...Government Shutdown Introduction A government shutdown in the U.S. politics is where the executive branch of the federal government intervenes when there is a funding gap. In essence, the intervention is done when the Congress decides against passing legislation that supports funding of government operations and activities. With reference to the “funding gap”, it is the time interval when the interim or full-year appropriations are not enacted into law as expected by the Congress and the President (Brass p. 2). As such, it is apparent that a government shutdown has a number of implications on the overall economy of the country and federal government employees who form an important part of U.S. economy. In addition, the government shutdown can delay important activities and government processes hence undermining economic development (Fuscaldo). Recently, the United States has been on the brink of experiencing a government shutdown hence this therefore raises the critical question of what the implications are likely to be triggered by this situation. This paper is therefore an endeavor to examine the implications of a government shutdown to the U.S. Implications of a government shutdown i. Federal Government Employees If a government shutdown is to occur based on the current situation, one of the most affected groups would be federal government employees. In this case, a shutdown is likely to take toll of employees working in federal agencies because they are...
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...The Government Shutdown of 2013 was devastating, to say the least. Nearly 800,000 people were affected by the massive political battle, government workers themselves being a vast majority of those out of a job for the 16-day period. In America, it’s natural for the two major political powers, Democratic and Republican parties, to have ideological conflicts, but the shutdown took a budget disagreement to a new extreme. The Republican Party had refused to allow funding to continue for Obamacare, while the Democratic Party and the executive administration under President Barack Obama denied any proposals from the Republican Party to defund Obamacare. The massive shutdown that occurred in wake of the standoff led to “paychecks [being] delayed” and retroactive payment, though members of Congress still received payment. According to Kirsten Appleton and Veronica Stracqualursi of ABC News, the shutdown cost the nation $1.5 billion a day, totalling $24 billion by October...
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...Government Shutdown When hearing it for the first time a government shutdown can sound pretty terrifying. What does it mean? Do we still have laws? What about school? There were many questions that people could not find answers to. Most people were not effected drastically, but that does not mean the shutdown means nothing. Many things were different and a lot of government services were closed or unable to function, but first of all, why did the government shut down? Congress had failed to pass a federal funding bill. The government has to set a budget for the nation that pays for services but without a plan on how to spend money, the government was forced to shut down. So what exactly did the shutdown effect? Not only were national parks and museums or passport offices closed, but less obviously, people could not receive government benefits or student loans. Over 2 million federal workers' paychecks were delayed and some may never redeem them. Countless people were undeniably effected, but for what? In my opinion, the government shutdown was pointless and unnecessary. Nothing was accomplished over those 16 days and it cost the economy $24 billion. The full effects the shutdown will take on the economy won't be known immediately, though in a few weeks it is predicted that we should see a rebound as government workers spend the money they were owed during the shutdown. Solving this matter resulted in raising the debt ceiling, but there were other ways...
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...The Americans are saying because the republican’s choices, this is why there has been a government shut down in the month of Oct of 2013. It seems like it’s more of the republicans vs. the democrats than anything. Neither group can give any reliability of what will happen if the law is passed or not. They don’t have valid information pertaining to Obama care, because neither group has put it through a trail run. With the republicans not wanting to give any thought into it, then it makes it hard to even try to see what might come about the Obama care law. Nonetheless what is perhaps even more annoying for the republicans is the ricochet effect. As they have used the shutdown and economic battle to fight against the Obama care law. The research shows that their hard work has basically came back to haunt them. The Obama care law has turned out to be more accepted ever since the shutdowns begin. 38% see the Obama care as an endurable plan, opposed to 43% who view it as an awful idea. Even with the numbers rising since last month. Instead of trying to make a certain group happy, it’s best to get the world back on the right path. The republicans have to realize that what they are trying to do is only making matters worse for both sides. Right now it doesn’t matter whether you’re republican or democrat, it’s all about getting the government backup and in operation. This has the effect on the entire...
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...Government Shutdowns Government shutdowns are complicated, but with the increase of Government shutdowns per decade, Americans are frequently asking questions such as ‘What problems can be caused due to increased Government Shutdowns and why do they happen so often?’, or ‘What might we face in our future and how will this effect possibly all aspects of the American life we know today.’, more often than not, leaving most Americans clueless as to what all this means and why it keeps happening. To truly understand what government shutdowns are and why they happen, we must first reflect on the history of government shutdowns and what led to the frequency at which they occur today. Government shutdowns have a short history of happenings, looking...
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...the government shutdown (Terkel). Imagine the disappointment the many tourists and visitors, both local and from out of state, experienced that day as, not only the National Zoo, but all Smithsonian Museums and National Parks (such as the very popular Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming) were forced to send their workers home and close down due to the government shutdown. The last shutdown occurred in 1995 under the Clinton administration. This time, almost twenty years later, the shutdown of 2013 resulted because, in the words of current President Barack Obama, “one faction, of one party, in one house of Congress, in one branch of government [...] didn’t like one law” (Bruce). This faction’s members highly opposed Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Art, also known as Obamacare, believing it to be unconstitutional. While Obamacare is now undergoing much debate by both Republicans and Democrats despite its approval back in 2010, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives held the American budget as hostage in order to delay the Act which unnecessarily furloughed thousands of federal workers, caused economic difficulties, and potentially legitimized extortion. While some would argue that it was reasonable, the sixteen day long government shutdown was an unnecessary one instigated by a small group of rich citizens and was forced upon the American public in order to defund the Affordable Care Act (which, ironically, was not even affected by the shutdown as its...
