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The Pdf that is placed by the ABI states that when taxes are increased jobs in the hospitality industry are lost. Raising the taxes is not efficient way to raise money. Over 40% of the price of alcohol is tax! This is not a proven deterrent

In the years since Wade Vs Roe, abortion is still a highly debated topic. Even on popular television series, it sparks debate.

The rising suicide rates across the globe are disturbing. Over the past 45 years, the suicide rates have risen by 60%, they have nearly doubled, and are getting worse every year. As of 2016, a person commits suicide every 40 seconds, and the CDC believes that that number will rise to one every 20 seconds by 2020, a disturbing figure. The phenomenon has had little explanation as to cause, however i believe it is the fall in the number of people of faith, or religion. Over the past 50 years, more and more people have lost faith, and crime rates, and suicide rates have skyrocketed. But that is just a theory.

We all are aware and know how scary suicide can be but it is heartbreaking to know that every year the growing rate is rising. We see on the news and on social media that teens are committing suicide but we need to realize that it is not just teens, its all people. The best thing we can do for those who have thought of committing suicide is to be there and listen to them when help is needed.

It's sad to hear about how often suicide happens. I wasn't aware of how bad it actually was. There are many different reasons people decide to take their life away. All we can really do is to try to be there for anyone who needs help and show people that you care. Sometimes it can be from the people we least expect.

Article concerning age discrimination in the workplace. Real life examples of terminated employees are covered.

This article sums up that 60% of school lunches are already subsidized for students across all of America, and the remaining 40% still suffer on missed lunches. The amount of money spent trying to administer the costs of managing the school lunches could almost close the gap on the last 40% having to pay out of pocket, and potentially missing multiple lunches.

I believe no child should ever go hungry. I think that every grocery store should offer ripe produce for people and children as they shop, health and wellness should be priority one.

Nice website! I like how it has all the information you might need for citing.

This article highlights the fact that 55 of the largest corporations in the U.S. didn't pay any federal taxes in 2020 despite collectively gaining $40.5 billion in pretaxed income. The author details what some specific companies paid (or gained) and how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) as well as the CARES Act expanded tax breaks for these companies.

Anti-Defamation League points out the young impressionable minds of children and how the separation of religion from school is essential. The article gives a few examples of the effects from this lack of separation.

Public schools are not allowing students to practice their religion at school. Religion in public schools are not allowed. This has been an ongoing issue for about 40 years.

Article about freedom of religion in public schooling. How it effects students and teachers.

The grassroots activists from the Self Employed Women's Association spoke to a panel on the informal economy at the ITUC Congress in Berlin. Founded in India out of exploitation of women works from the informal sector, the two million member coalition spoke of their hardships and interaction with their formal sector employers. Through power in numbers SEWA has gained momentum in their fight for workers' rights and pay equality. 40% of the global economy consists of the expanding members of the informal sector.

This article questions whether women's rights have come full circle. The author focuses on pregnancy in the work-place.

Original: Up through the early 1920's, diphtheria was one of the most dreaded childhood diseases in the United States, killing over 10,000 people every year. We started vaccinating children against diphtheria in the 1930's and 40's, and the disease started disappearing. Today it is rare for a doctor even to see a case of diphtheria, much less have a child die from it. Paraphrase: Killing over 10,000 people a year in the U.S, diphtheria proved to be one of the most feared youth diseases up until the early 1920's. Once doctors began vaccinating children for diphtheria in the 1930's the disease began to vanish. In today's world it is rare for a doctor to see a patient with diphtheria thanks to common vaccinations.

In a way, no. Today, 40 years after birth control became legal and five decades after the pill's introduction, there is a worldwide problem around women's access to birth control. While, religious people have always been aginst birth control, they are now getting republicans and presidential candidates involved.

Many people think guns kill people, when in all reality, guns to fire off themselves. It is the person behind the trigger who is at fault. Guns have saved so many lives.

A teenager ditches school and meets a man in his 40's. They create a relationship that starts out fatherly and moves quickly into a sexual relationship. The man then starts trafficking the young girl out for money in motel rooms.

Leingang notes that Arizonans are getting on average less educated with every year that passes. Arizonans over 65 are among the top 20 in the nation for higher education, whereas the younger 25-40 population is ranked 40th.

With mental health issues becoming more prevalent in today's society. One has to wonder if it might be linked to the ever growing social media world we live in. With many studies speculating that social media might be the driving force behind our mental health pandemic.

this article is an interesting one to say the least. may people are affected by social media but young adults are the most affected. this article shows how young minds are most affected by these media outlets.

I would definitely agree with the article as it claims the correlation between time spent on social media and the symptoms of anxiety and depression. I likes how they referenced how abstaining from it can result in higher levels of happiness.

This website explains how the United States is facing an affordable housing crisis. Majority of the population in America are working 40 hours a week earning minimum wage only to afford a two bedroom apartment. The cause of this issue is because of unequal opportunities, labeling it a social justice issue.

Civil rights, or citizens' rights to equitable social and political treatment in a country, is another of the most important social issues in America and around the world. Nearly 60% of African Americans still live in segregated communities more than 40 years after the Civil Rights Act was implemented, and 90% of African Americans say racial discrimination is still a big problem.