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Stadium Funding, 2001.
An argument against building stadiums at public expense.
1,175 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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The paper begins with a history of stadiums and spectator sports, and compares the current period with ancient Greece and Rome. The paper then cites reasons given for public funding of stadium building and refutes each reason. The paper concludes that public funding of stadiums is a bad idea; Public money should be used for activities and institutions that provide substantial benefit to the public such as education, environmental protection and healthcare.
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"While it has become common practice during the last decade for cities to spend vast sums of money to build new stadiums and arenas for sports teams, they should not do so. Public money should be spent only on those activities and institutions that benefit society as a whole, and professional sports must certainly does not qualify for such a characterization because not all people are sports fans. Of course, there are many publicly funded institutions that not everyone uses. You may never need to have firefighters come to your house, or may never need to be transported to a hospital. You may not have children and so may not use the public schools. However, these services are different in that most if not all citizens want to have such services available if they are needed. People do not want to see members of their families die because there is no ambulance service. People do not feel the same way about sports facilities for the very good reason that such facilities do not serve either the needs or potential needs of all citizens."
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Disparities in Educational Funding, 2000.
This paper discusses how unequal educational funding is a large contributor to the race and class disparity in success rates in the United States and examines some successful alternatives that would provide strong incentives and more equal funding.
5,395 words (approx. 21.6 pages), 30 sources, MLA, $ 132.95
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This paper deals with the historical development of educational funding and the several attempts over the past 40 years to equalize funding between rich and poor communities. The paper then presents three case studies of states that have adopted new programs that try to eliminate much of the disparity while recognizing the race and community issues associated with underprivileged schools. This paper seeks to urge that these alternatives be adopted nationally.
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"There has seldom been doubt throughout much of American history that the State does not have a responsibility to educate its citizens. Although this doctrine holds true, there is undoubtedly a strong public sentiment that a state should provide quality education for all. However, it is also clear that what is considered ?quality? does not amount to the same thing for every student. Although the Supreme Court has largely eliminated overt race and gender discrimination, the fight has moved to hide the racial division with something more politically correct?money. The current system of school financing in most states undoubtedly furthers racial division within the United States."
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California School Funding, 2005.
A look at the problems and inequities in California's school funding system.
3,014 words (approx. 12.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 88.95
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This paper describes the inadequate level of California's public school system and traces the causes of this inadequacy to insufficient levels of funding as well as bureaucratic inefficiency and faulty assumptions about just how existing funds should be allocated and by whom. The paper further points out that, if adequate school funding is not available, there is an even greater need to make sure that whatever funding is available is used in the most efficient and individualized manner possible.
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"In any issue, particularly when politics are involved, there tends to be two views of a situation. The ex-ante analysis of the California State school finance system is no different. According to the ?official? (and rosy) view of the current situation, the state?s school finance system has achieved adequate levels of equity. Not only is this view based on the fact that the system guarantees each school district the revenue limit to which it is entitled (at a property tax rate of one percent of assessed value), but the State also is committed to paying each district the remainder between its actual ?entitlement? and the funds raised through the tax income. Additionally, the State of California also has a grant program that could also compensate for any inequities arising out of the tax system."
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City of Charlotte: Revenues and Funding, 2008.
A discussion of the government revenues and funding, as well as the deficits in the city of Charlotte.
889 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 31.95
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This paper discusses the revenues and funding for the city of Charlotte. It discusses the sources of the government's funding and then looks at why the proprietary funds for the city of Charlotte have deficits that have not supported the costs associated with those funds. The paper finally looks at the revenue policy and community values for the city of Charlotte.
Table of Contents:
Revenue: Governmental, Proprietary, and Fiduciary
Restrictions
Receipt of Revenues
Revenue Projections
Revenue Policy and Community Values
Conclusion
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"The research indicates that revenues for the city are used to support proprietary, governmental and fiduciary funds. In relation to proprietary and governmental funds, these revenues have not been sufficient over the long term to support all of the programs and services that the have been determined to be essential for the people of Charlotte. However, there has also bee a large growth in the diverse population of Charlotte, which has created additional revenues and provide for a surplus fund that is often used to balance the budget or address community need when appropriate. It is this surplus fund that could be used in part to provide for the MWDBE program, which would serve to support the diverse community that Charlotte views as integral to its continued growth."
