Thanks to Bright and the Act, ICE was successfully able to cut the money flow to FARC from the U.S. ... However, thanks to Section 371, which allows prosecutors to get forfeiture of all the money, the authorities were able to get the money before it could get to Egypt (Gerdes 59-60). ... Right here alone, hundreds of lives have been saved. ... Citizens should realize that these types of powers are also good since they could have saved their very life from a terror attack. ... This has saved countless lives and allows us to sleep at night, knowing we are safe. ...

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Even with a small donation it could save the life of a poor child. ... Bob is found in a situation where he has to decide whether he should save a kid from getting hit by a train or his luxurious car. Bob chooses to save his car from getting hit. ... Singer says later on in the text, "If you still think that it was very wrong of Bob not to throw the switch that would have saved the child's life, then it is hard to see how you could deny that it is also very wrong not to send money. ... The heavy use of pathos is to persuade the reader to donate their money. ...

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Does it save the taxpayers money to execute someone? ... Could the use of lethal injection and other forms of execution be used to help save taxpayers money? Some people say that more people should be put to death to save taxpayers money. ... So if someone was for the death penalty just to save money then they should be against it. ...

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In doing this they were trying to save time and money for the school and maybe even make some extra. ... The school and athletic boards did this trying to help to save time and to make more money. ... So for some people I guess it did help out in money situations. ... So that would have saved the school a couple more dollars. In the combing of the games it might have saved a small amount of money for the school, but it also created many other problems. ...

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Despite the fact that cigarette taxes have brought much money to our government, smoking should be illegal. ... Taxes from cigarettes give our government large amounts of money but they spend most of that money on the prevention of underage smoking and give free "get clean kits- but, more people are starting to smoke rather than quit. ... Then, certain groups of people would gain money to commit acts of terror. ... Many lives would be saved. ... William O. said, "Yes (it should be illegal), because it's the number one cause of heart and lung disease and would save millions of lives each...

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When you decide to purchase an item online simply because you can save money on sales tax, you should look around you and consider what your decision is costing the people around you. When your local retailer's sales decrease because people are trying to save a buck online, they are forced to decrease jobs and supplies that are available to you and your neighbors. When local retailer's sales decrease, they have less money to give back into your schools, roads, police and hospitals. ... If you shop with an online retailer, you may save a few dollars today but you should look around y...

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My Invention If I could invent any one thing, it would be something that could protect people from the atomic bomb. One day, this whole world may be destroyed because two nations didn't get along. If I could invent something that could just swallow up an atom bomb and make it disappear without a...

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There are many reasons why the death penalty should be used, but the three most important are that it deters potential murderers from committing crimes, it saves our government money in the long run, and most importantly, it guarantees that these convicted murderers will not kill again. ... The death penalty also saves the government money in the long run. ... When a convicted killer is given life without parole, the appeals made by attorneys on both sides, as well as appeals by the court and the judges involved, add up to millions of dollars our government wastes every year, not to mention mo...

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Like cigarettes, if refer was legalized, the government could make a great deal of money. They could also save a lot of money. ... If our government were to legalize marijuana we would spend less money for the war on drugs, and make a ton of profit from sales. ... Using hemp to make paper would also help stop deforestation and conceivably save some natural habitats. The revenue made from legalization could really help our economy by creating lots of jobs and bringing much more money into circulation. ...

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While there were families, such as mine, that were trying to pay all the bills, many Americans enjoyed the money saved at the pump. ... While the average American was enjoying the money they saved, my family was suffering. Responding to the sum of money my parents earned each month was challenging. ... After this, we knew we had to change our spending ways and save more money. ... To save gas, we no longer went on road trips as a family. ...

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Poverty is the lack of money, need or scarcity. ... People cannot save their money because they have to spend it on debts and credit card bills. ... With most of America's workers being part of the working class, holding minimum wage jobs, we don't have extra money for our needs. ... Instead, they save their money, rather than putting money out there. ... If all the classes spent just a little part of their money maybe, just maybe, we could help out poverty rates. ...

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The United States (U.S) should become more neutral in world matters and only act when necessary because it will save the American people money, save American lives and The United States will not seem like an unfriendly giant always using its force to snuff others out. ... That adds up to a total of 365 billion dollars a year of tax payers" money and the U.S has not been involved in a major war since the early nineties. So why is all of this money being spent on the military? ... Even though this is not a massive amount of U.S military force, the money being budgeted to pay the men and women ...

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It was a very efficient way to make money, whenever we needed a few dollars to buy a toy or an ice cream bar we would know exactly where to go, the business was always willing to pay us money for a simple chore that needed done and nobody would want to do or had no time for. ... It makes they kids learn how to manage money, they learn that they can't buy just anything but some things need to be saved up for like a car, or in some cases they make payments which is also good experience and teaches them what its like to pay bills. ... It is an essential learning experience in the sense of le...

