Saturday, February 13, 2016

Americans Name Government as No. 1 U.S. Problem

                  " Although issues such as terrorism, healthcare, race relations and immigration have emerged among the top problems in recent polls, government, the economy and unemployment have been the dominant problems listed by Americans for more than a year".   
                     I chose to talk about these national issues listed above from Gallup as to why most Americans named the government the number one problem because the U.S. political science studies has numerous methods of interpreting and measuring political values by conducting public opinion polls. A small sampling of a few thousand people were given a questionnaire to fill out, the results of which are combined and calculated in a way that is believed to reflect the general attitude of the entire population.
                    Considering Five years into medicare spending cuts that were supposed to devastate private medicare options for older Americans, enrollment in private insurance plans through Medicare has shot up by more than 50 percent, confounding experts and partisans alike and providing possible lessons for the Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchanges. When Congress passed President Obama’s signature health law nearly six years ago, it helped offset the cost by cutting payments to Medicare Advantage plans, offered by private insurers operating under contract with the government. insurers and Republican said the cuts will drop about $150 billion over the period of 10 years would “gut” the program, a major theme in the 2010 and 2012 elections. The Congressional Budget Office predicted that enrollment would fall about 30 percent. In fact, more than 17 million people are now enrolled in such plans, up from under 11 million in 2010. Nearly one-third of Medicare beneficiaries have chosen private plans, offered by insurers like Humana and UnitedHealth Group, over the traditional fee-for-service Medicare program.
                      Global war on terrorism has been the talking point for most Presidential candidates because it has to do with our national security. For every government in power be recognized as one of the most successful in office depends on how well it protects its citizens and properties locally and abroad. 
ISIS IN AMERICA. 82 people have been accused
                     Race relations and immigration. The Republican presidential race has erupted in an incendiary new round of attacks over immigration, laying the groundwork in South Carolina for a months long fight that is likely to amplify hardline talk about border security and migrants before a national audience.
                    With 
Donald J Trump leading the way, the candidates have offered contentious proposals to build a wall on the Mexican border, block Muslims from entering the United States and turn away even 5-year-old refugees from Syria Party leaders had hoped some of the most provocative speech would have subsided by now as the race moved past Iowa, a state known for its fiercely hawkish immigration politics, and as more conventional candidates, like former Gov. Jeb Bush and Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, turned their attention toward the general election. Instead, the battle lines over immigration have only deepened, as Mr. Trump has maintained his upper hand in the race and the primary campaign has moved into South Carolina and a series of Southern states that vote over the next month.
by American officials of trying to help the Islamic State. How serious is this threat in regards to National Security? By KAREN YOURISH and JOSH WILLIAMS FEB. 4th 2016.
 New York Times 

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