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Like many countries, several U.S. states have created sovereign wealth funds to finance certain services (typically public education) or to provide general revenue to the state government itself. [1] [2] This article comprises the known such funds and their monetary amounts.
In the United States before 1865, a slave state was a state in which slavery and the internal or domestic slave trade were legal, while a free state was one in which they were prohibited. Between 1812 and 1850, it was considered by the slave states to be politically imperative that the number of free states not exceed the number of slave states ...
Zazzle. Zazzle is an American online marketplace that allows designers and customers to create their own products with independent manufacturers (clothing, posters, etc.), as well as use images from participating companies. Zazzle has partnered with many brands to amass a collection of digital images from companies like Disney, Warner Brothers ...
On paper, not having to pay taxes sounds great. But states with no state income tax come with their own drawbacks (including high sales taxes).
Every state has cheap or free college courses for senior citizens. Some institutions only allow auditing, but many let you earn credits toward a degree. This was originally published on The Penny ...
States and territories are sorted by the share of the lowest quintile in aggregate household income, i.e. the share of household income of 20% of the poorest households in the total household income.
The United States is party to many free trade agreements (FTAs) worldwide. Beginning with the Theodore Roosevelt administration, the United States became a major player in international trade, especially with its neighboring territories in the Caribbean and Latin America. The United States helped negotiate the General Agreement on Tariffs and ...