A Nobel Prize–Winning Economist Offers the "Flat-Tax Bible" ( Forbes )Millions of Americans struggle with complicated tax codes. In The Flat Tax, Robert E. Hall—2026 Nobel laureate in economics—and co-author Alvin Rabushka present a groundbreaking vision for a simpler, fairer tax system.The current federal income tax code is a burden for taxpayers. Its endless regulations and countless forms lead to more e...

This new and updated edition of The Flat Tax—called "the bible of the flat tax movement" by Forbes—explains what's wrong with our present tax system and offers a practical alternative. Hall and Rabushka set forth what many believe is the most fair, efficient, simple, and workable tax reform plan on the table: tax all income, once only, at a uniform rate of 19 percent.

The differences between: the 3 relationship conditions, the 3 types of involvement, and, the 3 levels of affectionTo understand and to empower your Personal Operating SystemTo share the authentic you by speaking your truth and living your brand(s)To identify and to understand the 4 social styles and the 4 temperamentsTo understand what creates and maintains healthy rapportTo improve your friending behavior...

As open access initiatives, electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) provide Internet access to graduate student research documents from hundreds of academic institutions, thus furthering international scholarly communication. The last decade has seen change and collaboration among colleagues of varied disciplines and across institutional boundaries. There is a need for practical information for academics, database managers and library catalogers in dealing with the complexities of devel...

This vast reference resource will appeal to anyone who wishes to find depictions of New Testament narratives from scholars, to students, to picture researchers. The first part of the book consists of a list of proper names, terms, and concepts relating to New Testament narratives represented. Under each name, term or concept, the ICONCLASS alphanumeric codes are entered, along with a brief description of the New Testament scenes in which the characters or actions occur. The second part of ...

Communicating Mental Health: History, Contexts, and Perspectives explores mental health through the lens of the communication discipline. In the first section, contributors describe the major contributions of the communication discipline as it pertains to a broader perspective and stigma of mental health. In the second section, contributors investigate mental health through various narrative perspectives. In the third and fourth sections, contributors consider many applied contexts such as...

A major task of our time is to ensure adequate food supplies for the world's current population (now nearing 7 billion) in a sustainable way while protecting the vital functions and biological diversity of the global environment. The task of providing for a growing population is likely to be even more difficult in view of actual and potential changes in climatic conditions due to global warming, and as the population continues to grow. Current projections suggest that the world's temperatu...

This updated edition examines the latest regulatory and judicial developments involving the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and provides a clear, practical explanation of its requirements.Using this book, you will learn how to manage the "field side" of RCRA compliance, including identifying hazardous waste, transporting hazardous materials under EPA and DOT regulations, and disposing of solid wastes. You will also learn how to manage the "paperwork side" of RCRA comp...

Enduring Motives examines tradition and religious beliefs as they are expressed in landscape, the built environment, visual symbols, stories, and ritual.Bringing together archaeologists and Native American experts, this volume focuses on long-lived religious traditions of the native peoples of the Americas and how religion codifies, justifies, and reinforces these traditions by placing a high value on continuity of beliefs and practice.Using clues from the archaeol...

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be overwhelming, even off-putting, so in this series we offer up our Top 10 classic poet...

Spanning maritime romance, imperial adventure, Gothic terror, nautical realism, and speculative voyage, 140 Sea Adventure Novels maps the sea as both physical arena and imaginative frontier. Its selection ranges from shipboard trials, piracy, mutiny, and castaway narratives to submarine fantasies and uncanny oceanic tales. Canonical maritime visions sit beside popular serial adventures, allowing such landmark modes as the Robinsonade, the naval yarn, and the treasure quest to emerge in pro...

The Great Sea Voyage: Adventurer's Pocket Library gathers maritime adventure across an unusually broad literary seascape, where exploration narratives, nautical realism, imperial romance, pirate yarns, survival tales, Gothic menace, and speculative voyages converge. Its range extends from canonical meditations on the ocean's immensity and terror to brisk tales of shipwreck, mutiny, naval combat, treasure, and distant coasts. The volume's central achievement lies in treating the sea not mer...