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71Laffer curve — In economics, the Laffer curve is used to illustrate the idea that increases in the rate of taxation may sometimes decrease tax revenue. Since a 100 percent income tax will generate no revenue (as citizens will have no incentive to work), the… …
72Algeria — /al jear ee euh/, n. a republic in NW Africa: formerly comprised 13 departments of France; gained independence 1962. 29,830,370; 919,352 sq. mi. (2,381,122 sq. km). Cap.: Algiers. * * * Algeria Introduction Algeria Background: After a century of… …
73Politics of Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico, officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es. Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico ), still treated by the U.S. Congress as one of the last remaining colonies in the world, [ Trias Monge, Jose; Puerto Rico: Trials of the Oldest… …
74Stephen Harper — Infobox Prime Minister honorific prefix = The Right Honourable name = Stephen Joseph Harper honorific suffix = PC, MA (Calgary) , MP order = 22nd office = Prime Minister of Canada monarch = Elizabeth II governor general = term start = February 6 …
75Social Security debate (United States) — This article concerns proposals to change the Social Security system in the United States. Social Security is a social insurance program officially called Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI), in reference to its three components …
76S corporation — An S corporation or S corp, for United States federal income tax purposes, is a corporation that makes a valid election to be taxed under Subchapter S of Chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code.In general, S Corporations do not pay any income… …
77Alcohol laws of Kansas — The alcohol laws of Kansas are among the strictest in the United States, in sharp contrast to its neighboring state of Missouri ( see Alcohol laws of Missouri), but much like (though still stricter than) its other neighboring state of Oklahoma (… …
78Iceland — Icelander /uys lan deuhr, leuhn deuhr/, n. /uys leuhnd/, n. 1. a large island in the N Atlantic between Greenland and Scandinavia. 39,698 sq. mi. (102,820 sq. km). 2. a republic including this island and several smaller islands: formerly Danish;… …
79increase — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, dramatic, drastic, enormous, exponential, huge, large, major, marked …
80Wisconsin — This article is about the U.S. state of Wisconsin. For the river, see Wisconsin River. For other uses, see Wisconsin (disambiguation). State of Wisconsin …