to 95,000 a year.
To research and teach psychology at a university you need a PhD. Average starting salaries for psychology professors range from $40,000 to $50,000 a year. By mid-career they make between $60,000 and $80,000 a year; after many years in the field, they earn between $80,000 and $100,000 a year.
Exact earnings information for other types of psychologists is not available. However, the average income for all full-time psychologists in Canada is around $56,000 a year. Earnings can range from $30,000 (particularly for those who are self-employed and just starting out) to well over $100,000 a year.
What do you think about these...?
...facts and myths?
Myth: illgeal immigrants do not pay taxes
Fact: illegal immigrants pay taxes through sales tax and the employer sending in some of their paycheck money to the IRS before handing it to the employee
M: illegals are taking jobs
F: employers are exploiting illegals and paying them dirt. its the employers that are giving jobs to them, illegals do not take them. the employers feel that they can rip the the illegal immigrants off by paying them near to nothing for what they do. this is why they would rather hire an illegal than an american.
M: bilingual schools do not work
F: the schools that have successful bilingual programs have one or two classrooms with a bilingual teacher assigned. these teachers are paid the average teacher salary and aim to give the children an education while also teaching them english along the way. most children in bilingual schools are statistically citizens.
M: illegals committed a crime and are scum because of that
F: surveys show that most american drivers have received traffic tickets at least once in their lives. by the myth definition, most american drivers are therefore considered scum. We all know this is not true. the same should apply the other way around.
M: illegals alone drain the economy by getting on welfare
F: the majority of people on welfare are proven to be citizens in poor areas or in bad situations. this means that thousands upon thousands of citizens are also taking money from the economy
M: welfare without illegal would fix the problem
T: welfare itself is the problem. too many people abstain from getting a job because they feel that they can live off of welfare. if we established a court system in which you had to prove why you need welfare in front of a judge, the problem would be fixed better than any other measures suggested.
M: a huge wall on the border is ideal
F: a wall of that length, height, and width would cost more money than all the alleged money illegal immigrants would cost us. it is said that a wall as described would cost a good trillion or so upon completion, and even so, illegal immigrants would come in through the streets that go through the wall from mexico to america.
If you have any more, please feel free to e-mail me or instant message me
What do you think about these...?
I agree with all of these statements. But as I have stated in one of your previous questions we as Americans have been drilled to not see the good in anything anymore. We only want to see the things that we think effect us. It's all about the all mighty dollar, and about ME! I do not feel this way but I see it everyday, and have to live with the racism and negativity. I am an American, but I have a bi-racial daughter who's father is Mexican. He came here on a work visa, but he gets criticized and put down for the color of his skin. And people automatically assume the worst about him.
Reply:These are not facts! Report Abuse
Reply:Wow,Alright,Yea you go boy.That Mr. Friends of Dreaming.. IS IN FACT THE FACT YOU DO NOT SEE BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT BEEN THERE AND LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING ELSE. ONE YOU ARE SO SO SO RIGHT I AM SPEECHLESS. Report Abuse
Reply:Illegal immigrants (makes no difference from where they came)
pay sales taxes when they purchase something, but how do
you know that they pay income taxes, if they have no social
security card, the employer may withhold taxes but because
your illegally here and have no SS number, he does not
send that money off to the IRS, he keeps it in his own
pocket. What can an illegal do, report him?
This is a total crock of crap, if you are here illegally then
pack your bags and go home, when you can come here
legally we will gladly welcome you. Personally I am
tired of supporting all of the illegals.
Reply:1. Illegals pay only about 1/5 of what it costs us. If they are paying any taxes at all its with stolen identity.
2. Illegals are bringing down real wages.
3. Teachers are having to slow down and take more time to teach kids because they do not speak English thus degrading the education our children receive.
4. 25% of prisons along the borders states are filled with illegals. That is space we could use for our own criminals. Illegals also cause more accidents and drive up the cost of insurance.
5. Our welfare system is for Americans not illegals, and I do not pay taxes to support illegals. So whether we have welfare for our poor or not is nobodies business but ours.
6. The fence along with increased border security and following the existing laws we have on the books is much cheaper in the long run. It cost us over 80 billion a year to support illegals.
any other lame truths you want to lie about?
Reply:Illegals paying taxes, sales tax, yes. Paycheck taxes to the IRS though, only if they have taken someone's ID. A valid Social Security number is needed. Most work under the table, so, no taxes to the IRS or to the State.
Jobs. Yes, they are underpaid, but the benefits they are getting off the legal citizens more than makes up for the lower wages.
Schools. Yes, bilingual programs in my area have many more than two classrooms with a bilingual teacher assigned. In my rural area two grade schools and one high school have been built within this past year to ease the overcrowding of the influx of all these illegal children who do not speak our language.