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Government Funding of Challenges to Charter Violations, 2008.
An evaluation of the ongoing debate across Canada over government funding of organizations to challenge violations by the federal government of rights protected under the Charter of Rights and Freedom.
1,463 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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The paper shows how the issues involved in the debate over government funding of organizations to challenge violations of rights protected are often complex and that arguments for and against government funding both have merit. The paper explains that the relative merits of these respective arguments depend upon the specific violation involved, but concludes that in general, advocates of government funding for challenges offer the most convincing arguments.
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"The Charter guarantees the fundamental freedoms of Canadian democracy, including freedom of conscience and religion; freedoms of thought, belief, opinion and expression; freedom of the press and other media of communication; freedom of peaceful assembly; and freedom of association. In addition, democratic rights such as voting, regular elections, and limits on Parliamentary sessions are guaranteed, as are mobility, legal, and equality rights.
"The problem is, many of these guaranteed rights cannot be adequately protected unless lengthy court action is pursued, which costs money. Proponents of government funding for challenges of violations consider this necessary because many Canadians are worried about enforcement of the guarantees in the Charter and are skeptical that their rights are being truly acknowledged by the government."
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Funding for Private Schools, 2005.
An analysis of the debate of public funding for private schools.
1,610 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper analyzes the basic arguments for and against using public funding to finance private schools. It explains that opponents argument that funding should not be diverted from the overstretched public school system. It also explores the opponents argument that providing private schools with public funding is the only way for students to reach their potential.
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"In recent years there has been much debate concerning the use of public funding to finance the costs of private schools. This issue has galvanized both camps. Proponents believe that the public school system is broken and that only by providing private schools ..."
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Florida Lottery Education Funding, 2002.
This paper discusses that the use of state lotteries to finance education is a debatable topic. The Florida state lottery is featured.
1,560 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper explains that the lottery was to be used only for supplementary funding of education. The author points out that, unfortunately, Florida is using the lottery for basic funding; and, particularly in Florida, the lottery income is very meager and insufficient. The paper concludes that, nonetheless, when used as supplementary funding, lottery funding plays an important role in meeting the educational demands of the students.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Lottery Funding
Florida Lottery Funding
Scholarships
Florida School Recognition Programs
School Capital Outlay Bond Program
Impact of Lottery Funding
Political Factors
Uncertainty in the Lottery Revenue
Conclusion
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"The reason for this aberration is the drastic cut down of the education funds by the government in total breach of the 1987 ?Florida Public Education Lottery Act?, which states that lottery revenue is only an additional source of money and that it must not affect the regular allocation on the part of the government. So instead of proving to be a boon for the students the lottery funding is now proving to be baneful solution."
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Public School Funding, 2004.
This paper examines the inequity that exists in funding public school education.
1,101 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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The first part of this paper looks at examples of this unequal funding throughout the country. The next part of the paper then looks at the various reasons for these disparities, from the government level to the lack of public support. In the conclusion, this paper argues that there remains a strong need to increase public support for education funding and to re-work the current formula used by states to determine how school funds are disbursed. After all, whether one is wealthy or poor, it is in everyone?s interests to ensure that the succeeding generation of Americans is both skilled and educated.
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"In 2001, Congress agreed to re-write the long-standing Elementary and Secondary Education Act. This alone was a contentious step, since agreeing to the re-write opened the doors for controversial programs such as the school voucher program. Critics of the law also charge that President Bush is ignoring his campaign promise to provide sufficient funding for all school districts, to ensure that low-income students can catch up to the test scores of their more affluent peers (Swindell 2003)."
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Funding Sources and their Requirements, 2002.
This essay highlights the main sources of funding for disaster relief projects.
