Friday, February 27, 2009
Assignment#5WHairr
When the constitution was written it was meant for the government to hold each branch accountable. It was also written to give states more power than they have now. The people were supposed to elect representatives to represent them on a national and state level. Today, our government is quite the opposite. I am sure that when our Founding Fathers wrote the constitution they did not expect this type of outcome.
Assignment#5
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Assignment #5 M. Cline
I believe the article was written as response to the continued political corruption in our government & the disembowelment of our American Constitution. The writer is clearly upset and is addressing the American people in hopes of making us more conscious of the continuance of how our power is slowly diminishing into a socialistic society.
The writer seems to be stating that certain political parties are trying to govern the way they want to….without the American voters getting involved. They also want to rewrite Amendment 17 which is: the “legislature of the state may empower the executive to make temporary appointments until the people of the state elect their Senator through election when a vacancy occurs” and the First Amendment: “the right to freedom of religion, speech, or of the press; to protest peaceably, and to petition the government to rectify any wrong doing,” without interference or constraint by the government.
The “Framers” wrote The Constitution of the United States to protect the American citizens by dividing the powers between the government and the American people. They wanted to ensure the “balance of power” through “check and balances.” Apparently, Congress is not doing their share of diverting corrupt politicians and protecting the Constitution. The American people need to continue to contribute to the voting of electors and laws to reduce corrupt politics. I agree that the media can get out of control on their reporting, but sometimes they uncover conspiracies and report the truth. They also, at times, seem to be manipulated and controlled. If the government is to control the information reported from the media to the American people, we may never get the true facts. America is still home of the free and the Constitution should not be changed!
Assignment #5 TSewell
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Assignment 5 JThomas
I do not believe the state should be allowed to have anymore power than they already have. It seems like the more power the state has the more they abuse it. The executive authoriy should not be allowed to appoint members of the Senate. They should be voted in and not just allowed to join because one member says. I believe its bad to throw away federalism also. We have trusted in the Constitution for hundreds of years and we should continue down that road.
Assignment 4 J Thomas
Senator Mark Sanford is opposing of the idea of creating all these new jobs because he believes that it is going to cost Americans $223,000 in tax money. It is very true that their are millions of Americans that have been laid off and are looking for jobs. The problem with Obama's plan is that in the long run tax payers will be spending large amounts of their money trying to pay for other people to work. The author is trying to argue this point that the plan is faltered because we can not afford to pay all this money. The other problem of who gets what money is simple. The larger the cities the more money they should receive. It will not make everyone happy but this is the fair way to do things.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Assignment#4 J.Mikles
I think that since her article was easy to read and related very well to our present economic situation, it would benefit the public to read it.
Assignment #4 S. Lewis
I beleive this article is directed towards the citizens and taxpayers. I believe Davey is trying to let people know that these dollars WILL be spent, but the taxpayers need to get involved, to make sure this money is spent well.
The Argument I got from this article is that some states may need it more than others, but we as taxpayers need to make sure that certain states do not use their political power to over power a plan that was push through to help the U.S.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Assignment#4 JPernick
There are so many things that people are having to discuss with this plan because America needs to spend this money wisely. There are all kinds of projects that are waiting to be built but states are waiting on the money to get started. But which states get more money? Some states don't have room for more businesses or buildings, so they'll get less money. Is that fair? This is a huge debate that is causing a lot of uproar.
Some governors don't want the government's help but that does not seem fair to make that decision for the citizens of those states. Hopefully this will create jobs for the nation. The only thing is that it will be expensive to get all of that set up. Either way we all need to start spending our money wisely.
Assignment #4- D.HESS
Just like a kid who just got his allowance...its burning holes in their pockets. What do we do with it? Where do we spend it first? How can we spend it carefully, and wisely? Who do we allow to pick at it for help? All of these questions and many, many more are running through state officials heads. Some states have had that money earmarked for months, hoping and praying that they would recieve some help from Washington. On the other hand, some states are trying to blow off the Governments handouts.