Crimes. Check out the jails and the most wanted lists just about anywhere. The majority of the names on them are hispanic in nature. This shows they do not deserve to be in this country legally.
Welfare, well, when those legal citizens of this country are receiving it when they need it, that is one of the benefits of being a citizen. However, those that are illegal do not deserve this and yes, they are draining those programs.
As for the rest of your 'points'.... just tired of typing on this end, but totally disagree with you.
Reply:1. It's true, most illegal immigrants DON'T pay taxes. They get paid cash for farm hand work, which is otherwise known as "under the table" from the IRS. Besides, one can't register tax forms with the IRS without a social security number.
2. They aren't only ripping the illegals off, they're ripping Americans off at the same time. If the employers were forced to pay at least minimum wages to everyone, regardless, a lot more Americans would have jobs too. You know, the legal citizens who also have insurance, taxes, and other costs of living to worry about.
3. The fact of whether bilingual schools work or not is not what a lot of us are concerned with. It's the fact that English should darn well be our official language and anyone who wishes to be a part of our culture needs to learn it - before they come here. We should never have to pay to teach them, that should be their responsibility.
4. Some things can be misconstrued as stereotypical, but the fact remains that we're seeing a rise in crime - especially among the border. It's practically turning into a war zone down there. Anyone with cable and newspaper access can see this daily.
5. If not welfare, they sure are a drain on the health care system. They use our emergency rooms like clinics, and never pay the bill. That directly affects us, because the hospital system is a business, and just like any other they have to make up that loss. It won't take you two tries to guess where they make that up, does it.
6. I agree with you on this point. It would be unfair to say that illegals alone are destroying our welfare system. Anyone who refuses to take on some personal responsibility for themselves and get an education, a job, or stop having babies is draining it. It was broken before the illegals came. It's wrong to say that we should boot any illegals off of it, when our own people are the ones who taught them how to abuse it.
7. It would be cheaper to finish building the wall than to deport the 1 million more we'll have in this country by the end of the year, hire more border patrol, or even build military posts along it. I say build the darn thing already.
Reply:sales taxes don't count or support schools or health care in most if not all cases. Education in California costs $10,000 per child per year. Poor people can't pay that even if they pay all taxes they owe, and never take deductions. That is why we limit how many poor can come.
In addition, money is not built school facilities or trained teachers, as the huge backlog in the LAUSD construction program will show.
Our services in our country are for our people. They are the ones who are supposed to be on it. Illegal immigrants aren't even supposed to be here, much less taking services our own people need, or will need when older when these services now will be drained.
If my kids take food from our refrigerator it is very different than if someone breaks in and gets it.
As for cost:
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Welfare...
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wicked wanda, don't tell me your account was attacked again!
Sales taxes go to different things in different places. Usually transportation, busses, roads, a 'special project'. However, education is paid for by property tax and bonds, typically, which are backed by income tax, and health care is subsidized through costs on those who do pay, and, again, income tax.
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Wicked, I can't say I know where all taxes go in all places, I just know that schools typically are funded from property and income tax. And yes, we pay whether we have kids or not, again for our own people so they will have a good education. When our own people can't get that because of so many here illegally, that is a real problem.
Reply:Here are some for you.
1. Illegal entry into the United States - Misdemeanor - deportable offense.
2. Failure to register as a foreign national - misdemeanor - deportable offense.
3. Fraudulently applying for a state driver's license with counterfeit ID - misdemeanor
4. Applying for work or working in the United States without a work visa - Misdemeanor - Deportable Offense.
5. Fraudulently operating an unregistered business under a false name - misdemeanor - Deportable Offense
6. Fraudulently applying for and accepting welfare using counterfeit ID - Felony - Jail Time- Deportation
7. Fraudulently applying for and accepting food stamps using counterfeit ID - Felony - Jail Time - Deportation
8. Fraudulently applying for and accepting another's assistance using counterfeit ID - Felony - Jail Time - Deportation.
9. Fraudulently applying for work using counterfeit or stolen Social Security Number - Felony (Perjury)- Deportation
10. Fraudulently claiming excessive deductions for Federal Income Taxes to avoid paying any taxes - Felony - Jail Time - Deportation
11. Registering to vote in states with Motor Voter programs and voting without being a US Citizen - Felony (Perjury)- Deportation
12. Buying counterfeit auto license tabs instead of paying the sate - Misdemeanor
13. Buying phony auto insurance from Mexican operatives so automobile with counterfeit tabs can be registered - Misdemeanor
14. Claiming poverty in a household with high income (for you less than informed - illegal households can easily make as much $100,000 a year tax free) so children can apply for free lunches at school - misdemeanor
15. Claiming poverty to get free medical care from free clinics - Felony - Fraud (hundreds in LA alone) and using first class hospital emergency rooms as family doctors for non-emergency medical - ALL ILLEGALS HAVE 100% MEDICAL COVERAGE AT NO COST TO THEM - PERIOD - Misdemeanor - Deportation.
