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  2. Unemployment insurance in the United States - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Unemployment insurance in the United States, colloquially referred to as unemployment benefits, refers to social insurance programs which replace a portion of wages for individuals during unemployment. The first unemployment insurance program in the U.S. was created in Wisconsin in 1932, and the federal Social Security Act of 1935 created ...

  3. Calculus (dental) - Wikipedia

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    Calculus (dental) Heavy staining and calculus deposits exhibited on the lingual surface of the mandibular anterior teeth, along the gumline. Calculus deposit (indicated with a red arrow) on x-ray image. In dentistry, calculus or tartar is a form of hardened dental plaque. It is caused by precipitation of minerals from saliva and gingival ...

  4. Democracy - Wikipedia

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    Democracy (from Ancient Greek: δημοκρατία, romanized : dēmokratía, dēmos 'people' and kratos 'rule') [1] is a system of government in which state power is vested in the people or the general population of a state. [2] Under a minimalist definition of democracy, rulers are elected through competitive elections while more expansive ...

  5. Public employee pension plans in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Retired pay for U.S. Armed Forces retirees is, strictly speaking, not a pension but instead is a form of retainer pay. U.S. military retirees do not vest into a retirement system while they are on active duty; eligibility for non-disability retired pay is solely based upon time in service. Unlike other retirees, U.S. military retirees are ...

  6. Foreign direct investment - Wikipedia

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    A foreign direct investment ( FDI) refers to purchase of an asset in another country, such that it gives direct control to the purchaser over the asset (e.g. purchase of land and building). In other words, it is an investment in the form of a controlling ownership in a business, in real estate or in productive assets such as factories in one ...

  7. Child support - Wikipedia

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    e. Child support (or child maintenance) is an ongoing, periodic payment made by a parent for the financial benefit of a child (or parent, caregiver, guardian) following the end of a marriage or other similar relationship. Child maintenance is paid directly or indirectly by an obligor to an obligee for the care and support of children of a ...

  8. Direct debit - Wikipedia

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    A direct debit or direct withdrawal is a financial transaction in which one organisation withdraws funds from a payer's bank account. [1] Formally, the organisation that calls for the funds ("the payee") instructs their bank to collect (i.e., debit) an amount directly from another's ("the payer's") bank account designated by the payer and pay ...

  9. New York (state) - Wikipedia

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    New York, sometimes called New York State, [b] is a state in the Northeastern United States. One of the Mid-Atlantic states, it borders the Atlantic Ocean, New England, Canada and the Great Lakes. [c] With almost 19.6 million residents, it is the fourth-most populous state in the United States and eighth-most densely populated as of 2023. [5]