Whether they want it, or not, fact of the matter is, that each state could sure use the money for infrastructure, which, in turn, could set jobs for those who have lost theirs. It could go to education, which we all know, without it, youre going no where. Healthcare, which if you havent noticed by now, doesnt come cheap like McDonalds dollar menu. A state cannot say that they "Don't Need" the money, because thats just plain stupid. Of course you need it, everyone could use a little here and there. Its just where you spend it that will make or break your economy.
Spend wisely, carefully, and make sure you think of the future when you do. That should be every States, main focus.
Assignment 4 Jamie Hancock
Ms. Davey talks about how there will be some chaos between the states because only a certain amount of money will given to each state. I believe that when South Carolina gets this money they should put it towards schools and for better education. This Stimulus package is also going to create jobs for many americans but it is going to cost taxpayers a lot of money to create or help pay the workers at these new jobs. I believe that should create jobs for people but not to much to where it will hurt the tax payers pockets to much. The money is also going to be going to building better roads, intersates, and buildings. I don't mind that the money goes to these things but i do not want it to effect our schools and medicaid. Think about it, if it was not for the education from the schools there would be no one to fill the positions at the new jobs so they need to destribute the money evenly to all needs of the states.
Assignment#4 K. Mikles
Assignment #4 R. Jefferson
Assignment #4 cBurt
Some states are worried that they will not get money for education because there are no deficits in their money pools. This is not fair because, even though they have done well thus far, there will be no more educational aid in these specific states.
CMcCray Assignment #4
Assignment #4 (H.Miller)
The Stimulus cash will be distributed to projects that already have a plan set out for them, those who do not will not see much if any of this money. i think that the light rail in Charlotte would benifit from this money but a plan is not set in stone for progress on it. States that are in more of a need for money towords projects will recieve this money over the states that are not in need of it.
Kwesley Assignment#4
Davey accounts how state and local government are in desperate need of monies for infrastructure, education,Medicaid, and vital services the public needs.Therefore, creating competition between the states for these necessary funds. The states with more of a budget deficit are probably more likely to receive funds from the federal government to make-up for their budget short fall. Leaving some states who are in somewhat a better condition not to be eligible to receive as much federal aid compared to the states that are suffering more. For example, North Carolina And Arkansas does not have an education budget deficit, so these states probably will not receive little to no funds compared to a states who are lacking funds in education. Undoubtedly,in the allocations of federal aid to the States and local governments some state or local government is going receive from their view the "short end of the stick". In conclusion, the funds in the stimulus package are enormous ,but not unlimited tough decision are going to have to made and it will not address every problem.
Assignment #4 BTrigg
In the article, she explains that along with the stimulus plan there will be much turmoil between state and local government officials. This turmoil will include participants from Governor's to Senators and all the way down to small town mayors. The turmoil will be a direct result from the intention that the money must be spent promptly. Different areas are more readily available to use the money than others. The article explains that if one area is instantly ready to spend money on projects that area is more likely to receive larger amounts of money than an area that may need months to prepare for the projects. Some areas will be changing the way they operate with intentions solely on gaining the most money from the stimulus that they can. Other areas plead the case that it is not fair that they will not receive as much money due to the fact that they are currently financially stable.
The article also touches on the topic of how large the stimulus is. It is claimed that the stimulus, if it were a nation, would be the 15th largest nation in the world. The reader is also informed that this stimulus is the largest since the time of Lyndon B. Johnson.
Assignment #4 J. Norman
Everyone wants to further different programs. Somehow we all have to come to an agreement on which programs are worth our spending. It seems this could be a difficult task according to the article. Also, there are over 1,000 pages in the bill that depict every law which makes it difficult for a program to move on. For example Tim Pawlenty, the governer of Minnessota, wishes to reduce the number of people who are eligible for state health care programs. But the bill penalizes states that change their medical eligibility to save money. Problems like these are involved with many programs trying to move forward in Obama's Stimulus Plan. I agree with Monica that it is sure to set off a vast number of political debates.
