Throughout American history congress has had to resolve problems that arose nation wide. Pell Grants‚ created in 1972‚ and the Affordable Care Act of 2010 are just two of the legislations created to solve some of the United States economic problems. Although these two solutions were both initiated to boost America’s economy and to support low income families‚ the reason for the intervention of the government and their results differ. Affording a post high school education has always been a struggle
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Despite the contentious nature of the debate on health care in America‚ the fact remains that President Obama’s healthcare reform represents a once in a lifetime opportunity to improve the lives of all Americans. This means both the uninsured as well as the insured. For all Americans‚ health insurance represents peace of mind. Having good insurance means no worries for you or your family. However‚ even with present day insurance‚ most American families are just one major illness away from bankruptcy
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America. The greatest country in the world‚ or so we thought. The current state of the country isn’t the best‚ as it has it’s pros and cons‚ yet it isn’t horrible. We have many things going for us‚ such as our strong military‚ our booming economy‚ and our relatively low unemployment rate. But we also have a negative side‚ which includes our national debt‚ high costing health insurance‚ and the large taxes we have to pay. Overall‚ there is some bad with the good‚ and vice versa. To be honest‚ I believe
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Controversy surrounds the “Employee Free Choice Act” which is also known as “card check.” According to Huffington Post‚ “A union could be certified based on signature cards that would be solicited by seemingly credible union organizers with no confidential vote. No privacy‚ the results would be available with employee name and show of interest to the employer.” Texas is a “right to work” state “The right of workers in private employment to form unions and bargain collectively with their employers
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other high level executives‚ the imposition of very small fines and no prison time for devastating frauds‚ and a lack of independence of external auditors and the board of directors. With this in mind‚ I believe five advantages of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to be: 1. That it holds CEO’s accountable for internal controls so that they cannot claim that they did not know or understand what was happening in their company and place the responsibility for fraud on lower level staff (Section 302 and 404)
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Doubts about the No Child Left Behind Act ENG122: English Composition II Instructor: Randall Norris July 21‚ 2014 The No Child Left Behind Act lacks effectiveness for reasons such as achievement is measured only by students’ performance on standardized tests‚ students fail to receive a well-rounded curriculum (teacher qualifications)‚ and lastly all students are held to the same achievement standard regardless of their ability level‚ socioeconomic status or native language
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President Obama and health care The passing of Affordable Care Act is the highlight of the president Obama’s first term in the White house. Now that president Obama is re-elected‚ the affordable care act will be implemented in full during the next four years. There is no doubt that a large number of uninsured populations are a serious public health risk. Half of bankruptcies in the United States are triggered by illnesses and its financial consequences. Affordable Care Act provides health
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The Pros and Cons of Fracking and Why it Should be Allowed in North Carolina Hydraulic fracking for some is a dream come true. For others‚ it is a nightmare. The act of extracting oil and natural gas from shale rock layers from within the earth has environmentalists pulling out their hair and politicians jumping for joy. The contamination of groundwater‚ air and land is constantly being brought up in debates. The government on the other hand argues that it only causes minimal harm and the benefits
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Obamacare Pros The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office lists the advantages of Obamacare: The Act was designed to reduce overall health care costs by making services available to the 32 million who currently can’t get insurance. They often use a hospital emergency room as their primary care physician‚ increasing costs for everyone. This starts in 2014. It requires that all plans cover 10 essential health benefits. Preventive services are free‚ which lowers health care costs by treating
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The Evolution of Private Health Insurance and Why the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is the Future of Health Care One of the most hotly debated topics in the past two years has been health care reform. An effort by President Obama was successful and in March 2010‚ the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or PPACA was signed into law. This law aims to reform the entire U.S. health care delivery and financing system. In this paper‚ I will discuss how health insurance has evolved
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