1. What is Medicare? Medicare is an insurance program that’s available to U.S. citizens over age 65, regardless of income. If someone is covered by Medicare, their medical bills are paid from trust funds that they’ve previously paid into through Medicare payroll taxes. 2. Who qualifies ...
Suppose you buy or sell securities through an online discount brokerage firm or via an electronic communication network (ECN). In that case, you may also come across per-trade commissions and monthly platform fees. These commissions are more familiar with online brokers and include fixed rates tha...
Within this range, periodical fluctuations like those in Beijing might be coming about for a number of different reasons, but the most likely scenario is that the differences are due to the fact that each author defined the scope of their survey slightly differently. When comparing these numbers...
This call inevitably presages an exercise that can challenge the rationale for the existence of the agency or at least the rationale for a program within it. This form of analysis is both prospective and existential! It is the rationale and mandate for some form of public agency strategic ...
Greece is an interesting case study, since at a time of economic austerity, fiscal support is difficult to justify and maintain. As a consequence, Greece faced a feed-in tariff deficit and resolved to cuts in subsidies, retroactive revenue taxes, tariff reductions and halts to new renewable ...
Sweden is a Nordic European nation with a well-developed welfare system and relatively high taxes. Legislation is made centrally, but the 290 local authorities are responsible for the delivery of many services, including education. Preschool care/education for 1–5 year-olds is heavily subsidized ...