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- 211: The Vietnam War
- ... first American president to lose a war." Nixon refused to end negotiations until both the United Sates and Vietnam were politically satisfied(Herring 226). In 1973, the United States and Vietnam agreed on a "peace" proposal. North Vietnam still wanted to united the whole country on its terms. South Vietnam was struggling to survive as an independent nation. During the "peace" agreements, the North troops began to settle into South Vietnam. The South tried to defend themselves by attacking North Vietnamese bases and supply lines(Herring 258). In 1973, in compliance with the peace proposal, United States military forces withdrew from Vietnam. It had become the longest participation in war in United States history. While United States troops were leaving, North Vietnamese were taking their places. The United States troops ...
- 212: The American Tax System And Th
- ... of the high tax overpayment, there is room to provide tax relief. And the flat tax would provide significant tax relief. When the rate is reduced to 17 percent in the third year of the proposal, there would be significant further tax reduction. The bill is carefully designed to safeguard taxpayers against a return to budget deficits, however. Rigid spending caps are included in the plan. Coupled with the additional economic ... because of the high family exemption, the more a taxpayer earns, the greater the share of his income he pays in tax. A family of four earning $25,000 would owe no tax under the proposal. A family of four earning $50,000 would pay only six percent of its income in income taxes while a family earning $200,000 would pay 14 percent. The flat tax eliminates the marriage penalty ...
- 213: Freedom In The United States
- ... Andrew Jackson proposed a law that would prohibit the use of mail for "incendiary publications intended to instigate the slaves to insurrection." John C. Calhoun of South Carolina led a special committee that opposed the proposal on grounds that it conflicted with the First Amendment. The proposal was defeated because it was a form of censorship. The next violation of the principles contained in the First Amendment came on January 2, 1920. Under the direction of A. Mitchell Palmer, Woodrow Wilson's ...
- 214: Medicalizing Drugs
- ... just have to have children to support and we will give them the money, housing, and the food they need and not require them to have to do anything for it in return. Alan Dershowitzs proposal will also create the same situation, except we will now be supporting individuals drug habits. Alan Dershowitz states "But since we can neither eliminate heroin nor the demand for it, there is a powerful case ... on in society. After reading the article, Selling syringes; The Swiss Experiment by Rachel Ehrenfeld, it seemed to fully support what I had originally felt would occur if we were to follow Alan Dershowitz's proposal. Rachel states in her article that "But the result was increased drug use, crime, violence, and prostitution, which quickly became intolerable." This is exactly what I felt would happen here in the United States if ...
- 215: History Of Social Security
- ... Roosevelt that something had to be done to help curb the poverty situation. Roosevelt appointed a committee to examine the entire economic situation in America. After months of researching the committee presented to Roosevelt their proposal. Roosevelt in turn handed over the proposal to the House and Senate. In July of 1935 the bill was passed. On August 14, 1935 President Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act, making it final. The bill included a number of programs to ...
- 216: Evolution 2
- ... of food for basic human survival could not equal the geometrical rate of population growth. In addition, limitations such as famine, disease, or war, play a major role in deciding the population growth. With this proposal, Darwin quickly applied Malthus s proposal in circumstances of plants and animals. In 1838, Darwin designed a projection of a theory of evolution through natural selection. Natural selection is a process in which the organisms suited best for their environment tend ...
- 217: European Studies
- ... and rural services - the management of natural resources, the enhancement of environmental functions, and the promotion of culture, tourism and recreation.ö (33) A bottom-up approach is used with each interested party submitting a proposal to the EU concerning the improvements that they would like to make. There are Single Programming Documents (SPDs) for each eligible area. These identify certain strengths and weaknesses in an area. All proposals submitted must be based on a particular Priority and Measure. If possible it should also complement other priorities and measures contained in the SPD. (34) The EU will make its decision based on the proposal and its relation to the SPDs for the area. An example of such a rural development initiative is the LEADER programme. This was an EU initiative which was to assist communities develop their own areas ...
- 218: Laws of War
- ... Jews. Hausner sought to confirm Israel's status by proposing to the United States that they extradite Bishop Valerian Trifa to Israel for trial as a war criminal. Israel was reluctant to support Hausner's proposal, which resulted in delaying the extradition process and thus gave Trifa the time needed to find a country willing to give him residency. Portugal granted Trifa residency and thus Hausner's proposal was in vain. Israel, sometime after losing their opportunity of obtaining Trifa, decided that Hausner's idea of establishing Israel as the place to bring Nazi war criminals to trial was a good one, which ...
- 219: The Montgomery Bus Boycott
- ... arrangements proposed was already in practice in another Alabama city, Mobil. The Mobil bus company was also run by the same bus company as the Montgomery bus line. Attorney Crenshaw was adamant about the seating proposal. Commissioner Frank was ready to give in and accept the seating proposal, but Crenshaw argued “ I don't see how we can do it within the law. If it were legal I would be the first to go along with it, but it just isn't legal ...
- 220: The Contenders
- ... participation. Anti-slavery forces regained control of the territorial legislature in the next election and voted down the document. [Brinkley, pg 375] Buchanan, against clear evidence to the contrary, decided to side with the Lecompton proposal. Stephen Douglas, in another bizarre moment of political suicide, argued against the Lecompton document. The statehood constitution was ultimately submitted to the general population of Kansas, who overwhelmingly defeated the illegitimate document. However, Kansas was ...
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