Trading Places
Its location at 18 Broad Street near Wall Street was designated a national historic landmark in 1978
the New York Stock Exchange
SpaceX rockets are programmed to do this if they veer off course after launch
self-destruct
Primarily imposed on land & buildings, in the U.S. it can be extended to farm equipment & automobiles
property tax
In early law, this wasn't a crime if it was to your own house; now, burning your place for insurance is a no-no
arson
Sharing a name with a Netflix show about ranching, this national park has 5 entrances, hundreds of waterfalls & more than 300 active geysers
Yellowstone
In 1923 the London Stock Exchange adopted the motto "dictum meum pactum", "my word is my" this 4-letter promise
bond
Bartitsu & krav maga are systems of this
self-defense
The 16th Amendment permitted a federal one of these
income tax
You took property worth more than $100, so that's grand this, which is ironic, 'cause what you stole is worth about a grand
larceny
Alphabetically, our national parks run from Acadia in Maine to this one in Utah
Zion
The Minneapolis Grain Exchange is the place to go if you're looking to trade some HRSW, or "hard red spring ____"
wheat
I'm not touching that cupcake, even though I'd really enjoy it; I'm practicing a bit of this
self-discipline
In 1898 the federal government implemented a version of the estate tax to help finance this war
The Spanish-American War
Negligently or involuntarily causing grievous bodily harm or death; no intention
manslaughter
Known for its cliff dwellings, the name of this Colorado park is Spanish for "green table"
Mesa Verde
Germany's biggest stock exchange is in this financial capital on the Main
Frankfurt
I know you're doing it for laughs, but stop being so this, overly modest & critical of yourself, from the Latin for "pray"
self-deprecating
Usually collected through withholding, this employment tax comes only from wages & salaries & provides 1/3 of fed. government revenue
payroll tax
Using political office to collect unlawful fees is this; "Futurama" was right! The "X" does make it sound cool
extortion
Of these 2 California parks, Ken Burns said one offers the biggest trees; the other, the tallest
Sequoia and Redwood
TAIFEX is the Taiwan exchange for these, advance contracts for the buying & selling of commodities
futures
It's an action by someone with a fiduciary duty to a corporation that benefits his own bank account, not the corporation
self-dealing
In economics this 4-letter type of taxation system utilizes a single tax rate that applies to all citizens
flat tax
You appeared to be adversaries, but had a secret pact with your pal to make illegal gains; you're guilty of this 9-letter crime
collusion
Located in Oregon, this deepest U.S. lake is in a national park of the same name
Crater