Assignment #4 C. Tooley
I believe the states with less should get more. It would not make sense to give more advanced states a greater sum of money. I believe the urban schools should get more money than the suburban schools as an act of equality. I believe the states with less alternative energy plans should get more money so they can create their own alternative energy programs. Equality should be the number one value in the distribution of the stimulus plan.
This is definately going to be a political war in the struggle for money. We can only hope our political leaders can make rational and helpful use with this money. May the states with less have more and the states with more have less; its only fair.
Assignment #4 N. Orr
I think the article was written to give us an idea of what each state plans to do with the stimulus cash they receive. In my opinion the basic point is that what ever plans the officals of each state have for the money they receive; they better make sure they fall under the guide lines of the package. Because if they don't that would jeopardize that state of future help from our government.
Sbunn Assignment 4
Some states have proposed to spend the money on interstate. Which in turn will create a lot of jobs for the their on state. In some states for example Rhode Island they are scared they might miss out of some of the money for alternate energy since they already had fewer resources to dedicate to that particular cause. South Carolina on the other hand is not going to receive any money because the Governor is a retard. He thinks that is will just cause more money to the tax payers but I think that the government is got to do something. Plus Obama already signed the bill so you might as well take some of the money. Our Governor just makes me mad.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Assignment #4 JRozier
The audience of this article would probably be directed to anyone who worry what their states think of the stimulus package and what they might do with it. I think the author is presenting all this information for us to argue about. How should we spend the money? What people are in charge of saying where this bill goes to? Are events moving too fast? The state legislators need to slow down and actually look at their states problems and do the best they can to fix them.
Assignment#4WHairr
I did not realize how much fighting would go on between legislators during this process. I also did not realize how much money states could possible lose if they made a wrong choice. I think the stimulus plan is somewhat ridiculous. I understand why they are giving money to education, health systems, and to build things, like the fast speed train. Despite my understanding, I think there is a better way to Stimulate the economy. I do not believe giving money to the states, and then allowing the states to decide where the money is going is right. Do the states really know where to give the money to? Who caused the problem anyway? Was it not the government? Why should we let them mess up again? It is not fair to us to have to suffer from their mistakes. I guess time will only tell if the Stimulus Package will work or not.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Assignment #4 M. Cline
I believe the writer is stating that almost every authoritative figure running this country has their hand out, for a piece of the pie, and are concerned about who will have the most control and authority in dispersing the funds. Political power!
There are political contingencies as to who gets what, how much, and what are the consequences. The stimulus package, to be dispersed, will still have some congressional control. The states are required to track and report every dollar spent. The success of the stimulus package will depend upon how fast each state can spend it. In addition, this is also a deciding factor in who gets the most money. The purpose has a short-term range of immediately boosting the economy. Some states are concerned they will be penalized for not having a budget deficit or for not being as advanced in their energy renewable programs.
In addition, there are consequences to the American public in the repayment of these funds. There have been some refusals of the stimulus dollars, by authoritative figures, because of this factor. They want no part of it. There will be serious issues of how and when this large sum of money will be paid back, if ever. As usual…it has come down to spend it before we make it!
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Assignment # 4 RMiskelly
Assignment #4 T.Sewell
Monday, February 16, 2009
Assignment #3 JPernick
The author mentions two trade-offs that need to take place in order for this plan to go through. First he mentions the equity-efficiency trade-off. This basically means that it is the goal to spend 1 trillion dollars in order to boost the economy and create new jobs. This seems like a good idea, but many are questioning this because some think that the American people cannot afford to stay afloat. In these hard economic times, America might not be able to afford equity.
The author also mentions that we need to fix our infrastructure. An equal balance of money needs to be spent in order to create jobs, but money also needs to be spent elsewhere in order to keep the economy flowing. Some believe that putting money into new projects will not support the economy efficiently. Why build new projects when we need to fix so many ongoing problems already?
Either way, no matter what we do, we have a real problem on our hands. Would this stimulus really be enough to boost the economy, or would it just be a waste of 1 trillion dollars? this is going to take time and a lot of debating to decide what is best for the country. the best thing is to be aware of the current political events going on, so that we can be aware of what ever decision is made.
