Thursday, May 17, 2007

Inflation of Medical Care


"The following chart shows the annual inflation rate in medical care, compared to all other items that consumers buy." This chart shows that the amount of money spent medical care is more than the amount of money that are spend on products.

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

The Explaination Behind "Sin-Taxes"

http://www.answers.com/topic/sin-tax
"A tax on certain items, such as cigarettes and alcohol, that are regarded as neither necessities nor luxuries." The taxes of unnecessary products falls under the category of "Sin-Taxes."

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

What are taxes?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax
“A tax is a financial charge or other levy imposed on an individual or a legal entity by a state or functional equivalent of a state.” Usually, taxes are known as “pecuniary burden laid upon individuals or property to support the government a payment exacted by legislative authority.”

Monday, May 14, 2007

Questions To Cover

1) What are taxes?
2) What are "Sin-Taxes?"
3) What products are considered "Sin-Taxes?"
4) Why are these products considered "Sin-Taxes?"
5) How much is medical care a year ago?
6) How much is the medical care now?

Outline

I) Introduction
II) Taxes
A) Taxes and Sin-Taxes in General
B) The Economic Issues That Sin Taxes Effect
III) Products of Sin-Taxes
A) The Products That Are Considered "Sin-Taxes"
B) Reason Why Those Products Are Considered "Sin-Taxes"
C) Political Issues of These Products
IV) Medical Care
A) The Cost of Medical Care
B) Medical Care In General for The Sin-Tax Products
C) The Moral Issues For Using The Sin-Tax Products
V) Conclusion