16. Traffic citations and accidents - Illegals have no real name or address - if they are get a citation or are involved in an accident - they just disappear and surface again with a new counterfeit license and address- and good luck with your insurance company - misdemeanor – Deportation
Reply:A:Some are more valid than others. Illegals pay sales taxes on purchases, but not on income. Strike 1
B:Correct, more must be done to prosecute companies cutting corners to employ illegals at cut wages.
C:Wrong, bilingualism is a drain on resources of education. If you wish to succeed in this culture, learn to speak English. It is the language of success in this country. Pride and cultural bias will only lead to long term exclusion. IE. Blacks with poor diction and education. You don't want that!
D:A traffic ticket is not the same as a felony! Get real, if you respected our laws, there wouldn't be an illegal immigration problem, would there?
E: Not just welfare, which they don't contribute to, but a massive burden on the medical system as well as other social services.
F:Not
G:No, a wall is not the solution.
Reply:I believe, that's not picture of your son.
Reply:I think your statements are unfair to Mexicans
Reply:What about all the ones who don't? come to California and see what it has done to the middle classed
Reply:Look, this is America and we can believe any stupid thing we want to believe, and that's your no spin zone.
Call those of us who shake our head in disapproval at illegals racists, but guess what -it's not going to change our mind.
We don't want illegals here and don't give a damn about the benefits they pose.
You're right, however, a lot of the stuff we believe about illegals is a lie. Here's the thing: when the Irish and Germans came to the United States store signs weren't printed in both Gaelic and German. It was all in English. There wasn't any "bilingual schools."
America is hard and cruel. It's a Darwinian experiment that has been working out for us very well until the 1960s when the US was infiltrated by Communists posing as liberals.
The Hispanic heritage subverts the American identity for a Hispanic identity. Look at some of the villages in New Mexico -where some Hispanic families have been living for 400 years. They didn't demand that ballots, phone books, and instructions be printed in two languages. They adapted or became extinct.
Illegal immigrants are a danger to the American identity, not the economy.
"Fourth of July, NOT Cinco de Mayo."
Reply:Where are your sources to back up your "facts?"
Reply:Yes, illegal immigrants pay sales tax. They do not consistently however pay federal income tax, which is the higher tax by far. Many are paid cash by their law breaking employers to avoid all payroll taxes.
Illegal immigrants don't "take" jobs? Are you actually serious with this one? Of course they do. We aren't talking slaves here. They do not have to accept or deny any job that is offered. They have free choice. They can walk away as easily as a USA born individual.
No one said bi lingual schools don't "work". Bi Lingual teachers are indeed paid more (at least they are in Dallas Tx) And yes--I believe that if you wish to live, work and go to school in the USA, you should learn to speak English.
Americans and illegals both drive crazy at times. Illegals are--by definition however--CRIMINALS. Nothing you say or do can change that fact.
Illegals cost Dallas County Tax payers over $70 million dollars alone each year in birthing their babies at ONE HOSPITAL -- Parkland. Just one hospital, and $70 million.....what about the rest in Dallas County? And Texas? And across the US? Duh.
Reply:i think your full of s@it, we do need to make a border who cares if it costs a trillion we spent more on the war, what else is new they will just raise the taxes like they raised taxes when you illegals came in our country, bec you people steal our identities and go on wellfare when it should be reserved for americans, this is united states of america(americans)
Reply:I agree... all workers, unless they are being paid cash (which is not most illegal immigrants) have a taxable income and contribute to the IRS fund without access to claiming any returns. That argument goes out the window. Illegals contribute and take away just as much as anyone else.
Reply:You REALLY want to try to prove that they are actual FACTS and not propaganda Bush has been spouting?
Babe has the REAL facts...I don't need to repeat her.
Reply:Couldn't agree with you more.
Reply:I agree
Reply:Awesome work my friend.You have stated very acurate facts.Unfortuanetly racist people will never take these facts in because all racists are ignorant.Have you noticed all the people who are against you are white?Im not blind I see whats going on in my country.I have some facts for you dumb bigots. Fact#1: most medal of honors were earned by hispanics percentage wise.I guess that means were kind of brave then.That bravery is shown by parents who risk their lives by crossing the border for a better life for their family.Fact#2 U.S. laws once allowed slavery!Now the U.S. is trying to make criminals out of people who want a better life for their familys.Wake up my fellow Americans!The evil kkk is making a comeback!