Assignment #3 R.White
Equity and efficiency, we want the stimulus package to increase the activity in the economy. We basiclly want our moneys worth. She states that economists think that the ability to ensure a stable recovery is dependent for the economy to last longer. Other people think that this is something we cant afford but we are already in such a huge debt it would make sense to have something to help decrease it right. Also people are worried that it wont be the right balance in the infrastructure to help support the economy.
Assingment #2 by R.White
Ms. Scoppe says that we need to continue spending to keep the economy moving. If we suddenly stopped spending we would be headed down the road toward another depression. She clearly gives her suggestion to help stop all of this. We need to "cut out pay raises in order to reduce layoffs" she said in her article. All through her article she gives suggestions by asking questions like "What if....". I know we need to solve this problem and fast. I just hope that our goverment comes up of a better way of doing things so our economy can become than it ever has.
Assignment #3 J. Norman
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Assignment # 3 RMiskelly
The column discusses the trade-offs rendered in the economical stimulus package abridged to the United States. The efficiency-equity trade off which implicates efficiently increasing aggregate economic activity versus dispersing the money fairly to all constituents. A second trade-off is the need to create balance between infrastructure and other activities that stimulate the economy. The debate is argued where to level these devises for maximal reward, but is unknown further dimensions to the problem. Madison Powers, a writer for CQ Politics, suggest what economists prescribe for spurring growth on developing nations to patch smaller leaks and rebuild our economic safety net rather than our accustomed big dreams.
Her audience is educated business minded individuals with interest in the economic future of our great nation. Directly to the troubles we all face, the article addresses the objective our leaders face in formulating an emergency plan.
assignment 3 Steven Bunn
Assignment#3WHairr
Powers wants the people to be aware of what is happening. He wants the people to understand this economic problem will take a while to fix. He also wants the people to understand each political party has different views on how the money in the Stimulus package should be spent. Democrats want the money to spent on useless things. Republicans want the money to be spent on conservatively. In my opinion this specific stimulus package will only make the economic situation worse. Only time will tell though.
Assignment #3 -D.HESS
As for the other issue, we find ourselves looking for ways to improve our econmy, by working in more infrastructure. We need to make some decisions, that will benefit us later on as well, not just fix what we have wrong now. We cannot just scrape the surface of our terrible economy, we need to dig deeper to help prevent another downfall in the future.
All in all, there are going to many things that we will have to do from the beginning, that will ensure that we can bring our economy back to par, instead of leaving it sliced out in the rough.
Assighment #3 H.Miller
In summary, Powers artical addresses her opinion of the efficiency-equity issue facing America today. H explains that cutting out the "extras" such as equity will allow efficiency in the ecoomic crisis. It seems that we will have to "take one for the team" and deal with the tax increases and other cuts that go along with this recession for a greater outcome in the future.
assignment 3
Assignment 3 J. Hancock
This article talks about two things. One is the trade-offs between goals of efficiency and ideals of equity. The second talks about the needs to strike a balance activities and infrastructures that help stimulate economic growth. I do not agree with the first trade off because it is just given the american people to spend more money on useless things than just on what they really need. I agree with the second part of the debate. I do believe that we need to focus on the enviroment to help it become more humane for generations to come. Even though the governemtn is focusing more on the first part of the debate, i think that they should equal attention on both problems.
Assignment #3 N. Orr
The author states there are two special signifcance in the debate. One trade off is between goals of efficiency and ideals of equity. Second is the need to stike a balance between infrastructure and other activities that also stimulate economic growth. I think the basic argument is that government has to look hard at what the stimulus package involves, and from there what programs and projects would get our economy back in balance.
Assignment#3-J.Mikles
In a nut shell, Dr. Powers explains that their are two major trade-offs. The first is the "equity-efficiency trade-off." Simply stated, this trade-off says that Americans want more bang for their buck, yet on the other hand Americans want policies that are fair and equitable. The second trade-off Powers suggests talks about finding a "happy medium" between big infrastructure and other components of the economic recovery plan, which means cutting back on some of the frivolous government spending. Dr. Powers goes on to say(and what I believe is very true) that the multiple dimensions of the problems we face may require us to think small and act together. We can not going to fix these problems over night.
