Health reform has become one of the top issues in politics today. In an editorial in the USA Today, Health summit exposes irreconcilable differences, The issue was explained and addressed in a way for an average citizen could understand. According to editors of the USA Today, this past Tuesday there was a debate about our nations heath policy and what the best solution is.
It was long and there were disputes between the parties, “Republicans and Democrats are still too far apart to make a deal on anything beyond minor matters (USA Today).” These disputes are keeping decisions from being made. Obama and his party have three options and they must come to an agreement. Government is the major key, how big of a role should it play in the matter? Democrats currently are working with a mandate that requires everyone to have health insurance and taxes would be required to pay for it, “The biggest of those differences boils down to the role of government generally and, more specifically, the mandate that everyone be required to buy health insurance (USA Today)”
Republicans at one time had supported this mandate which would cover about 30 million people as opposed to the just over 3 million under the GOP alternative. Now Republicans claim that it is an “unconstitutional intrusion” to personal freedom.
USA Today editors and Democrats believe that this mandate is a movement towards universal coverage, and that’s a good thing. With the mandate come raises to taxes and other costs in order to pay for itself and make it affordable to the needy. “The mandate is also the reason the Democrats' bill is so complex and controversial… And you have to raise taxes or curb benefits to pay for those subsidies (USA Today).”
The US is the only power country to not a universal heath care and we should have one, or something very close to it. Every citizen should be able to go to the doctor get care when they’re sick or go to well visits to stay healthy without having to worry about paying. We shouldn’t neglect ourselves. The USA Today is right, both parties are conflicted but they both agree something needs to be done about our current health policy. Democrats have the right idea; coverage for 30 million is a must. We need to decide on a credible and reasonable plan and put into action. We need to just see how it goes and stop worrying about it in theory.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Friday, February 12, 2010
Article: The Tea Party
Where does the Tea Party go from here?
In class two weeks ago, the Tea Party was mentioned. I’ve never heard of it and I had no idea what it was or what it did. Apparently the Tea Party is some kind of political party; it’s not exactly a political party. Some think it could be on its way of becoming a third party while others just see it as continuing on to a revolution in our country.
At the moment the Tea Party is more of a populist movement. There have been issues, issues with both parties, spending too much and taxing citizens too much as a result. This past weekend there was a convention that ended up being more of a conference for the Tea Party. The group was split and didn’t reach nearly as many people as it had the last time they had a big event on tax day last year. It was only 600 as opposed to 300,000. Numbers are dropping and the group is splitting about their take about Obama. There are some who hate him and attack him and they need to stop. They also need to focus they’re anger on fixing the issue they claim to be the problem, not bashing the man they are currently blaming for it. They need to come up with proposals to keep the movement going and to make changes happen. If not the Tea Party will cease to exist.
The Tea Party has made a huge surge and is the first to make a third party an actual possibility but it is losing power. It has the potential to cause another revolution in our nation and it is important for us as citizens to be aware of how the Tea Party could affect us.
The article is titled Analysis: Where does the Tea Party go from here? And can be found at CNN. Here’s a link to the article.
In class two weeks ago, the Tea Party was mentioned. I’ve never heard of it and I had no idea what it was or what it did. Apparently the Tea Party is some kind of political party; it’s not exactly a political party. Some think it could be on its way of becoming a third party while others just see it as continuing on to a revolution in our country.
At the moment the Tea Party is more of a populist movement. There have been issues, issues with both parties, spending too much and taxing citizens too much as a result. This past weekend there was a convention that ended up being more of a conference for the Tea Party. The group was split and didn’t reach nearly as many people as it had the last time they had a big event on tax day last year. It was only 600 as opposed to 300,000. Numbers are dropping and the group is splitting about their take about Obama. There are some who hate him and attack him and they need to stop. They also need to focus they’re anger on fixing the issue they claim to be the problem, not bashing the man they are currently blaming for it. They need to come up with proposals to keep the movement going and to make changes happen. If not the Tea Party will cease to exist.
The Tea Party has made a huge surge and is the first to make a third party an actual possibility but it is losing power. It has the potential to cause another revolution in our nation and it is important for us as citizens to be aware of how the Tea Party could affect us.
The article is titled Analysis: Where does the Tea Party go from here? And can be found at CNN. Here’s a link to the article.
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