36 states have higher incarceration rates than Cuba, the country with the world's second highest prison rate. Looked at in terms of actual inmate numbers, this means that the number of people behind bars in most US states is on par with the prison populations of entire nations, like Venezuela and Egypt. https://news.vice.com/article/the-mass-incarceration-problem-in-america Funding of American prisons is another big problem. Since population of the prisons in our country extremely grows, the government began to spend more money on prison system. Imprisonment of America's 2.3 million prisoners, costing $24,000 per inmate per year, and $5.1 billion in new prison construction, consumes $60.3 billion in budget expenditures, and it continues to grow.
The History of New York City Fiscal Crisis of 1975 New York City experienced a significant fiscal crisis and nearly defaulted in 1975. It was a real crisis because the nation’s largest city had critically run out of money and could not compensate for normal operating expenses. Federal action prevented the city from defaulting on its liabilities and possible bankruptcy. During that time, New York City and its subdivisions had $14 billion of debt outstanding of which almost $6 billion was short-term. The city accepted to an operating deficit of at least $600 million, although a fair accounting approach put it at more like $2.2 billion and the city found itself excluded from credit markets.
Franklin Township Needs Assessment Elyse Kocylowskyi October 8, 2012 Franklin Township, NJ Franklin Township is the most populated municipality of Somerset County, containing 62,300 people, with a population density of 1,350 persons per square mile (Brandstetter, 2010). Franklin Township, to be hereafter called Franklin, not only has the largest population, it also has the fastest growing – with a rate 2.4 times higher than any other municipality, accounting for 43.9% of the total population growth in Somerset County between 2000 and 2010 (NJSDC, 2011). Money Magazine’s ranking of the ‘one-hundred best places to live’ in the US listed Franklin as the fifth best place to live in 2008, and the twenty-fifth best place to live for
Bogota and Miami are different in many ways. But, I would like to expose my critical analysis about the most significant differences. First, Miami has a great road structure, while Bogota’s roads continue with a delay of more than 30 years. You cannot compare any of the Miami’s state roads like SR 826 expressway with 26 street in Bogota. The first one has more than 30 miles and the 26 street has only 5 miles.
Despite decades of internal conflict and drug related security challenges.” (CIA.gov/Colombia). The results have been positive with fair elections, protection for the people, and a strong government. Colombia’s economy face the highest unemployment rate in Latin America statistically reported by cia.org, at 10.3% in 2012. Colombia's economic policies involving the free trade agreements make it easy for Ravi and Keith to have flow of goods imported and exported. “Economic development is stymied by inadequate infrastructure, weakened further by recent flooding.” (cia.gov/Colombia).
As time has passed by, El Salvador has developed and invested more into the services sector and industrialization, the central region is the most industrialized, followed by the two other major cities in the country: San Miguel and Santa Ana. El Salvador, with a population of 6.227 million (World Bank), it is composed of three ethnic groups: Mestizo (a mixture of Spanish and indigenous people), Amerindian 10 and European. Indigenous people were at the bottom of the social hierarchy in colonial times and subject to abuse from their “lords” or people who belonged to upper classes. The majority of the population in El Salvador is now mestizo(a). However, those who have more indigenous features suffer some discrimination and are referred to by the derogatory terms "indios" (Indians) or "negros" (blacks).
Economically Philadelphia and Boston were the most different regarding what they exported; Philadelphia exported wheat and Boston did not. Boston’s economy was actually not doing so well. Its shipbuilding industry was moving elsewhere and its population had decreased to about 15,000. On the other hand, the populations of New York and Philadelphia were growing. Philadelphia had become British America’s largest city with about 30,000 people by 1774.
A little plastic card, that can be personalized and lets us effortless buy anything our hearts desire with invisible money, that contributes greatly to the survival and success of materialism. Credit cards are nothing but illusions and a quick fix to achieving the dream, that later bring on bigger problems. Like not being able to purchase a house because you owe a lot in credit card debt. Banks today are stricter than they’ve ever been on lending their money and for good reason. Unemployment rate has gone up, so has the cost of living, while pay rates have not, and the average american is $7,168 in credit card debt.
I explained to him that it was definitely a change but we were accepted. However, 25 percent of all Puerto Ricans are still living in poverty (Countries and Their Cultures, 2009). New York has proved to me that Puerto Rican assimilation has been a great success mixed with serious problems (Countries and Their Cultures, 2009). The main problem is that Puerto Ricans are the most economically disadvantaged Latino Group in the United States with problems such as crime, drug-use, and poor educational opportunity in Puerto Rican communities (Countries and Their Cultures,
It is important for the civilians to speak English because many tourists visit Puerto Rico, and many of them are from the United States. Their flag just like the United States is red white and blue. Unlike the United States the Puerto Rican flag has five horizontal stripes and blue sideways triangle with one star. Puerto Rico’s population is about four millions. The area of Puerto Rico is slightly less than three times the area of Rhode Island.