C McCray Assignment #3
Assignment #3
The first economic stimulous project I highly disagree with. It pretty much means dumping 1 Trillion dollars into our economy. It seems like giving a child with diabetes an endless amount of candy to miraculously shock the child out of diabetes. It seems like a useless and desperate attempt to fix our economy. We need to fix the problems within the infastructure, our system, rather than dump more money in it while its still failing. It seems like we are treating symptoms rather than the problem; which is never a good thing.
The second economic solution involves fixing our infastructure. I agree with this completely. I believe heavy taxation of major corporations would help us all around. We are now facing enviormental problems as well as economic due to this instant gratification attitude that blinds us from seeing the real cost of our actions. If we dump 1 Trillion dollars into an unstable economy the results will be devastating. I believe we should work with what we have already messed up rather than spending one trillion dollars that we borrowed from God knows who.
If the economy wants to fail due to the greed that resides within human nature and especially/exponentially within a capitalist economy than we should let it. Dumping money into something that is broken is ultimately the most enabling act our government can do. We are destroying everything around us in the name of profit.
Assignment #3 cBurt
The first trade-off is between goals of efficiency and ideals of equity. In one side, we want to get the most "bang for our buck," which means we want our spending habits to have more economic activity per dollar than the others. But, on the other side, we want the policies to be fair and have long term growth.
The second trade-off is finding a way to make a balance between infrastructure and other economic growth stimulus plans.
Powers is telling us to think small, even though that does not sound appealing to the average person. We have to take small steps in order to reach our goal.
Assignment #3 R. Jefferson
Friday, February 13, 2009
Assignment #3 M.Cline
In my opinion, Madison Powers wrote the article in response to the existing stimulus package and is directed toward all audiences that are concerned about how the stimulus dollars will be spent.
I believe the writer is referring to balancing the total infrastructure that the stimulus package should be targeted towards-increasing economic activity and fairness in the disbursement of funds. The general public is concerned about the effectiveness and fairness of how the funds will be disbursed. The funds are being paid with the working Americans tax dollars.
Republicans and Democrats are disagreeing on the stimulus package due to the democrats wanting to spend stimulus dollars on irrelevant projects that have nothing to do with restructuring the economy. For ex: a certain party, has included in the stimulus package, 30 million dollars for restoration of the wetlands for the endangered salt marsh harvest mouse. This project is for prestige, personal gain, and satisfaction., with no consideration for the American people. How does this project feed our hungry or boost the economy?
The writer is stating that the goals of the stimulus package lack satisfactory judgment and fairness to stimulate the economy. Our banks and government know how to spend money on large, sometimes wasteful projects, but have no clue as how to spend less dollars on smaller, cost efficient projects. The only option that should be taken into consideration is economic growth for every dollar spent to ensure economic recovery. This stimulus package is being pushed so swiftly, that the decisions being made, are irreversible. Is this a quick fix or the solution for the economic strength needed for our nation?
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Assignment #3 BTrigg
The article was written in "CQ Politics," an online news site, for readers interested in the future of our nation and the route we use to get there.
Within the article, Powers explains that there are trade-offs to any decision made within government. The importance lies within the debates on these trade-offs and the proper decision is made. The current debate of importance is the design of a Stimulus Package. He makes the point that, "There may be a good case for a shotgun blast of relatively small interventions aimed at multiple vulnerable points within the economy. " Powers explains that it is not always best to use all of a massive amount of money towards one idea. Instead he describes the advantages, and likely better yield, of using the same amount of money but in smaller amounts and in many ways.
Assignment #3 TSewell
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Assignment #1 J Thomas
Our country has already overcome a great barrior by electing a black president. As a country we must stand behind Obama and support his decisons and understand just how difficult his job is going to be. He has alot of difficult task ahead of him. He is going to try and repair our banking system here in the United States. The success of the United States in the future depends on someone who was very unlikely to ever be President. Our country has overcome the RACE barrior so now we must stand together as one and overcome our obstacles.
