Let's not forget that "the United States is decades behind the rest of the world in parental leave policy and joins Swaziland and Papua New Guinea as the only countries with no guarantee of paid leave"" (Debusmann, par. 1) These countries perhaps understand the financial stress that can be placed on businesses, small, struggling ones in particular, not to mention large companies that are near bankruptcy. ... However, such a policy means high taxes. ... When such mandatory paid leave policies are in place, many small and medium sized businesses hesitate to start hiring, especially female...

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As stated in the book the adoption of the euro subjects all participating countries to the same monetary policy. The European Central Bank is responsible for setting monetary policy for all participating countries. ... The goal of having a monetary policy was to insure price stability and currency stability. ... This happens because they all rely on the same currency and same monetary policy. ... Other U.S. financial institutions would be hit, including money market funds and insurance and pension companies (Hack, C 2012)....

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They could debate any of his policy, but this in itself was no threat to him. ... He did not need to be, he got his laws passed without this, and alliance with them would only dilute his own power, as he would have to incorporate their ideals into his policies. ... The turning point' of 1978-9, where Bismarck dropped the "too demanding National Liberals,"" instead favouring "conservative politics,"" which fitted in perfectly with his quite significant changes in economic policy, again shows how important he was in German politics that he was able to do as he liked and make such swift and...

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In the Weimar Republic moderate parties such as the Liberals and Conservatives failed to introduce new policies, which lead to extremist parties winning over the peoples vote. ... The coalition of the Farmers" Party and the Social Democrats achieved this by introducing a number of policies, for example, regulating the working hours of agricultural workers and unemployment insurance. ...

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Colbert's fiscal measures were wise and some of his economic measures were helpful, but in the long-run Louis's policies destroyed any beneficial effects of Colbert's. ... On April 22, Jews were prohibited from serving as patent lawyers and from serving as doctors in State-run insurance institutions. ...

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The great depression of the US not only affected people domestically, but internationally as well. It formed modern government in many countries, made drastic legislative changes, and even spurred a major war for many countries. The most influential event in world history after the 1900's is the great depression because of the decline in international commerce and stock markets around the world, the rise of Hitler, and Franklin D. Roosevelt's "new deal" legislation, which changed the United States. The war had left Europe in shambles. ...

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