Reply:Whites don't care about facts. This is a racial issue, and in racial issues the only thing that matters is what color is your skin, and how many guns you have.
Myth: illgeal immigrants do not pay taxes
Fact: illegal immigrants pay taxes through sales tax and the employer sending in some of their paycheck money to the IRS before handing it to the employee
M: illegals are taking jobs
F: employers are exploiting illegals and paying them dirt. its the employers that are giving jobs to them, illegals do not take them. the employers feel that they can rip the the illegal immigrants off by paying them near to nothing for what they do. this is why they would rather hire an illegal than an american.
M: bilingual schools do not work
F: the schools that have successful bilingual programs have one or two classrooms with a bilingual teacher assigned. these teachers are paid the average teacher salary and aim to give the children an education while also teaching them english along the way. most children in bilingual schools are statistically citizens.
M: illegals committed a crime and are scum because of that
F: surveys show that most american drivers have received traffic tickets at least once in their lives. by the myth definition, most american drivers are therefore considered scum. We all know this is not true. the same should apply the other way around.
M: illegals alone drain the economy by getting on welfare
F: the majority of people on welfare are proven to be citizens in poor areas or in bad situations. this means that thousands upon thousands of citizens are also taking money from the economy
M: welfare without illegal would fix the problem
T: welfare itself is the problem. too many people abstain from getting a job because they feel that they can live off of welfare. if we established a court system in which you had to prove why you need welfare in front of a judge, the problem would be fixed better than any other measures suggested.
M: a huge wall on the border is ideal
F: a wall of that length, height, and width would cost more money than all the alleged money illegal immigrants would cost us. it is said that a wall as described would cost a good trillion or so upon completion, and even so, illegal immigrants would come in through the streets that go through the wall from mexico to america.
If you have any more, please feel free to e-mail me or instant message me
What do you think about these...?
I agree with all of these statements. But as I have stated in one of your previous questions we as Americans have been drilled to not see the good in anything anymore. We only want to see the things that we think effect us. It's all about the all mighty dollar, and about ME! I do not feel this way but I see it everyday, and have to live with the racism and negativity. I am an American, but I have a bi-racial daughter who's father is Mexican. He came here on a work visa, but he gets criticized and put down for the color of his skin. And people automatically assume the worst about him.
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Reply:Wow,Alright,Yea you go boy.That Mr. Friends of Dreaming.. IS IN FACT THE FACT YOU DO NOT SEE BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT BEEN THERE AND LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING ELSE. ONE YOU ARE SO SO SO RIGHT I AM SPEECHLESS. Report Abuse
Reply:Illegal immigrants (makes no difference from where they came)
pay sales taxes when they purchase something, but how do
you know that they pay income taxes, if they have no social
security card, the employer may withhold taxes but because
your illegally here and have no SS number, he does not
send that money off to the IRS, he keeps it in his own
pocket. What can an illegal do, report him?
This is a total crock of crap, if you are here illegally then
pack your bags and go home, when you can come here
legally we will gladly welcome you. Personally I am
tired of supporting all of the illegals.
Reply:1. Illegals pay only about 1/5 of what it costs us. If they are paying any taxes at all its with stolen identity.
2. Illegals are bringing down real wages.
3. Teachers are having to slow down and take more time to teach kids because they do not speak English thus degrading the education our children receive.
4. 25% of prisons along the borders states are filled with illegals. That is space we could use for our own criminals. Illegals also cause more accidents and drive up the cost of insurance.
5. Our welfare system is for Americans not illegals, and I do not pay taxes to support illegals. So whether we have welfare for our poor or not is nobodies business but ours.
6. The fence along with increased border security and following the existing laws we have on the books is much cheaper in the long run. It cost us over 80 billion a year to support illegals.
any other lame truths you want to lie about?
Reply:Illegals paying taxes, sales tax, yes. Paycheck taxes to the IRS though, only if they have taken someone's ID. A valid Social Security number is needed. Most work under the table, so, no taxes to the IRS or to the State.
Jobs. Yes, they are underpaid, but the benefits they are getting off the legal citizens more than makes up for the lower wages.
Schools. Yes, bilingual programs in my area have many more than two classrooms with a bilingual teacher assigned. In my rural area two grade schools and one high school have been built within this past year to ease the overcrowding of the influx of all these illegal children who do not speak our language.
Crimes. Check out the jails and the most wanted lists just about anywhere. The majority of the names on them are hispanic in nature. This shows they do not deserve to be in this country legally.
Welfare, well, when those legal citizens of this country are receiving it when they need it, that is one of the benefits of being a citizen. However, those that are illegal do not deserve this and yes, they are draining those programs.
As for the rest of your 'points'.... just tired of typing on this end, but totally disagree with you.
