Essays on Dependents

As a single taxpayer having a gross total income of $45,000, I fall into the 25% tax bracket. A total of $7,022 is hence, required to be payable as income tax for the year 2016 at a rate of 15.6%. The next lowest tax bracket is the 15% bracket that includes income from $9,276 to $37,650. My gross total income is hence, $7,350 away from the 15% tax bracket. A standard deduction of $6,300 is available for single filers that can reduce my gross total income to $38,700. Alternatively, itemized deductions are ...

Abstract

This case study examines the problem of deviation of normal relationships in families of persons with alcohol dependence. The case given for analysis describes rather typical situation of families with excessively drinking husbands. The case study aims at formulating the overall strategy of finding the way out for the members of such families. Particular attention is given to providing social support for the victims of the excessive drinking as psychological disorder. Special psychological phenomenon of "codependency" is defined throughout the research. This phenomenon is reflected in the psychological characteristics of wives and children, indicating the formation of dependent behavior ...

Part One

The Problem with McDonald’s Employee Budget The proposed minimum wage budget McDonalds put out is faced with a number of laughable budgetary estimates, some of which are based on wrongful assumptions. One of these assumptions that stands out from the onset is the inference by the drawer that every employee on minimum wage has a second job, an assumption which has proved to be wrong. For instance, in the scenario, MJ does not have a second job and lives on one pay slip. It is essential that in order the proposed budget to gain any endorsement of sorts ...

GOAL SETTING AND STRESS

Life in itself comprises several factors which have a direct bearing on an individual's well-being and the prospects of the future. A number of aspects have to be put into perspective ranging from health related issues, environmental and career concerns to the financial aspect of the everyday life of the individual. In order to surmount the various obstacles and challenges that present themselves in life, one has to follow a set pattern whose main objective is the achievement of what one has set out to do. Goals are an important part of an individual's life and routine as they ...

Human Resource Management

Introduction Hello and welcome, Francis Jones! My name is John Smith and I am the Human Resources Manager at Blessed Beauty Incorporated. In order to assist with your relocation, the company has prepared the following information, which I hope you will find useful.

Blessed Beauty Incorporated

Blessed Beauty Inc. is a company which specializes in the manufacture and sale of cosmetics and personal beauty products as well as household products. The company, which was established fifteen years ago, has a network of ten individual sites in the United States and is looking to expand internationally, particularly to Latin America. The current organizational ...

Job Description and Specification

In the job market, one has to be able to find the perfect balance between being hopeful and realistic. This is something that new graduates who are going out for the first time in the job market to look for a job should be aware of. Most first time job seekers tend to be idealistic when it comes to looking for a job. They tend to forget the reality that companies tend to look for individuals who experience in the respective job vacancy they are applying for. Yes, educational experience is something but graduating from even an Ivy League ...

Should every country in the world have a reasonable minimum wage?

Ideally, I think there should be a minimum wage set for every country. This would mean the assurance that each and every individual can provide for his daily needs. This would include rent, food, water, utilities. However, the minimum wage should cover enough of the spending to go beyond the poverty line and should cover inflation as well. There should also be the right balance between what a worker receives and what he pays in taxes. It would not be beneficial for one to receive high minimum wage while having a high tax burden to bear at the same ...

The promulgation of the affordable care act into law resulted into many benefits to many Americans since it ensured that Americans were in a position to receive affordable health care and were also cushioned from exploitation from insurance providers. The unfortunate in the society for instance the unemployed, individuals with low paying jobs and those ones with disabilities are now better placed to address their healthcare issues.

Healthcare is now affordable

The act has seen more people being included in the plan since healthcare providers have to provide up to 80% of the paid coverage.

More Americans are now covered

Many individuals are now covered by the scheme ...

Meaning of Home

Introduction: Home has been defined differently by different authors, who have contributed to the fields of family life discussion and other social sciences. The example piece of work that has been chosen for analysis as part of this assignment is the article of Peter Somerville that discusses homelessness as a social problem (Somerville). The interest in this article is that the author has attributed the concept of home, to a structure that provides roof and shelter to a person. At the same time, the author has recognized that the definition of home has been greatly debated on, in the ...

Introduction

The USA is now witnessing one of the highest income disparities in its history. Rich people are getting richer while poor people are getting poorer. One of the main challenges for the government is to ensure more equitable wealth distribution among the population. One of the most discussed techniques in recent years is “minimum wage”. Minimum wage in the USA is currently $7.25 per hour and a multi-year long debate between the Republicans and Democrats is going on upon the issue of increasing the minimum wage to $10.10 (Peters). This has become a major issue of political tussle between ...

Probation and parole are alternative sentences to incarceration, which offer convicted offenders the opportunity to remain in the community, but operate under supervision (Hanser 12). Whereas probation takes place before and often instead of imprisonment, parole usually occurs as an early prison release. The convicted offender is required to comply with probation and parole conditions. The offenders are subjected to warrantless searches without any reasonable cause. In the United States, over 2,000 agencies administer probation on offenders who commit felonies as well as misdemeanors. Adult probation as well as parole are established in executive branches of state government ...

Critically Discuss Whether Life Insurance Should Be Perceived as a Luxury or Need In The Context of the Evolving Dependency Dynamic of the Modern Family.

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine the primary purpose of life insurance as a financial product and to analyze what are the advantages and disadvantages of having life insurance. Some recent statistics were used to create a framework of why and how many people purchase this product and what are the determinants which influence their decisions. When discussing whether life insurance is a necessity or a luxury, the price is the important ...

Abstract

Stress and cigarette smoking have been linked in many studies. An assessment was also done to measure how the variables of finances, workload and dependency add to stress, anxiety, depression and addiction among the respondents. This study puts weight to the fact that smoking is prevalent among healthcare workers around the world. In many parts of the world, nurses are found to be smokers, and even though there are campaigns to influence smokers, many nurses continue smoking for several reasons, but one given factor was the role that stress plays in causing people to reach out for a cigarette ...