3,400 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 12 sources, $ 96.95
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This report analyzes ten different disaster relief project categories and identifies the major funding sources and agencies, the key elements within their respective project proposal formats and the major differing elements within the proposals, and thus the requirements for the different categories.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Identification of Major Funding Sources and Agencies
Key Elements of Project Proposals
Differences in Rquirements Contained in Project Proposals
Bibliography
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"Multilateral Aid Sources are those organisations that are a combination of government co-operation and financing, such as the United Nations, or the European Union. These organisations will then in turn identify the priority cases for funding in accordance with their set criteria. Multilateral sources gain their money from a multitude of bilateral sources, and also fund projects directly, on occasions"
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Funding the Future of Social Security, 2002.
An examination of a variety of restructuring plans that could prevent the current Social Security system to experience funding shortfalls in the next decade
4,240 words (approx. 17.0 pages), 18 sources, MLA, $ 112.95
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The following paper discusses projections that the changing demographics of the American population will cause the current social security system to experience funding shortfalls in approximately a decade. This paper discusses the expected changes to the population and various solutions and opinions proposed by current economists, writers and politicians to stave off a threatened funding disaster.
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?Social Security is a popular program; it has consistently pumped out millions of monthly checks for 44 million beneficiaries, has reduced poverty among seniors by two thirds over the last 40 years and has allowed people with disabilities to make ends meet (Consumer Reports, 2000).Social Security is a genuine contributor to the sturdiness of the economic system. It's a promise to pay, secured by Treasury securities, which in turn are secured by taxpayers. The government has to use the money currently pledged for whatever the citizens decide Social Security benefits should be (Quinn and Ehrenfeld, 2000).However, the system is not a large bank account in which taxpayers contributions are set aside to pay them back their own money when they retire, as many Americans incorrectly assume. Although 145 million Americans pay part of every paycheck into the Social Security system, the money becomes part of a social insurance program that collects money today and uses it to pay benefits today. Economists call that ?pay as you go?, but it is very similar to a Ponzi scheme. Ponzi was a swindler who represented that he had a way to make money by utilizing international postal coupons to take advantage of changes in currency exchange rates.?
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Research Funding, 2001.
A discussion of the process of funding in scientific research.
1,910 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 60.95
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A detailed look into the problems researchers face when trying to obtain research funding. The author refers to various sources of funding for scientific research and discusses their contributions to technological and scientific advancement.
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"Scientific research is performed in university laboratories around the world. Research requires highly trained professionals that are geared with modern equipment to run experiments. The requirements of research also demands money. Without money, research can not be carried out. Some laboratories are funded by private foundations, but the vast majority of funding is from Government agencies. Like any other government project the process to acquire funding is slow and tedious. The largest problem researchers face is trying to find where the next round of funding will come from. Currently scientists must perform tedious research while also being able to sell their idea to promising grant donors. This essay will discuss the problems with the current grant funding system and will propose several possible solutions."
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Federal Student Aid Funding, 2007.
A review of the benefits of federal student aid funding and reasons for cuts to this aid.
2,542 words (approx. 10.2 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 77.95
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This paper discusses the federal student aid funding that is made available by the US Department of Education each year in the form of loans, grants and campus-based aid. It discusses the implications of this aid and then looks at previous cuts in funding for the aid, the reasons behind these cuts and student responses to these cuts.
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" Student activists also protested against federal cuts to education. The 35th District Assembly with representatives from Upward Bound, California Interest Research Group, Associated Students and the University of California Students Association raised their voice to oppose the $12-million cut to financial aid programs and the increase in student loan interest rates (Tidwell 2006). They investigated the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act and found that it eliminated diversity in the campus. The Upward Bound director said that they helped low-income and first-generation students but the cuts would cancel their assistance to financially disadvantaged students. The UCSB financial aid office representative said that the government was taking funding from student programs and redistributing some of the money into entirely new grant programs, focusing on science and math. One of the programs was the National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent or SMART. They interpreted the new trend as the government's struggle to adapt with world changes in math and sciences with new programs, such as SMART. They identified recent immigration and national security concerns as propelling the changes and the subsequent cuts. Smart students got financial aid for majoring in math, science or a critical foreign language, such as Chinese and Arabic. The main eligibility requirement was US citizenship but not non-US citizenship eligibility. But these protesters claimed that eliminating tried and true methods would be wasteful and cost a lot of people to lose their jobs (Tidwell)."
