... is validation that the economic restructuring that Australia is enduring needs to be beneficial to all Australians, in particular the low to middle income earners. The introduction of a consumption tax on food can only worsen the effects a capitalist economy has on Australia's population. "The Warren/Harding modelling (estimate of the impact of the GST) for the Senate Inquiry, ... at URL: http:/www.acoss.org.au/media/1999/mr990317.htm (Accessed 30 April 1999). Anon 1999, "Senator wants rethink on GST compensation", The Daily Mercury, 22 April. P.16. Bennett, R. (1992) Australian Society...

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... prison population in the United States . . .the U.S. rate of incarceration surpassed that of Russia in 2000 and the U.S. is now the world leader in imprisonment. . . In comparison to other industrialized nations, the U.S. rate of incarceration is 5-8 times that of Canada and most of western Europe." It's an interesting fact that although the crime rate has continually declined since 1992, (going to have to find ... some statistics to quote here. Look for crime rate increases on the internet) though the prison population has risen. ... Considering that one in four inmates in our prison ...

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... doesn't have very many inhabitants. This myth could use some cold hard facts to dilute its power over people's minds. DC has a population of almost 600,000. Its population is greater than that of Wyoming. It is one of eight states whose population is under 1 million. It has an area of 63 square miles, larger than at least one country. With these facts ... in mind, it becomes difficult to understand why Wyoming, with a population of 79,000 less, is represented in Congress by 3 voting representatives, while DC is represented by zero. The second myth that needs to be dispelled is the myth ...

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... goal of this research is to ascertain the possible effect of welfare reform legislation on education opportunities for at risk recipients who are receiving welfare. Data used in this study was collected from Current Population Survey (CPS), a large national monthly survey of approximately 57,000 households that is conducted by the Bureau of the Census of Labor Statistics (Dave, Corman, & ... Reichman;, 2012). The researchers used the October CPS (1992-2001) The survey collected background information and outcome information on recipients such that the data set includes information about ...

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... and it's been used safely by people of all different types of cultures. Legalizing marijuana would not only better the country but could also help people in difficult medical situations. Marijuana is a commonly used name for a "drug" made from the dried leaves and flowering tops of a hemp plant. The ... end of the millennium, mostly among younger Americans. The pot that people smoke today is much more potent then the stuff people were smoking in the 1960's and 1970's. Most countries consider marijuana an illegal substance, but other countries differ on how they prosecute the use and pos...

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... 1980 and 1995, the debt grew by 500%. Currently, the debt grows by more than $10,000 per second (Rau M-l), and at current rates, a baby born in 1992 will pay 71% of his or her income in net taxes. At current rates, our government is about to reach its breaking point. If thats not enough to scare a taxpayer, by 2002, 60% of government ... GOP plan is too lopsided, and Republicans criticize the Democrat plan for being unrealistic. A study by the Urban Institute shows GOP cuts will be felt mainly by the bottom 1/5 of U.S. population. This should be more equally spread out across income bra...

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