As a result of the 1936 passage of Social Security and the 1965 passage of Medicare‚ they have been considerable improvements in the lot of the elderly‚ a population conventionally defines as those or older. A 1988 census report indicated that if the elderly did not receive government transfer payments (primarily Social Security benefits)‚ the 1986 poverty rate for the elderly would have been 48.5 percent instead of 12.4 percent. Medicare‚ the nation’s health insurance entitlement for the elderly
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overdue for a reform of the political election system; however‚ jumping to proportional representation isn’t necessarily the best choice. Changes can be made to the current political system‚ while they research electoral reform alternatives‚ such as: mandatory
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Cons of Cloning http://bvsd.k12.co.us/cent/Newspaper/dec97/p6/stories/andrea-cons.html In this article "Cons of Cloning" by Andrea Castro‚ the point is made that there are many positive things about cloning; but there are also many bad things that could happen if men were to fool around with cloning. The main thing that was pointed out to be the negative part of cloning is that people would lose their individuality. Soon cloning the same people over and over and over and over again would create
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There are pros and cons. Some medical people believe that the EMTALA legislation creates some problems for hospitals. Knowing that hospitals must take care of every person‚ people may use the ED for routine doctor visit situations. These people believe this contributes
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they choose to work at‚ all depending whether the host is pro-life or pro-choice. I personally am pro-life. I have made the decision of being pro-life based on multiple observations. Some of these observations include you are murdering your own child‚ you need to face the consequences of your actions‚ and to give people who are not able to have their own offspring a chance to be a mother/parent. Initially‚ I believe society should be pro-life because I am against
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This vaccine was not mandatory‚ but because the population had seen the horrid effects of the virus they were quick to inoculate themselves. The campaign proved effective as a reporter stated‚ “The [Polio Eradication Campaign] has led to a sharp drop in polio around the world—from
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commercialized industry. Academic enthusiasts contribute to the argument by emphasizing the importance of more money being invested into the athletic department rather then other departments throughout the school. However‚ these cons of the NCAA are heavily out weighed by the pros‚ as it’s proven that once schools enter the big time sports of NCAA they rarely leave it. Coltfelther supports this theory as he states that of the top 100 schools playing football in 1920‚ only
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For example‚ as discussed by Alexander and Gyamerah‚ the mandatory minimum sentence for crack cocaine is much more severe than that for powder cocaine. This poses a greater threat to Blacks than to Whites. Likewise‚ the 3 Strikes Law‚ which significantly increases the severity of the punishment at the 3rd offense‚ is
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Arden Soriano Mrs. Bell Advance English 10 March 26‚ 2014 Pros and Cons of Doomsday Prepping The cries of siren across the nation‚ bombs dropping left and right‚ people yelping for salvation; are you ready for doomsday? Prepping for doomsday has its positive and negative sides. First of all‚ not a lot of people know about doomsday prepping. Next‚ the barren wasteland left from the apocalypse force you to learn some useful skills. Prepping could be expensive‚ but if you look for the best deals it
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penalty. With many views to cover and different types of view‚ this paper will be about pro death penalty. There is one point I will cover that will be against the death penalty‚ and that will be executing an innocent person‚ the rest will be cost to have inmates in jail and how incarceration does not rehabilitated inmates. Life or death is a very important decision that cannot be taken lightly. The reason I am pro death penalty is because back in time there were not so many crimes committed and the
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