The main purpose for this article is to convince the GOP party how bad Trump is for their brand, he subdued hints at what the GOP stands to lose further strengthens his arguments for the GOP distancing themselves from Trump at all…
Alyssa Mattson 2A Current Event #3 Despite mutual agreement between the Republican and Democratic parties, the Senate still could not pass a bill enacting criminal justice reform. It was believed that this overhaul bill would be the “bipartisan success story of the year”, according to New York Times writer Carl Hulse. However, this was not the case. Some Republicans Senators disagreed with the idea of reducing minimum sentences, as well as providing President Obama with a “legacy victory” nearing the end of his presidency.…
The discussion of raising or lowering taxes has always brought along clashing views and debates among politicians. In 2003, governor of Alabama at the time, Bill Riley proposed action must be taken to solve the state's troubling budget problem. Although Alabama is known as “one of the most anti-tax, anti-government states in America.” (Frank), Riley proposed a plan of $1.2 billion plan, which not only fills a hole in the budget, but raises new revenues to provide and further education. Despite popular belief that all politicians seek personal gain, Bob Riley’s actions led to a valuable impact in his community.…
What is House Bill HR676? The Physicians For a National Health Program said, "H.R. 676 establishes a unique American universal health insurance program with single-payer financing. The bill would create a publicly financed, privately delivered health care system that improves and expands the already existing Medicare program to all U.S. residents, and all residents living in U.S. territories. " The goal of House Bill HR676 is to guarantee all Americans the chance to have the best quality of health care possible, and additionally to ensure that no financial barrier prevents them from seeking health care. What does House Bill HR676 entail?…
With very controversial presidential candidate elections underway, a main concern on voter’s minds are taxes and the different ways taxes can be lowered or raised in the United States. Each candidate’s opinion on US taxations have sparked strong debates as the federal government took in a total of $3.035 trillion in revenue during the 2014 fiscal year, and $3.248 trillion in fiscal 2015 thus having a 6.55 percent increase. Although the United States increased their tax plan they also overextended their spending budget as they spent over $3.687 trillion creating a deficit of $438 billion (Jeffery, Terence P.). With statistics like these most citizens would like to see the budget for spending decrease along with fixes in “social class” taxation.…
In the article “The New Price of American Politics”, James Bennet looks at the views of both scholar Jim Bopp Jr. and former FEC Commissioner Trevor Potter. Bopp favors more money and larger donations in campaign politics, and argues that corporations, billionaires, and outside groups should not be prevented from embracing their freedom of speech when it comes to campaigning. He believes that fewer, bigger donations may eventually allow for politicians to spend more time with voters. Bopp fights to knock down laws and regulations which keep money from entering politics, and believes that the campaign finance system shuts out some groups from expressing their support financially for candidates. Meanwhile, Potter, one of the leading lawyers behind…
As mentioned above, corporations can use resources as leverage during the policymaking process. A firm’s access to resources offers them an advantage when influencing policymakers. Oftentimes policymakers do not have access to the resources and expertise needed when drafting legislation. Hertel-Fernandez states that one of the ways businesses can exert influence on policymaking is by providing resources (2014, p. 586). Legislators faced with time and resource constraints often turn to private policy groups for policy ideas and research support (2014).…
During the presidential campaign, Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders purposes a plan for college tuition free. He suggests that public colleges and universities in the United States should be charge free. The federal government has made over $110 billion dollars through student loan, so Senator Sander suggests that the government should cut the interest rate of student loan from 4.29% to just 2.37%. In current economy, the interest rate of auto-loan is 2.5% on average, so students should not pay more interest rate for their education that lasts for decades. In order to execute the plan, the federal government needs to pay $75 billion dollars a year to cover all the costs.…
Trump's penthouse populism... the Republican tax plan Americans for Prosperity, primarily funded by the Koch brothers and other corporate interests, has a field staff and volunteers that have hit more than 41,000 homes and made 1.1 million phone calls. In all, the Koch groups have spent $10 million on events, grass roots canvassing and advertising. If you guessed that the Republican tax plan primarily helps the top 1% and the Koch brothers you would be correct.…
Instantly after the Civil War had ended a huge debate broke out between Congress and the Presidents on how to rebuild the South’s Union after facing defeat. The disagreement, which began in 1865 and ended in 1877, was mainly focused on “how far should the federal government go to secure freedom and civil rights for 4 million former slaves” (Brands, Breen, Gross, & Williams, 2014)? The debate began with President Abraham Lincoln, whose plan suggested to “pardon all southerners, excluding specific Confederate leaders, who would take an oath of allegiance to the union and accept emancipation” (Brands, Breen, Gross, & Williams, 2014). This idea was known as the Ten Percent Plan.…
Donald Trump The president of the USA “Make America great again.” Donald J. Trump’s campaign slogan has transformed from a slogan into a reality. Over the last year Candidates have spoken all their policies out to the public. The battle between the candidates was a very close race, but the best one for our country ended up winning.…
Campaign Financing: The Power of Money in Politics Campaign Financing has been a debated topic for many years. Recently, campaign financing has become such an immense concern due to the levels of money being thrusted to government officials running for different elected positions. The increases in outside spending for campaign financing we, as a country, are experiencing, is a preposterous amount: There has been a 245% increase in presidential elections, 662% increase in house elections, and 1338% in Senate elections since the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case occurred on January 21, 2010 (Hasen 21). The amount of money used in the 2012 elections proves to be even more unbelievable. From the beginning of 2011 trhough the…
Claim: Donald Trump claims that he is going to decrease taxes by 20% for families making under $60,000 a year, working mothers get paid maternity leave, and cut business taxes from 35% to 15%. Child care costs could also save $5,000 on their parents taxes. Evidence: Tax Policy Center says that his plans for tax credits, deductions, and exemptions translates to just a 1.8% change.…
Taxes When it comes April 15, do you hear adults of all ages groan about “tax day”? Why do the citizens of the United States have to pay taxes ? Taxes have been a part of the United States since the Mesopotamian times also known as the Ice Age. There are many different points of view about paying taxes some are negative and some are positive. Many people think paying taxes are unbearable, outrageous, and torturous while others think taxes are delightful, brilliant, and personal protection.…
I experience a maddening frustration when I review my pay stub and observe in detail the amount of money taken out for taxes. The fact that there has been a growing complaint from the taxpayers in this nation without a serious effort to change it is infuriating. It is a common concern of the middle class that the wealthy are privy to large deductions, corporations are avoiding taxes, and that there is a growing number of individuals paying nothing at all. It is time for our political leaders to get off their butts and fix the tax code, in order for everybody to pay their fair share, rather than shifting the cost of higher taxes to the middle class. Political leaders often appeal to the middle class during the campaign season.…