infrastructure and militaries) through tariffs and excise taxes. This meant businesses importing goods into the country had to pay fees (which were passed onto consumers in the form of higher prices) and citizens paid taxes on the goods they purchased (also known as a consumption tax)....
Well, in Britain, from the ages of five to about eleven you start off at a primary school, and then from eleven to sixteen you go on to a secondary school or a comprehensive school and at sixteen you take GCSE examinations. After this, some children take vocational courses or even start...
Since the installation of lights in 1965 the Canal has operated every minute of every day; the demand is that great. We saw several dozen huge vessels queued up out in the Pacific in what they call the “anchor line”, awaiting confirmation that payment had been transacted before they entere...
The idea was not taken up until after the Revolution, when a new system of house numbering was introduced in 1790 to make it easier to collect taxes; this
Santa Anna needed to recuperate funds for the great financial losses in Texas, so he sent Albino Perez as Governor to northern New Mexico to impose new taxes to recuperate monies. It proved to be an unpopular move and Perez proved to be an unpopular governor. Resistance turned harsh in the...
Leave a place where, if I did get it, I could at least afford the healthcare, and fly to America where the healthcare costs would break me? Hell no! I’m staying right here, thank you very much. The Staying Fortunately, Cuenca is a great place to get stuck in. A view from ...
When Harry Met Sally...: Directed by Rob Reiner. With Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, Bruno Kirby. Harry and Sally have known each other for years, and are very good friends, but they fear sex would ruin the friendship.
The anti-federalists demanded a bill of rights. Why did the Federalists win? In 1787, toward the end of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Mason proposed that a bill of rights preface the Constitution, but his proposal was defeated. Why did the Federalists win? Federalists seized...
One of us has to leave, and I suppose it must be me. I have persisted in the wind, and the rain, and the drought and the deluge and the fires from heaven, and like the bewildered ones I know when I am done. You won’t let me sleep or think or even just sit here quietly ...
Though most home-sale profit is now tax-free, there are still steps you can take to maximize the tax benefits of selling your home. Learn how to figure your gain, factoring in your cost basis, home improvements and more.