Assignment #2 J Thomas
Cindi Ross Scope was discussing reasons why some of the options are not a good idea. She explained that the money should not be taken away from college scholarships because these individuals are so close to being finished. The money should not be taken from funds because this would not be good in the long run it will only help the short term. I believe companies should do whatever they can to prevent people from losing there jobs and hopefully by doing this we can figure out a way to get out of the recession.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
assignment2 Scoppe
Assignment #1 RWhite
This article was presented in the New York times because its such a powerful article some people are not ready to read or take in. Too many people are used to doing things of the past but like the author says we need to start doing work to make things better. Things are not going to change for us if we don't do anything to help better ourselves. This article is directed to the community who think they cant do anything with there lives. Mr. Friedman's point that he is trying to get across is that our time for siting around waiting for things to happen, we need to stop being lazy and start doing thing and start making choices that will help benefit ourselves.
Assignment 2: J. Hancock
Scoppe says that even though America is in a crisis the American people still spend their money on things that they don't really need. Raising taxes has a result on salaries and local purchases. She believes that spending is very important to this country because if people stopped spending then we would go into a bad depression. Scoppe has some ideas that she believes will help the United States from going into a depression. She believes that states should cut pay raises, so there wont be that many layoffs.
My opinion about this article is that Scoppe has a really good point about how to save America from going into another depression. I think the goernment should cut pay raises so everyone can have money to take care of their families! If i were the government i would cut pay raises.
Assignment#2 JPernick
Scoppe clearly wants to get across the point of how important spending is even in these hard times. Spending is what keeps the economy moving, and if people suddenly stop spending, there could be a devastating depression ahead. She brings up a few suggestions on what the state could do to improve the economy, and says that "we ought to cut out pay raises in order to reduce layoffs". I don't think this would be a bad idea if it was to happen. Although everyone would have less money, it seems it would be better than some families having everything, while others can't afford to eat.
It is absolutely necessary that something gets done about this growing problem, however I am not sure of what is best for the country, but I trust that the people we have in office are working towards getting the problem solved. Changes are going to happen. The country just has to hope those changes are for the better, and not another step back.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Assignment#2 BTrigg
Scoppe wrote this article to inform the readers, the general concerned public, of her opinion of many different enactments that may occur in attempt to rejuvinate the economy and how none of them are perfect.
Assignment #2 CMcCray
Let's All Be Have Little's
I agree with Scoppe on a few points: I am pro furlough and opposed to cutting jobs. Seeing this is not any Average Joe's fault, it is a systematic fault, we should all settle for less and not cut jobs. Cutting jobs will wither our middle class more rapidly and that is the last thing we need. Its only fair for all of our citizens. I would rather have less than know that my neighbor has nothing.
I agree that college education should not be cut. I could not sum it up any better than Scoppe did, we will be paying taxes a lot sooner than k-12 students which will ultimately help us out of our recession.
Finally, I agree that there is no easy way out of this, and furloughs sound much more appealing than "haves vs. have nots"; Can't we all be "have littles" or "neccesities met's" for the purpose of overall equality amongst citizens during these hard times?
Assignment # 2 Rmiskelly
Scoppe is addressing South Carolinians, taxpayers, whom are angry that we should be out of this mess already. Those folks that say "let them eat cake." She is trying to bring awareness to the situation.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Assignment #2 James R.
The audience for this article can be people who are concerned about what our government is doing and they might want to her what another person's opinion is on the matter. Scoppe's argument is a list of some possible things that the government can do to help people from continuing to get laid off and children getting into school then college when they are ready. In the end she mention's that her solution should be that "we ought to cut out pay raises in order to reduce layoffs".
I'm not entirely sure of what we really should do to help reduce layoffs or help people get into college, but I do know we need a lot of smart people to work together to figure out the best solution. There is definitely going to be consequences to whatever the government decides to do to help everyone out.