Reply:1. It's true, most illegal immigrants DON'T pay taxes. They get paid cash for farm hand work, which is otherwise known as "under the table" from the IRS. Besides, one can't register tax forms with the IRS without a social security number.
2. They aren't only ripping the illegals off, they're ripping Americans off at the same time. If the employers were forced to pay at least minimum wages to everyone, regardless, a lot more Americans would have jobs too. You know, the legal citizens who also have insurance, taxes, and other costs of living to worry about.
3. The fact of whether bilingual schools work or not is not what a lot of us are concerned with. It's the fact that English should darn well be our official language and anyone who wishes to be a part of our culture needs to learn it - before they come here. We should never have to pay to teach them, that should be their responsibility.
4. Some things can be misconstrued as stereotypical, but the fact remains that we're seeing a rise in crime - especially among the border. It's practically turning into a war zone down there. Anyone with cable and newspaper access can see this daily.
5. If not welfare, they sure are a drain on the health care system. They use our emergency rooms like clinics, and never pay the bill. That directly affects us, because the hospital system is a business, and just like any other they have to make up that loss. It won't take you two tries to guess where they make that up, does it.
6. I agree with you on this point. It would be unfair to say that illegals alone are destroying our welfare system. Anyone who refuses to take on some personal responsibility for themselves and get an education, a job, or stop having babies is draining it. It was broken before the illegals came. It's wrong to say that we should boot any illegals off of it, when our own people are the ones who taught them how to abuse it.
7. It would be cheaper to finish building the wall than to deport the 1 million more we'll have in this country by the end of the year, hire more border patrol, or even build military posts along it. I say build the darn thing already.
Reply:sales taxes don't count or support schools or health care in most if not all cases. Education in California costs $10,000 per child per year. Poor people can't pay that even if they pay all taxes they owe, and never take deductions. That is why we limit how many poor can come.
In addition, money is not built school facilities or trained teachers, as the huge backlog in the LAUSD construction program will show.
Our services in our country are for our people. They are the ones who are supposed to be on it. Illegal immigrants aren't even supposed to be here, much less taking services our own people need, or will need when older when these services now will be drained.
If my kids take food from our refrigerator it is very different than if someone breaks in and gets it.
As for cost:
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Welfare...
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wicked wanda, don't tell me your account was attacked again!
Sales taxes go to different things in different places. Usually transportation, busses, roads, a 'special project'. However, education is paid for by property tax and bonds, typically, which are backed by income tax, and health care is subsidized through costs on those who do pay, and, again, income tax.
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Wicked, I can't say I know where all taxes go in all places, I just know that schools typically are funded from property and income tax. And yes, we pay whether we have kids or not, again for our own people so they will have a good education. When our own people can't get that because of so many here illegally, that is a real problem.
Reply:Here are some for you.
1. Illegal entry into the United States - Misdemeanor - deportable offense.
2. Failure to register as a foreign national - misdemeanor - deportable offense.
3. Fraudulently applying for a state driver's license with counterfeit ID - misdemeanor
4. Applying for work or working in the United States without a work visa - Misdemeanor - Deportable Offense.
5. Fraudulently operating an unregistered business under a false name - misdemeanor - Deportable Offense
6. Fraudulently applying for and accepting welfare using counterfeit ID - Felony - Jail Time- Deportation
7. Fraudulently applying for and accepting food stamps using counterfeit ID - Felony - Jail Time - Deportation
8. Fraudulently applying for and accepting another's assistance using counterfeit ID - Felony - Jail Time - Deportation.
9. Fraudulently applying for work using counterfeit or stolen Social Security Number - Felony (Perjury)- Deportation
10. Fraudulently claiming excessive deductions for Federal Income Taxes to avoid paying any taxes - Felony - Jail Time - Deportation
11. Registering to vote in states with Motor Voter programs and voting without being a US Citizen - Felony (Perjury)- Deportation
12. Buying counterfeit auto license tabs instead of paying the sate - Misdemeanor
13. Buying phony auto insurance from Mexican operatives so automobile with counterfeit tabs can be registered - Misdemeanor
14. Claiming poverty in a household with high income (for you less than informed - illegal households can easily make as much $100,000 a year tax free) so children can apply for free lunches at school - misdemeanor
15. Claiming poverty to get free medical care from free clinics - Felony - Fraud (hundreds in LA alone) and using first class hospital emergency rooms as family doctors for non-emergency medical - ALL ILLEGALS HAVE 100% MEDICAL COVERAGE AT NO COST TO THEM - PERIOD - Misdemeanor - Deportation.
