Posts Tagged ‘government’

Taxes are…

Monday, August 17th, 2009

Taxes are payments owed to the government for certain items, earnings, or activities. Because the government uses taxes to finance projects that benefit the general public, if you are in the country, you have to chip in.

Lobbying is…

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

Lobbying is the practice of trying to persuade some government body or official to support legislation that would help your employer or organization. For example, a member of an environmental group might lobby for Congress’ support in passing a global warming bill.