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In our day and age, to save on the cost of labor we sacrifice certain things. ... Children started working as young as the age of 6 and 7 to collect money for the household. ... The boys worked as scavengers, picking up cinders, rope and metal bottles and then sold them to make there money. ... A parent that is a facing a huge expense or urgent need for money would use this method to obtain the money. ... In the following paragraphs, the present will be explained and what companies are doing to make money. ...

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I've spent and lost more money on drugs than most people can imagine. ... I make good money and I have a bright future. ... Drugs have saved the lives of many and made them more enjoyable as well. ... The money could be used to create jobs and spur economic growth. ... And criminal money inundates the economy. ...

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Second it would save jail space and money. By enforcing the death penalty our jails would be less crowded and we would save money by not feeding and all other stuff given to the criminal while being in jail. ...

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1 The Wealthy Barber puts in into simple terms, pay your self first, save, and go ahead. ... Many people don't realize that if you invest your money properly you can produce more money due to interest rates. ... Unemployment decreases one's value of money, because they have less money to pay the bills, and less money to invest. ... The whole idea of this novel is to save money now and you will live better in the future. ... If you have no idea with the concept of money, hold onto it and don't do things your money if you don't know the outcome of it. ...

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"He meant to save his money for some useful purpose, -- to aid his advancement in the world. ... Ragged Dick is so determined to become rich that he saves money that he would normally have spent on the theater (or other forms of entertainment) and better meals. ... Living on the streets of New York in "a wooden box half full of straw" with little money, a dirty appearance, and no parents certainly would limit a boy to reach any higher standards, even though he eventually did (Alger 11). ... He began to save his money in order to buy other new clothes and also a place to live. ...

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Of course, my family is helping me out with my financial situation at the moment, but a few dollars of a raise in the minimum wage could be helpful to me to save up more money to exit my debt. ... Almost two out of my five friends have student loans and they are working hard to save money to exit their debts as soon as possible. ... Companies and businesses would not want to have as many workers since they would have to pay more money. ... An increase in the minimum wage will cause workers make more money, but, on the other hand, it could cost them lose their jobs and make no money at all. ...

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Then they were going to use the money they saved by moving to Mexico to buy out other companies mostly high tech firms. Then GM also told the union that they were broke so the workers would take a pay cut, then GM took that money and opened up more overseas factories. ... Also garbage collection got pushed back to once of month because the city did not have the tax money to continue regular garbage collection. ...

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They are the type of family that has no worries by the end of the month because the have plenty of money saved away for emergencies. ... For the most part when families don't have to deal with the stress of not having enough money they are usually a happier family. ... When kids see other kids with nice clothes and money they start to think of ways of getting it for themselves. ... Kids may result to selling drugs robbing people for money. ... So with all these things happening in their lives and they are not fitting in then it is very easy to get in to doing negative things just to g...

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It will save the state tons of money because of how much it costs to process and incarcerate someone for 30 days versus in New York where a 100 dollar fine is the equivalent. ... Of the four states that have legalized marijuana they look past the effects that the drug can have on our society and look right to the money. Decriminalizing cannabis can save governments boatloads of money though reduction of processing and incarceration. ... Provided these other states are not worried about the money that's freed up they are focused on the profit in the legalization. ... The senator also beli...

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This quote talks about Gatsby's daily agenda and how in the earlier days he upheld the pure American Dream "No wasting time at Shafters, No more smoking or chewing, Read one improving book or magazine per week, Save $3.00 per week, Be better to parents" (page 181- 182). ... The only reason he want Daisy was that she symbolized wealth and took on the characteristics of money. "Her voice is full of money"(page127). ... The dream became so focused on money that any means of a obtaining it were condoned, even if it were unscrupulous. ... The American Drea...

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They lied and still sold the homes anyway just for the money, of course. ... " Isabel is basically saying that we need to spend our money more wisely and save it, so then we won't get into debt. ... I believe that the banks just want to keep their customers and keep making money off of them. ... After she sold it, she had just enough money to finish paying what she owed. ... In their situation, the husband had gotten laid off from his job, and couldn't find work; they were still able to make the payments from what they had saved, but their mortgage rate went up and they were u...

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I know that much money sounds outrageous but it is a very small amount compared to what the government collects each year. ... Along with building new roads we have to run electric, water, and sewer lines to these new developments this also uses a lot of time and money(metro). ... They are putting money in to programs to stop urban sprawl yet they are still letting people live their everyday lives and build new developments in moderation. ... If the citizens would just recognize this problem and begin to deal with it in a mature and educated manner it would save us a lot of money in governm...

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