16. Traffic citations and accidents - Illegals have no real name or address - if they are get a citation or are involved in an accident - they just disappear and surface again with a new counterfeit license and address- and good luck with your insurance company - misdemeanor – Deportation
Reply:A:Some are more valid than others. Illegals pay sales taxes on purchases, but not on income. Strike 1
B:Correct, more must be done to prosecute companies cutting corners to employ illegals at cut wages.
C:Wrong, bilingualism is a drain on resources of education. If you wish to succeed in this culture, learn to speak English. It is the language of success in this country. Pride and cultural bias will only lead to long term exclusion. IE. Blacks with poor diction and education. You don't want that!
D:A traffic ticket is not the same as a felony! Get real, if you respected our laws, there wouldn't be an illegal immigration problem, would there?
E: Not just welfare, which they don't contribute to, but a massive burden on the medical system as well as other social services.
F:Not
G:No, a wall is not the solution.
Reply:I believe, that's not picture of your son.
Reply:I think your statements are unfair to Mexicans
Reply:What about all the ones who don't? come to California and see what it has done to the middle classed
Reply:Look, this is America and we can believe any stupid thing we want to believe, and that's your no spin zone.
Call those of us who shake our head in disapproval at illegals racists, but guess what -it's not going to change our mind.
We don't want illegals here and don't give a damn about the benefits they pose.
You're right, however, a lot of the stuff we believe about illegals is a lie. Here's the thing: when the Irish and Germans came to the United States store signs weren't printed in both Gaelic and German. It was all in English. There wasn't any "bilingual schools."
America is hard and cruel. It's a Darwinian experiment that has been working out for us very well until the 1960s when the US was infiltrated by Communists posing as liberals.
The Hispanic heritage subverts the American identity for a Hispanic identity. Look at some of the villages in New Mexico -where some Hispanic families have been living for 400 years. They didn't demand that ballots, phone books, and instructions be printed in two languages. They adapted or became extinct.
Illegal immigrants are a danger to the American identity, not the economy.
"Fourth of July, NOT Cinco de Mayo."
Reply:Where are your sources to back up your "facts?"
Reply:Yes, illegal immigrants pay sales tax. They do not consistently however pay federal income tax, which is the higher tax by far. Many are paid cash by their law breaking employers to avoid all payroll taxes.
Illegal immigrants don't "take" jobs? Are you actually serious with this one? Of course they do. We aren't talking slaves here. They do not have to accept or deny any job that is offered. They have free choice. They can walk away as easily as a USA born individual.
No one said bi lingual schools don't "work". Bi Lingual teachers are indeed paid more (at least they are in Dallas Tx) And yes--I believe that if you wish to live, work and go to school in the USA, you should learn to speak English.
Americans and illegals both drive crazy at times. Illegals are--by definition however--CRIMINALS. Nothing you say or do can change that fact.
Illegals cost Dallas County Tax payers over $70 million dollars alone each year in birthing their babies at ONE HOSPITAL -- Parkland. Just one hospital, and $70 million.....what about the rest in Dallas County? And Texas? And across the US? Duh.
Reply:i think your full of s@it, we do need to make a border who cares if it costs a trillion we spent more on the war, what else is new they will just raise the taxes like they raised taxes when you illegals came in our country, bec you people steal our identities and go on wellfare when it should be reserved for americans, this is united states of america(americans)
Reply:I agree... all workers, unless they are being paid cash (which is not most illegal immigrants) have a taxable income and contribute to the IRS fund without access to claiming any returns. That argument goes out the window. Illegals contribute and take away just as much as anyone else.
Reply:You REALLY want to try to prove that they are actual FACTS and not propaganda Bush has been spouting?
Babe has the REAL facts...I don't need to repeat her.
Reply:Couldn't agree with you more.
Reply:I agree
Reply:Awesome work my friend.You have stated very acurate facts.Unfortuanetly racist people will never take these facts in because all racists are ignorant.Have you noticed all the people who are against you are white?Im not blind I see whats going on in my country.I have some facts for you dumb bigots. Fact#1: most medal of honors were earned by hispanics percentage wise.I guess that means were kind of brave then.That bravery is shown by parents who risk their lives by crossing the border for a better life for their family.Fact#2 U.S. laws once allowed slavery!Now the U.S. is trying to make criminals out of people who want a better life for their familys.Wake up my fellow Americans!The evil kkk is making a comeback!
Reply:Whites don't care about facts. This is a racial issue, and in racial issues the only thing that matters is what color is your skin, and how many guns you have.
Is this how this trickle down economics works? Or is it really flood up?
Millionaires are so last millennium. The new Forbes 400 list of richest Americans is billionaires only.
If you're net worth is a mere $999 million, forget it. A billion means a thousand million, and that's the Forbes 400 minimum -- up from $900 million in 2005.
