jdemassimo

jdemassimo

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Link to my Bill- http://mockcongress2011.wikispaces.com/SB10

Julia DeMassimo Nevada Republican

5 Interesting Facts about Nevada- 1. Nicknamed the Silver State 2. Covers 110,567 sq. mi. 3. 36th state 4. Sagebrush is the state flower 5. Population is 2.6 million

5 facts that are related to issues- 1. Nevada is facing one of the worst recessions in their history. 2. Nevada has one of the highest sales taxes which is 6.85%. 3. Nevada is one of the 37 states that collects property taxes. 4. Nevada has one of the lowest state tax levels in the United States. 5. Nevada assesses no corporate or individual income tax.

3 interesting issues- Healthcare- Healthcare affects people because if they are unemployed they have no healthcare. For people 65 and older and for low income people government programs are the major source of coverage for healthcare expenses. The Randsell Act of 1930 created the National Intstitudes of Health, which is involved with medical research. THe two of the largeest sources of healthcare are the Medicare and Medicade programs.

Taxes- The two of the most controversial types of taxes are those levied by the federal government- income tax and the inheritance tax. Taxes have been strong in crisis situations espically during times of war. People argue that wealthier people should be taxed higher than the middle and lower class. During World War II the tax was 91%.

Illegal Immigration- By 2005 the number of immigrants in the United States was over 70 million. THe earliest immigrants that came to the United States were the british. Immigrants take up 52% of the population.However, in the 1840s, the potato famine in Ireland forced many thousands of Irish to come to the United States within just a few years. Recently, many immigrants to the United States have been Hispanic, mainly Mexican.

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