In the United States, Congress approved, In February 2003, increases in the 2003 budgets of both the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation. America is not alone in – vainly – trying to compensate for imploding capital markets and risk-averse financiers. In 1999, chancellor Gordon Brown inaugurated a $1.6 billion program of “upgrading British science” and commercializing its…
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How To Invest In Government Foreclosures
You have probably seen the infomercials in the past that are trying to tempt you into buying government foreclosures. And more than likely you probably dismissed these offers as a get rich quick scheme that will never work. While government foreclosures may not be exactly what you see and hear on television, they definitely have their place in the real…
The Social Security Cost Of Living Increase Is Not Keeping Up
Is the COLA (Cost Of Living Adjustment) losing its fizz? Many seniors now feel that the annual Social Security cost of living increase is failing to keep up with the soaring prices of everything from gas and heating bills to groceries and prescription drugs. As a result, seniors are suffering, and they’re suffering badly. In 2005, for example, the Social…
The History And Power Of The Heritage Foundation
The Heritage Foundation is a very influential public policy research institute that is located in Washington, DC. It is a conservative “think tank” that has had a significant impact on both domestic and foreign United States government policies. History of the Heritage Foundation The Heritage Foundation was founded in 1973. The initial funding for the formation of the Heritage Foundation…
The Early History Of British Airways
In 1919, as Europe emerged from the First World War, travel moved into the forefront of people’s minds. Buoyed up on the new technologies of the day, the forerunner of BA, Aircraft Transport and Travel (AT&T), launched the world’s first daily international scheduled air service. It offered a service from London to Paris and ushered in the modern age of…
How The Online Gambling Ban Helps Al Qaeda
Groups like Al Qaeda may very well be using online casinos to raise money for their global Jihad, but does banning online gambling really hurt them. The answer to this question is absolutely not, it actually help them. The way it helps them is easy to understand. Most of the money spent on online gambling was going to publicly owned…
The Effects Of The Banning Online Gambling
Everyone talks about the negative impact of online gambling, but they are not talking about the negative impact of banning online gambling. A reason for banning online casinos was to make sure that underage children were not using thee parents credit cards to gamble online, but besides the fact that most online casinos did everything possible to ensure to verify…
Predictable Certain And Secure Tax Lien Certificates Produce Guaranteed Profits Of 16 18 Even 24 And More
How would you like to find out about an investment vehicle that is not affected by the topsy-turvy nature of the stock market? How would you like to know about a method of investing that locks in your rate of return, regardless of what happens with the so called real estate bubble? If you’ve ever put money into the stock…
Loan Sharks In The City
Loan sharks are preying on the poor whilst being protected by the government. In 1987 BBCs Panorama investigated loan sharking. Tony Blair, then city spokesman for the Labour Party, told the programme: You need some measure of control and regulation to ensure that the unscrupulous arent lending to the desperate when there is no possibility of repayment Sixteen years and…
American Politics And Insurance
Many Americans have many more complaints with the American government and politics, and how ill-prepared the government was for helping American citizens before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina struck is only one example. However, it is apparent that the American government and the politics that surround it are not just sitting around waiting for the next disaster to strike –…