Donald Trump and two of his kids grace the Forbes 400 cover, but ranked No. 94 with $2.9 billion, Trump's a long way from No. 1 Bill Gates with $53 billion.
The combined wealth of the 400 richest Americans is a record-breaking $1.25 trillion. That's about the same amount of combined wealth held by the 57 million households who make up half the U.S. population.
The economy is booming for billionaires. It's a bust for many other Americans.
A record 400 Americans are billionaires -- and a record 47 million Americans have no health insurance.
America has 400 billionaires -- and 37 million people below the official poverty line.
The official poverty line for one person was just $9,973 in 2005 (latest data). That wouldn't cover the custom-made men's shoes ($4,128) and Hermes purse ($6,250) on the Forbes Cost of Living Extremely Well Index. The official poverty line of $15,577 for a three-person family is lower than the cost of the Patek Philippe men's gold watch ($17,600).
The Forbes 400 minimum is up $100 million since 2005, but the federal minimum wage has been stuck at $5.15 an hour -- just $10,712 a year -- since 1997. GOP leaders in Congress have been holding a raise for minimum wage workers hostage to more giant tax cuts for wealthy inheritors.
Wealth isn't trickling down. It's flooding up -- from workers to bosses, small investors to big, poorer to richer.
The heirs to Wal-Mart founders Sam and Bud Walton have a combined $82.5 billion -- while the children of Wal-Mart workers swell the ranks of state health insurance programs for the neediest.
In today's corporate America, workers see gutted paychecks and pensions despite rising worker productivity, while CEOs get golden pay, perks, pensions and parachutes. The pay gap between average workers and CEOs has grown nine times wider since the 1970s.
The number of billionaires is a record high, but the share of national income going to wages and salaries is at a record low.
U.S. corporate profits increased 21 percent in the past year, Market Watch reported in March. "Profits have been so high because almost all of the benefits from productivity improvements are flowing to the owners of capital rather than to the workers," said Market Watch.
The wealthiest 1 percent of Americans (minimum net worth $6 million) owned 62 percent of the nation's business assets, 51 percent of stocks and 70 percent of bonds as of 2004, according to the latest data from the Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances -- which excludes the Forbes 400. That's way up from 1989, when the wealthiest 1 percent owned 54 percent of business assets, 41 percent of stocks and 52 percent of bonds.
Our growing economy is not producing a growing middle class, but a richer aristocracy.
The high point for median household income -- the income of the household in the middle -- was $47,671 in 1999, adjusted for inflation. In 2005, median household income was $1,345 less at $46,326. In the same period, the Forbes 400 gained more than 100 billionaires.
Government policies are fueling rising inequality. Taxpayers with incomes above $1 million will see their after-tax income grow by about 6 percent this year thanks to tax cuts the nation can't afford.
In an economy where money is flowing up to the very top, even college-educated workers are going backward. Inflation-adjusted median household income was lower in 2005 than 1999 even when the householder had a bachelor's degree, master's degree, professional degree or doctorate.
The problem is much bigger than the rich getting richer, while the poor get poorer. The really rich are getting richer at the expense of most everyone else.
Solutions include restoring the link between rising worker productivity and pay, raising the miserly minimum wage, narrowing the obscene pay gap between workers and CEOs, rolling back tax cuts for the wealthy -- and stop taxing income from work more than income from capital gains.
Is this how this trickle down economics works? Or is it really flood up?
Trickle-down economics" and "trickle-down theory," in United States political rhetoric, are characterizations by opponents (principally Democrats) of the policy of lowering taxes on high incomes and business activity. Proponents of these policies claim that they will promote new investment and economic growth, thereby indirectly benefitting people who do not directly pay the taxes. Opponents characterize this as a claim that the people who would otherwise pay the tax will distribute their benefit to less wealthy individuals, so that a fraction will reach the general population and stimulate the economy.[1] Proponents of the policies generally do not use the terms "trickle-down economics" themselves.
Today "trickle-down economics" is most closely identified with the economic policies of the Ronald Reagan administration, known as Reaganomics or supply-side economics. A major feature of these policies was the reduction of tax rates on capital gains, corporate income, and higher individual incomes, along with the reduction or elimination of various excise taxes. David Stockman, who as Reagan's budget director championed these cuts but then became skeptical of them, told journalist William Greider that the term "supply-side economics" was used to promote a trickle-down idea.[2]
The term "trickle-down" comes from an analogy with a phenomenon in marketing, the trickle-down effect.
Reply:Study micro and marco economics it is a science. That will explain how it works any questions of reffering to redistribution of wealth is also explained. At the University level this is 2 classes or 6 hours of credit.
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If you're net worth is a mere $999 million, forget it. A billion means a thousand million, and that's the Forbes 400 minimum -- up from $900 million in 2005.
