stop hurting the poor
September 29, 2013
Stop Hurting The Poor!
MA #1 We all want to end poverty right? Of course! But listening to the news today can be somewhat confusing. Depending on what channel you turn to, you can here different views and sides on any given topic. I do however, believe that most Americans share the same views on poverty; we want it to end! But here is where it gets muddy. How do we end it? Job creation. That’s right, job creation is the best way we can end poverty in America. I agree with Herbert J. Gans in his essay, “Fitting the Poor into the Economy” (pg.285), where he states, “the most efficient antidote to poverty is not welfare but full-time employment.” Unfortunately too many policies today are killing job opportunities. Although there are many policies I believe that the current Obama administration is guilty of killing jobs over, I would like to briefly argue just one; Obamacare. First, I will begin by giving you a brief background on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. Obamacare was signed into law on March 23, 2010 and after many argued it was unconstitutional, it was upheld by the United States Supreme Court on June 28, 2012. This ruling did, however, allow states to opt out of Medicaid expansion. A couple of Obmacare’s main benefits include more affordable healthcare coverage to Americans and it is supposed to regulate the health insurance industry. Unfortunately it is already having
Aragon 2 disastrous side effects. The worst side effect so far, comes from the employer mandate that is part of the Obamacare law. This mandate states that any business with 50 full-time employees or more will be forced to offer health care coverage or be forced to pay a fine of $2000.00 per full-timer after the first 30 workers. I believe this mandate is the main reason why Obamacare is killing jobs. When I first began searching for evidence that Obamacare was killing jobs, it wasn’t difficult to find
Stop Hurting The Poor!
MA #1 We all want to end poverty right? Of course! But listening to the news today can be somewhat confusing. Depending on what channel you turn to, you can here different views and sides on any given topic. I do however, believe that most Americans share the same views on poverty; we want it to end! But here is where it gets muddy. How do we end it? Job creation. That’s right, job creation is the best way we can end poverty in America. I agree with Herbert J. Gans in his essay, “Fitting the Poor into the Economy” (pg.285), where he states, “the most efficient antidote to poverty is not welfare but full-time employment.” Unfortunately too many policies today are killing job opportunities. Although there are many policies I believe that the current Obama administration is guilty of killing jobs over, I would like to briefly argue just one; Obamacare. First, I will begin by giving you a brief background on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. Obamacare was signed into law on March 23, 2010 and after many argued it was unconstitutional, it was upheld by the United States Supreme Court on June 28, 2012. This ruling did, however, allow states to opt out of Medicaid expansion. A couple of Obmacare’s main benefits include more affordable healthcare coverage to Americans and it is supposed to regulate the health insurance industry. Unfortunately it is already having
Aragon 2 disastrous side effects. The worst side effect so far, comes from the employer mandate that is part of the Obamacare law. This mandate states that any business with 50 full-time employees or more will be forced to offer health care coverage or be forced to pay a fine of $2000.00 per full-timer after the first 30 workers. I believe this mandate is the main reason why Obamacare is killing jobs. When I first began searching for evidence that Obamacare was killing jobs, it wasn’t difficult to find