Society
Exploring "Why" questions about Society
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Why is Republican leadership voting to approve Obama’s budget?
There are several parts to the Bipartisan Budget Agreement. * It eases spending caps for FY 2016 and FY 2017. That includes defense spending which is huge for defense hawk Republicans.
Why do people still buy Coca Cola stocks? I understand that to make money in the stock market you have to invest for the long run but how long would it be before you actually saw gains? I have no b…
Coca-Cola is a very stable, low-risk, long-term investment. You'd have to stick with it for at least 10 years to get a reasonable return. On the other hand, it pays dividends, so if you own a lot of s
Why isn’t tax added on to the list price in the US?
This has been asked before: _URL_0_ But every time it gets asked again, I appreciate how many people here aren't from the US, which is good.
Why do humans still have to do their own taxes? Why isn’t this process automated?
It is automated. ...In other countries. Lots of countries don't force their citizen to do their own taxes, although they're still allowed to if they really want to (for example if they don't trust the
Why do the largest US cities have the poorest public school programs?
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Why did the government bail out automakers instead of granting vouchers to people that could be redeemed for a car?
France did this a few years ago.(yes yes France white flag jokes, haha reddit you so funny) In 2009, a new president steps in, gives great financial incentives for people to scrap their old car buy a
Why do we have a bracketed tax system, and why don’t we use flat tax rates for everyone?
As ELI5 as was explained to me: A flat tax, like 11%, would be a larger share of a low earning citizen than a high earning citizen. A person earning $100 would be more affected by paying $11 dollars t
why New York is the biggest market for sports in America
* it is the largest city in the US * it was the largest city in the US when both professional sports and broadcast media emerged, and has deep traditions in both * it has a well defined city identity
Why haven’t we seen any 90s Nick Game Shows (Double Dare, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Nick Arcade) rereleased? Legality issues?
You don't normally see *any* game shows rereleased. A big part of their profitability is contributions from sponsors, which don't continue paying out in reruns and syndication.
Why does the value of currency tend to inflate over time as opposed to deflate?
Because a small amount of inflation is good for the economy as it encourages people and companies to spend money, which is what keeps the economy going. So government policies are all designed around