Donald Trump and two of his kids grace the Forbes 400 cover, but ranked No. 94 with $2.9 billion, Trump's a long way from No. 1 Bill Gates with $53 billion.
The combined wealth of the 400 richest Americans is a record-breaking $1.25 trillion. That's about the same amount of combined wealth held by the 57 million households who make up half the U.S. population.
The economy is booming for billionaires. It's a bust for many other Americans.
A record 400 Americans are billionaires -- and a record 47 million Americans have no health insurance.
America has 400 billionaires -- and 37 million people below the official poverty line.
The official poverty line for one person was just $9,973 in 2005 (latest data). That wouldn't cover the custom-made men's shoes ($4,128) and Hermes purse ($6,250) on the Forbes Cost of Living Extremely Well Index. The official poverty line of $15,577 for a three-person family is lower than the cost of the Patek Philippe men's gold watch ($17,600).
The Forbes 400 minimum is up $100 million since 2005, but the federal minimum wage has been stuck at $5.15 an hour -- just $10,712 a year -- since 1997. GOP leaders in Congress have been holding a raise for minimum wage workers hostage to more giant tax cuts for wealthy inheritors.
Wealth isn't trickling down. It's flooding up -- from workers to bosses, small investors to big, poorer to richer.
The heirs to Wal-Mart founders Sam and Bud Walton have a combined $82.5 billion -- while the children of Wal-Mart workers swell the ranks of state health insurance programs for the neediest.
In today's corporate America, workers see gutted paychecks and pensions despite rising worker productivity, while CEOs get golden pay, perks, pensions and parachutes. The pay gap between average workers and CEOs has grown nine times wider since the 1970s.
The number of billionaires is a record high, but the share of national income going to wages and salaries is at a record low.
U.S. corporate profits increased 21 percent in the past year, Market Watch reported in March. "Profits have been so high because almost all of the benefits from productivity improvements are flowing to the owners of capital rather than to the workers," said Market Watch.
The wealthiest 1 percent of Americans (minimum net worth $6 million) owned 62 percent of the nation's business assets, 51 percent of stocks and 70 percent of bonds as of 2004, according to the latest data from the Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances -- which excludes the Forbes 400. That's way up from 1989, when the wealthiest 1 percent owned 54 percent of business assets, 41 percent of stocks and 52 percent of bonds.
Our growing economy is not producing a growing middle class, but a richer aristocracy.
The high point for median household income -- the income of the household in the middle -- was $47,671 in 1999, adjusted for inflation. In 2005, median household income was $1,345 less at $46,326. In the same period, the Forbes 400 gained more than 100 billionaires.
Government policies are fueling rising inequality. Taxpayers with incomes above $1 million will see their after-tax income grow by about 6 percent this year thanks to tax cuts the nation can't afford.
In an economy where money is flowing up to the very top, even college-educated workers are going backward. Inflation-adjusted median household income was lower in 2005 than 1999 even when the householder had a bachelor's degree, master's degree, professional degree or doctorate.
The problem is much bigger than the rich getting richer, while the poor get poorer. The really rich are getting richer at the expense of most everyone else.
Solutions include restoring the link between rising worker productivity and pay, raising the miserly minimum wage, narrowing the obscene pay gap between workers and CEOs, rolling back tax cuts for the wealthy -- and stop taxing income from work more than income from capital gains.
Is this how this trickle down economics works? Or is it really flood up?
Trickle-down economics" and "trickle-down theory," in United States political rhetoric, are characterizations by opponents (principally Democrats) of the policy of lowering taxes on high incomes and business activity. Proponents of these policies claim that they will promote new investment and economic growth, thereby indirectly benefitting people who do not directly pay the taxes. Opponents characterize this as a claim that the people who would otherwise pay the tax will distribute their benefit to less wealthy individuals, so that a fraction will reach the general population and stimulate the economy.[1] Proponents of the policies generally do not use the terms "trickle-down economics" themselves.
Today "trickle-down economics" is most closely identified with the economic policies of the Ronald Reagan administration, known as Reaganomics or supply-side economics. A major feature of these policies was the reduction of tax rates on capital gains, corporate income, and higher individual incomes, along with the reduction or elimination of various excise taxes. David Stockman, who as Reagan's budget director championed these cuts but then became skeptical of them, told journalist William Greider that the term "supply-side economics" was used to promote a trickle-down idea.[2]
The term "trickle-down" comes from an analogy with a phenomenon in marketing, the trickle-down effect.
Reply:Study micro and marco economics it is a science. That will explain how it works any questions of reffering to redistribution of wealth is also explained. At the University level this is 2 classes or 6 hours of credit.
converse safety shoes
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