.... money must be in abundance to allure investments in such ventures. Capital gains taxes significantly diminish these returns, therefore reducing the incentives to invest. Eliminating the capital gains tax will spark entrepreneurship and new investments in the economy, which in turn will elevate economic growth and increase the number of jobs. In order to stimulate economic growth in the United States, taxes on capital gains should be eliminated. Members of Congress once considered a reduction in the capital gains tax rate from 28% to 19.8%. Combined with indexation, which is , reducing the capital gains tax by any amount would be a vital pro-growth step .....

.... purchase the shares you wanted. The 70’s gave way to a new era of discount brokers. The discount brokers provided the means to make trades at a significantly lower cost but at the expense of less informative and directed services. These discount firms utilized new computer technologies to process trades and opened up investment opportunities for many that would not have previously considered purchasing securities. With improved IT capabilities and the introduction of the Internet the discount brokers were able to open the door even further by reducing trading costs and developing user friendly platforms for investors. The Brokerage industry is one driven .....

.... the design during construction. Unless specifically described in the contract, the contractor and the owner/developer may have a different perception of what types of costs are reimbursable to the contractor. The cost-plus contract should include a section defining all of the types of costs that are reimbursable by the owner/developer, and most standard form contracts include such provisions. Cost plus fixed fee contract: A cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is a cost-reimbursement contract that provides for payment to the contractor of a negotiated fee that is fixed at the inception of the contract. The fixed fee does not vary with actual cost, but may be adjuste .....

.... content with their salary. Then you come to those that make less then this or those who make more. The individuals who make less always want more. If these people had more they could buy something a little bit nicer than they had before. Now those who have more money than the average person seem to want more also. If they get more, they can get better. The more they have the better they are. It's all a power trip. The people who do not make too much are not too happy. They do not have that the nice new car that their neighbor has. They always want something that someone else has because they think it'll make them better. Now, those who have money are un .....

.... that I will be discussing in this paper. HISTORY OF CAPITALISM Many of the institutions of capitalism can be traced back to Greek and Roman times. Things such as trade, moneylending, and insurance were well known practices to them. Unfortunatly, growth of the Roman Empire prevented further development of a private business class. As power over economic growth came back to the people or lords during the Middle Ages, modern capitalism started to evolve. (The Software Toolworks Illistrated Encyclopedia) In the late Middle Ages, the medieval economy was based on MANORALISM. This system said that peasants worked on the land that the lord's .....

.... The reason we can say this is because our unemployment rate has decreased and it hasn’t been this low in quite some time. We can also say that our economy is doing poorly, the reason for this is because there are thousands and thousands of people in our country that are still unemployed and/or on welfare. The unemployment rate is as low as its’ been but there are still far too many people in this country without jobs, and so unemployment although diminished recently, still exists. The rate will never drop to zero percent but we can never be satisfied with it, that is there is always room for improvement. In the United States economy, our trade balanc .....

.... Some of these groups were: The National Consumers’ League, the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, the National Women’s Trade Union League, the AFL, the National League of Women Voters, and the National Young Women’s Christian Association. The original bill that was written provided for 1. A five member Fair Labor Standard Board, 2. A of not more than 80 cents an hour or $1,200 per year, 3. The general initiation of a 40 cents-an-hour, 40 hour workweek except in exceptional circumstances, 4. The prohibition of interstate shipment of goods produced with “oppressive child labor,” 5. The exception of agricultural workers and executives, administrative .....

.... consumer of Philippine products. In many ways the survival of the philippine economy depends on the united States. We purchase almost all of the sugar exports, most of the coconut oil, embroidery, at least half of the base metals, and a fourth of the lumber. The United States supplies most of the Philippine imports of machinery, dairy products, cotton, papers, drugs, automobiles and much or the petroleum products. Although countries like Japan, Canada Australia, and New Zealand are getting more and more involved in trade with the Philippines, America remains to be the Philippines most important trading partner. When America acquired the Philippines and estab .....