... 's current $14 trillion nation debt. That is another major indicator of economic health; the relationship between government income and spending. (O.C Ferrell, 2011) The nation as a whole can also feel the burden of a declining GDP. If the US isn't bringing in as much revenue and has dug themselves into a budget deficit, then there is not enough money for national defense and military ... 50% of all jobs. (O.C Ferrell, 2011) Recently there has been a decline in small business, more of them are failing. Citizens are scared to open their businesses because they fear failure. Jim Clifton st...

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Equality: Why We Can't Get There Racial and economic equality in the United States is impossible. Starting with slavery, moving to Jim Crow and culminating with hate crimes and racial profiling, there has been a continuous stream of factors preventing the realization of an equal American society. While it is true that great ... will determine what means different members of society will use to level their personal playing fields. In the long run, the sins of our fathers has left us all with a burden to bear, one that cannot be erased, and refuses to be ignored. Inequality is the sad reality ...

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MODEST PROPOSAL FOR PREVENTING THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS OF MEXICO FROM BEING A BURDEN TO THE LEGAL INHABITANTS OF AMERICA, AND FOR MAKING THEM BENEFICIAL TO PUBLIC It is a sad scene for those walking around down a residential street seeking for luscious visuals full of ... purpose. It is a fact to me that the average immigrant in age and stature would be in fair shape with very lean meat, that would taste very much like a "Slim Jim" snack. I will now propose my own ideas, which I hope will not hold myself accounted for. I am positive that a fattened up Mexican immigrant would at best be taste...

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... the years, our society has become obsessed with the negative rather than the positive aspects of aging. There is an ingrained belief that the older generation is frail, unproductive and a burden to their family. Specifically, many of these beliefs refer to the aging women in our society. Most older Americans are women. Their average life expectancy at birth is 79.4 years ... loves to visit friends in Oklahoma and drives there frequently. My grandparents hoped to travel the continental U.S. to visit each of the 48 states before venturing to Europe. Unfortunately, Grandpa Jim's desire was...

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