Assignment #2 HMiller
Cindi is also a citizen and eventhough she currently has a job at the moment people who don't affect the economy she spends her money in. If we don't continue to spend money and curcualte the economy, we could be forced nack into a depression. In all honesty, I feel like the U.S. could be strickly a money spending country because of all our jobs are being moved across seas. It is scary, yet we are monving forward, and America has experianced hardship before; hopefully our President will pull us out of this rut.
Assignment #2 -D.HESS
Assignment #2 N. Orr
In my opinion the article was written to show how choices are being made by familes, businesses, and our government due to the economy. The article was written to everyone , and to let you know how making good or bad choices affects your life.
I think her point is that the choices families and businesses make are far different than the government. When families and businesses make choices it directly affects them. With our government the choices they make have a great effect on our economy, and when they have made bad decisions (as they have) they need to be accountable for them.
Assignment #2 T. Sewell
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Assignment #2 R. Jefferson
Assignment#2WHairr
I believe if the state worked like a family or a business then we would have this financial problem. The government officials spend beyond their means and have no consequences. If I lived beyond my means then I would lose my house and my car and I could possible go to jail. How come regular people have consequences but the government does not? Since the government does not have consequences the people have to pay the penalty. College students are going to have to go into more debt because of what the State government did. Or innocent four and five year olds will not get the best education they should get because of the State government. Is this fair or even right? I think not.
Assignment #2 (C.Williamson)
Although this article is somewhat directed towards the American people, the American government plays a big role in a numerous amount of missing money. This also directs our attention on the government asking, "Where is all of the money going?" What the american people fail to realize is, every year millions of tax dollars are spent by the government and without so much as a receipt to account for.
Therefore, this article was written to inform Americans of our spendig habbits and to come up with a resoloution...or was it written to inform Americans that the debt is not only our fault. Basic argument, should we cut jobs or should we cut the payrate of the jobs? This has been going on for the past 8 years in the United States, so what can WE, as a whole do about it? That is the question.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Assignment #2 M.Cline
In my opinion, Ms. Scoppe wrote the article in response to an opinion from a reader regarding an article she wrote on the state’s budget crisis. I feel the article is directed toward all audiences that are concerned about the economic crisis that we are facing.
I believe the writer is referring to the difference between family, small business, and government spending. The basic argument is that it is the government’s responsibility to ensure that we do not reach an economic crisis. In addition, “the government does not have the right ignore the consequences of their actions”, frivolous government spending.
The writer is stating that the decisions made, for economic good, are not going to be easy. The decisions made to “kick start” the economy will have either a positive or a negative affect. “Do we rob from Peter to pay Paul?”
Large and small businesses have cut back their staff, requested they take pay reductions and vacations without pay, to ensure that they can stay afloat. Families have cutback on their spending and are trying to save for the worst to come. It is tough when you have little to start with, but we are told not to worry, “go ahead and spend your money.”
In addition, I believe the writer is commenting that the government should step up and learn from the Americans that they govern. It would be equally satisfying to the Americans if our government would reduce their pay, skip raises for this year, and take unpaid vacations. Set an example for those that you govern! Stop wasting taxpayer’s money on frivolous and expensive items that are just a symbol of luxury and power…because you can!
Monday, February 2, 2009
Assighnment #1 hMiller
The author was certainly correct in saying that President Obama has the attention of young people which is great because i don't feel Presidental dessions have been a intrest of young adults as much in the past. Obama has goals that most Americans would like to see in the near future. Obama is for the people, by the people. During the running for President Obama's big slogan was "change" and change is what we shall get. This article was ment to be seen by many people and reasure them of the great change there is to come. America needs change right now, and hopefully Obama can give it to us!
Radical In The White House
Thomas wrote this article as informative aritcle about his beliefs and predictions of the potential and likely of the new President. The New York Times published this article because the President has just been innaugurated and it is a time where people are wondering what will happen.
Friedman wants to portray his belief that Obama has much potential he must simply be wise and run with the correct opportunities. He feels that it is important that citizens, as readers of this article, understand what has and what may happen.