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- 211: Theodore Roosevelt: Twenty-Sixth President 1901-1909
- ... where he received his B.A. degree in 1880. At Harvard he also achieved membership in Phi Beta Kappa. To gain strength, he taught himself to ride, box and shoot, and he developed an early interest in natural history and military affairs. On October 27, 1880 he married Alice Hathaway Lee. His happy marriage ended when Alice died on February 14, 1884 following the birth of their daughter, Alice. Roosevelt's ... independence movement in Cuba. He wished to see European influence eliminated from the Caribbean islands, and he was driven by the conviction that superior nations had the right to dictate to inferior ones in the interest of civilization. When war broke out in 1898, Roosevelt resigned his position as assistant secretary to accept a position as lieutenant colonel in the 1st U. S. Volunteer Cavalry (the "Rough Riders"). Promoted to colonel ... and won the greatest popular victory up to that time. The first major achievement of Roosevelt's second term was the Hepburn Act of 1906, which gave the Interstate Commerce Commission power to fix railroad rates and to stop discrimination among shippers. That same year Roosevelt won approval of the Pure Food and Drug bill and a meat-packing inspection measure. Roosevelt believed that racial discrimination was morally wrong and ...
- 212: Sonic Corporation
- ... on sales) has risen from .170 in 1990 to .220 in 1991. The major factor contributing to this increase is that sales in 1991 increased at greater percentage of profit's before taxes and before interest as compared to the 1990 figures. Another profitability ratio is return on stockholder's equity or return on net worth. This computation came out to be (.181) and .128 in 1990 and 1991 respectively. The ... do to the total stockholder's equity being negative in 1990. Also profit after taxes in 1991 were significantly higher than in the past years. In the past years Sonic Corporation had extremely high negative interest income numbers which were probably caused from loans at high interest rates. The reason for choosing these two ratio's were to show the before and after tax affects. LIQUIDITY The current ratio for 1991 was substantially higher than in 1990, 3.185 and 1. ...
- 213: Why Is Monopolies Harmful and How Can Regulation Ameliorate These Harmful Effects?
- ... high prices, high profits and insensitivity to the public. Some governments therefore, in the light of these protests, advocate policies relating to monopolies, in order to regulate their power in favour of the public's interest. There are several reasons why monopolies may be against the public interest. It is claimed that monopolies produce at a lower level output and charge a higher price than under perfect competition in both the short run and the long run. Consider the diagram above. Assume that ... a normative one and is thus subject to much controversy. It is therefore up to the government to decide if intervention is necessary to curb a monopolist's power and hence to uphold the public interest. If the government weighs up the cost and benefits of monopoly' and concludes that they are in fact harmful', the government can adopt policies of intervention or regulation. The diagram below shows how a ...
- 214: Consumers Purchasing on Credit
- ... for consumer debt. Credit card use is up 20% and a large number of Americans do not know the percentage rate at which the credit card companies charge. Many credit card companies have started "personalizing" interest rates by not disclosing the interest rate until after the consumer has received the card. By not disclosing the interest rate on the application the credit card companies prohibit the consumer from shopping around for the best deal. You could ...
- 215: Monopoly of the Postal Service
- ... Postal Service is a monopoly, it is its own market. This paper will discuss the budget dilemmas that the postal service has faced for the past twenty years and if it is in the best interest of the economy for the United States Postal Service to continue as a monopoly. The first time there was talk of privatizing the Postal Service was in 1979 when the Postal Service was losing vast ... earlier the postal service would receive more money because they could invest that money sooner (#1, i). Another way the Postal Service could increased profits was by competitively selecting banks that would give them higher interest rates and such (#1, ii). Probably the most relevant and final way to improve the budget of the Postal Service is to improve the bookkeeping poli-cies and banking techniques (#1, ii). Not only did ...
- 216: Monetary and Fiscal Policy
- ... the supply of money, open market operations are use more regularly than monetary policy. When member banks want to raise money, they can borrow from Federal Reserve Banks. Just like other loans, there is an interest rate, or a discount rate, the third tool of the monetary policy. If the discount rate is high, then fewer banks will be inclined to borrow, and if it is low, more banks will (theoretically ... the U.S. Economy. The second way to influence the money supply lies in the hands of the government with the Fiscal Policy. The fiscal policy consists of two main tools. The changing of tax rates, and changing government spending. The main point of fiscal policy is to keep the surplus/deficit swings in the economy to a minimum by reducing inflation and recession. A change in tax rates is usually implemented when inflation is unusually high, and there is a recession with high unemployment. With high inflation, taxes are increased so people have less to spend, thus reducing demand and inflation. During ...
- 217: Dreams
- ... perhaps, in accord with experiments currently being carried out in connection with the physiological accompaniments of dreaming, such as Rapid-Eye Movements (REM), the various stages and depths of dream activity as reflected in changing rates of our vital signs (pulse-rate, heart-beat, brain-waves), and the time of the night when various kinds of dreams occur, we come up against what the philosopher Immanuel Kant called the "Ding-An ... Research by Cohen and Wolfe has shown that a simple distraction in the morning had a strong negative effect on dream recall. The study concerned a variable relatively neglected in dream research, the level of interest the subjects have about their dreams. One finding was that interest in dreams appeared to vary with sex: woman reported that they more frequently speculated their dreams and discussed them with other people than did men. These differences could reflect a greater tendency for woman ...
- 218: BECOA Report on Investing Currencies in the Far East
- ... make money if you research the market and impose the proper strategic plans. In this report, the issue of investing money in the currency markets of the Far East will be my main area of interest. The Far East offers great potential for a currency trader who wishes to make money. I also have the option of investing in the European currency market as well, but I feel that the European ... to make any significant amount of money on the currency market. However, I believe that by my researching the countries trends in areas such as: Inflation, Capital Investments, Unemployment, Exports, Budget balances, and Real Growth rates, that this is the key to making money through currency exchange. In this report my selections for currency exchange will justified by using the above areas as well as currency trends and volatilities, that prove ... providing a stable dollar and economic environment, for both domestic and foreign business. This in turn will increase investment in Hong Kong and raise the value of their dollar. Another aspect in Hong Kong of interest, is their great export power. In (Fig. 4, pg: 8), the exports have grown by about $20 Billion a year for the last five consecutive years. This growth in exports is approximately a six ...
- 219: Economy Of New Zealand
- ... s production. This new plan was executed through seven major alterations: 1) The increase of privatizations through the sale of government-owned enterprises. 2) Elimination of Government subsidies. 3) Liberalization of import regulations. 4) Exchange rates freely floated. 5) Removal of controls on interest rates, wages, and prices. 6) Reduction of marginal rates of taxation. 7) Cutbacks on health, education and social security benefits. This Laissez-Faire attitude did indeed decrease the deficit and lower inflation; it also increased ...
- 220: North American Free Trade Agreement: NAFTA
- ... in exports to Mexico and Canada. The multiplier effect would then take place producing growth in all areas. The Anti-NAFTA group feels that Mexico will be an unequal partner due to the lower wage rates of the Mexican populace, causing the loss of thousands of jobs in the United States and Canada. Environmentalist fear that pollution will spread across the continent. Farmers fear that produce grown in Mexico will be ... to stop the downward spiral of the peso. This devaluation should have little direct impact on the United States except that some companies may find Mexico is even more attractive to move to. Commercial lending rates and credit card interest rates in Mexico have almost doubled and hover around 40% and inflation is expected to reach 20%. These factors are expected to impact the poor and middle class of Mexico the most and possibly ...
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