American Taxes Taxes on income in the United States were first implemented in 1861 to help pay for the Civil War. Taxes increase during wars or in times where the country requires large amounts of money. In 1913, President Woodrow Wilson and Congress made …
The Myth of Trickle-Down Economics Trickle-down economics represents a flawed American ideology that states that tax cuts, higher executive compensation, and increased benefits to the wealthy and corporate, class trickles down, like water falling from the top of a tree to the roots at …
Government Role in the Economy How an Uncorrupt Government Functions: Promotes economic stability and growth through changes to fiscal policy (tax rates and government spending programs), and changes to the monetary policy (interest rates) through the Federal Reserve, which affects the amount of money …
How Corporations Control the Government The founding fathers intended for the system of government within the United States to resemble a democracy and a republic, where an active citizenry engages in intellectual social and political discussion, and debate about important issues, while the larger …
Outcome of Economic Inequality Economic inequality evolves into social inequality and sows discontent, anger, and outrage in society, which is then directed against those that are equal to us on the social ladder, rather than against the corporations and the politicians with the wealth …
Obesity in America Life as a human being in the modern world is riddled with sociocultural roadblocks and biological mechanisms that corrupt our judgment and actions towards the negative aspects of existence on Earth, which make it difficult to navigate the planet safely without …
Consequences and Risks of Obesity If Americans continue to weight gain at the current rate, it will lead to six million new cases of diabetes, five million cases of heart disease, and 400,000 cases of cancer within the next two decades. Obesity related health …
Sugar Consumption Sugar is a harmful, addictive, and sometimes deadly drug that Americans consume in excessive amounts as part of the Standard American Diet. Through our evolutionary history, the human race has consumed sugar in moderate amounts as a source of fast-acting fuel. Whole …
Sleep Our lives depend on sleep in order to remain healthy and productive in our waking reality. Getting the recommended number of hours of sleep boosts our memory, mood, feelings, emotional stability, and cognitive function; repairs our body; reduces stress and inflammation, which improves …