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There is a correlation between the two. Many will say that the employment rate happened due to the 2008-2009 recession. While this may have to do with the jump, it isn’t the whole reason. In an article by the Cato Institute, it is said that the “island’s median income is 40% of the mainland’s… and 28% of the people make less than $8.50 an hour.” If this were the case on the mainland U.S., it would be equal to a minimum wage of $19.00 an hour. (2) The problem with…

The MN Medical Marijuana policy is well-intentioned, and a step in the right direction. If the goal of this policy is to provide relief to as many sick people as possible, then this policy will not be effective enough. This policy allows qualified patients to use medical marijuana in pill form, or as oil in a vaporizing device. Patients are not allowed to smoke marijuana or ingest “edibles”. There is no scientific evidence that smoking or eating marijuana is more harmful than other forms of…

The Correlation Between Health and Diet & How Our Surroundings Have an Impact Mary Maxfield, author of the article Food as Thought: Resisting the Moralization of Eating and graduate of Fontbonne University, advocates the neutrality and meaninglessness of moral labels on the food we consume. Mary complicates matters further as she writes, “When we attempt to rise above our animalistic nature through the moralization of food, we unnecessarily complicate the practice of eating,” (Maxfield, p. 444).…

Let us build a wall! All Muslims are terrorist! Illegal immigrants are stealing our jobs! These are all statements that have been circulating around the media. Why such negativity towards Illegal immigrants? What does it really even mean to be an illegal immigrant? In the United States when speaking about Illegal immigration it is usual that the first groups to come up as a discussion are Mexicans. The truth is that Mexicans are not the only illegal immigrants; the United State is built with all…

While many believe that immigrants are beneficial to the US, there are others who disagree with this belief. Those who oppose immigration believe that immigrants take jobs and effect the American economy negatively. Howard W. Foster is the writer for the article Why More Immigration Is Bad for America. Foster states that the popular belief that immigrants are needed to fill low- wage jobs is false. He explains that “the wages and employment rates of such workers should be rising as employers…

Sommers who is not only an author, but a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute where she studies politics of gender and feminism, as well as free expression, due process, and the preservation of liberty, found that she was being identified as a possible cause of PTSD. Sommers explained the whole situation on The Sit Down by…

Union. This era of bipartisanship is evident with the relation of Democratic President Harry S. Truman and Senate Foreign Relations Chair and Republican Senator from Michigan, Arthur Vandenberg. Despite being of different parties both men worked to institute the Marshall…

this is a fact that is true in all situations. Schlichter is using this statement as if it is logos when in reality it falls into being more pathos. David Kopel expresses in his article, “Trust The People: The Case Against Gun Control.” on the CATO Institute website, his view on gun control, “Gun control is based on the faulty notion that ordinary American citizens are too clumsy and ill-tempered to be trusted with weapons.” This statement would be beneficial to Kopel’s argument against gun…

Breanna Hudson Professor Sarah Kupcho GOVT 2305_001 5 October 2016 Drug Legalization The legalization of drugs has been a controversial topic since the late ‘20s and early ‘30s arguing whether narcotics such as: marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and crack; should be legalized. Individuals who favor the legalization of drugs believe that by doing this will increase the economy and reduce the amount of money spent on law enforcement. However, those not in favor of legalizing narcotics, claim that drugs…

Miller, K. (2016, 10/19). Here’s what would happen if the affordable care act were repealed. Self.com Retrieved from http://www.self.com Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for President of the United States, has repeatedly stated that he will repeal Obamacare if elected to office. The Affordable Care Act was enacted in March 2010 promising health care insurance to everyone including those with pre-existing conditions and promising to lower the cost of prescription drugs. But, experts say even…