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Political Party Funding, 2005.
A comparative analysis of government funding of political parties in the United States, Great Britain and France.
6,900 words (approx. 27.6 pages), 25 sources, MLA, $ 135.95
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This paper compares government funding of political parties in three democratic countries: the United States, Great Britain and France. It looks at the significance of the issue of financing political party electoral campaigns. It concludes that all three countries have implemented changes in campaign finance regulations, but considers the government as a necessary source of some of the funds for political candidates and parties, but differ on the issues that have an impact on electoral activity.
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"political party electoral campaigns has long been a subject of discussion and as significantly of controversy. Given ..."
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U.S. Military Assistance Funding to Indonesia, 2005.
An overview of the people and events, which are causative factors to U.S. military assistance funding in Indonesia.
5,241 words (approx. 21.0 pages), 18 sources, MLA, $ 130.95
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This case study examines the issues surrounding the influence, intervention, sanctions, and programs applied toward Indonesia support. Key to this study are the individual people, groups, and institutions surrounding the successes and failures in this assistance and the motivations, perceptions, and agendas involved.
Table of Contents
Introduction
History
Historical Overview of Indonesia and United States' National Security Interests
U.S. Military Assistance Prior to Sanctions and How Funding was Used
Sanctions
Aim
Objectives
The Informal Universe
Issue Leaders
Overview
Indonesia Players
Institutional Linkage
Human Rights Watch
Nike
United States Military Collaboration
Issue Clusters
Assessment
Appendix A
Appendix B
Bibliography
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"According to the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs , Indonesia is a strategic key to our National Security interests. Located strategically alongside several important international maritime crossroads, ingress to the United States from the sea must be managed from such strategic locations. The United States enjoys a reliable relationship with Indonesia at this time; playing a significant role in its independence and supporting its anti-communistic position during the Cold War has worked to repay our nation in 'cordial and cooperative relations' today. Jemaah Islamiyah - a terrorist organization - made its presence known to Indonesia during terrorist attacks on Bali (October 2002) and Jakarta (August 2003). Occurring so close to the United States attacks of September 11, 2001, the alliance - although not a formal treaty - has meaning and value to both countries."
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Money Laundering and Terrorist Funding, 2006.
A review of the efforts of the HSBC Bank USA to prevent money laundering and terrorist funding.
7,162 words (approx. 28.6 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 159.95
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This paper discusses how, in an effort to combat the risk of criminal and terrorist activity, the federal government of the United States has charged banking institutions with protecting, monitoring, and reporting financial activity that may aid terrorists and criminals. According to the paper, the HSBC Bank USA takes this charge very seriously due to its own risk and a sense of social responsibility. This paper reviews how HSBC Bank USA strives for compliance within the legal framework set forth by the United States Patriot Act and Bank Security Act.
Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
Mission and Value Statement
Problem Statement
Chapter 1. The Risk of Money Laundering and Terrorist Funding in the Banking Industry
Chapter 2. Legal Requirements and HSBC Compliance
Chapter 3. Technology Issues
Chapter 4. HSBC Operations and Internal Management
Chapter 5. Impending Developments and Future Challenges
Hypothesis
Conclusion
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"With payment filtering in place, false positives are an unfortunate inevitability. Coping with false positives--the blocking of transactions that are in fact legal customer activity--is a frustrating corporate matter for banks. Despite every care to prevent inconvenience to banking patrons, HSBC payment filters are likely to block payments where beneficiary names are similar to those on watch lists. This creates issues for management within HSBC, as additional personnel must be available to identify false positives and, where necessary, manually reverse payment rejections. Allocating addition funding for support staff and technology advances can aid in reducing false positives. Seeking out the best technology available and supporting industry-wide pushes for more research may also contribute to better advances and progress. "
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