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...Running head: ANALYSIS OF AN ETHICAL DILEMMA Analysis of an Ethical Dilemma: Government Shutdown Anthony Bacon Grand Canyon University NRS 437V 7/12/2011 There are many ethical dilemmas present today that are affecting our world and communities. In this paper I will talk about the government shutdown affecting the state of Minnesota. I will describe how this government shutdown has created many ethical and non-ethical problems for the people of Minnesota, and how this shutdown has affected healthcare in particular. The ethical background of the Minnesota government shutdown has a wide variety of problems behind it. One major problem is political in nature, and is caused by democrats and republicans not being able to solve the budget crises. Healthcare in Minnesota has also paid a price because of the government shutdown. A hospital in Southern Minnesota was unable to move forward with their expansion, this is still being help up because inspectors for the state are not able to come to the hospital and look over the building (Fox 12 Mankato, 2011). There are also other problems associated with the government shutdown, items include: nurses inability to obtain licenses, inability for nurses to start work due to background checks being shutdown, and nursing students not able to sit for boards after graduation. In addition according to kare11 this shutdown has caused 22,000 state jobs to be idled, and closed 66 parks across Minnesota (Kare11 Minneapolis-St. Paul...
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...supposed to be rule of the people, by the people, and for the people. But in order to rule effectively, the people need political knowledge. If they know little or nothing about government, it becomes difficult to hold political leaders accountable for their performance. Unfortunately, public knowledge about politics is disturbingly low. In addition, the public also often does a poor job of evaluating the political information they do know. This state of affairs has persisted despite rising education levels, increased availability of information thanks to modern technology, and even rising IQ scores. It is mostly the result of rational behavior, not stupidity. Such widespread and persistent political ignorance and irrationality strengthens the case for limiting and decentralizing the power of government. The Extent of Ignorance Political ignorance in America is deep and widespread. The current government shutdown fight provides some good examples. Although Obamacare is at the center of that fight and much other recent political controversy, 44% percent of the public do not even realize it is still the law. Some 80 percent, according to a recent Kaiser survey, say they have heard “nothing at all” or “only a little” about the controversial insurance exchanges that are a major part of the law. The shutdown controversy is also just the latest manifestation of a longstanding political struggle over federal spending. But most of the public has very little idea of how federal spending...
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...FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Cathy Stout Liberty University Government 200 Professor D. Good 12 - 14 - 2015 INTRODUCTION: There are many government workplaces, agencies, law makers including the Federal Reserve that overstep biblical principals. Federal Reserve was put in place in 1913 by President Woodrow Wilson. The Federal Reserve is the main banking system for America. Their duties include: 1) conducting the nation's monetary policy in pursuit of maximum employment, stable prices, and moderate long term interest rates 2) supervising and regulating banking institution 3) maintain the stability of the financial system by containing systematic risk in markets 4) providing finical services to depository institutions, the United States government and the foreign official institutions. (www.usnews.com) Federal Reserve System was to help the people of America but instead it failed. "… government intervention might be necessary it is not always required."(Presentation: Regulation - Do we need it? When?) This paper will show how the Federal Reserve failed to reach its intended purposes and how it has overstepped its biblical purposes. TROUBLE: Due to selfishness, greed, and being power hungry has led to an economic downward spiral of the Federal Reserve System. "For the love of money is the root of all evil..." (1Timothy 6:10) Some of those reasons are: 1) the system is a debt based financial system 2) the system has way to much power 3) the system is an anti free...
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...I agree with you that the government shut down caused a lot of grief for the American people and ultimately solving absolutely nothing. In my opinion the government shut down is democracy at its worst. Besides avoiding a default on our national debt which would of sent our economy in a tailspin, and the loss of revenues which incurred during a time of economic recession, the shutdown merely delayed the inevitable. Our nation’s core problems cannot be solved by simply throwing in the towel, or agreeing to disagree. There has to be some give and take between the parties in order to actually accomplish anything. Unfortunately right now there seems to be too much focus of ideological differences rather than the good of the American people. While I like to think that democratic governments are the most fair and practical way to govern a country, like your post alludes to, a government who is too focused on the ideological differences between opposing parties instead of the greater good of the country is indeed a “weak government.” This statement seems to ring true at a time when our President and the congressional GOP have very little to agree on. While the system of checks and balances set in place is a great system to curtail a concentration of power or even to thwart corruption, right now it seems to be doing very little for the American people. I push the door open. The bell tinkles, with a soft but loud ring. A wave of rubber gloves and disinfectant masked with cheap air...
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...The purpose of this paper is to respond to philosophical questions in numerous categories. First I will address metaphysics which deals with what is and is not real. Secondly, epistemology addresses the study of knowledge. Next, I will discuss ethics and the right and wrong of different scenarios. Further, in the category of aesthetics, I will delve into the idea of beauty. The role of government will be discussed in political philosophy. Finally, I will talk about my beliefs concerning social philosophy. PHILOSOPHY 201 IP UNIT 1 When pondering the questions outlined in the instructions for this assignment, I found the metaphysics section to be one I was comfortable with. Soloman & Higgins (2010) state that an individual who is religious accepts that God is real and everything else flows from Him. I am in complete agreement with that statement. As I was struggling with my coming of age, I questioned “what is real?” In searching for the answer to that question, I came to realize that everything is real and a creation of God. Being a Christian, I just accept this in faith and do not look any deeper into it. I believe the physical and psychological world is just as real as the spiritual world. Without question, everyone has a soul. While we are alive and inhabiting this physical world, the soul does not exist outside of the physical body. However, once the physical body dies, the soul then moves into the afterlife, which in my belief, my soul will enter into...
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...especially a business Public sector = the part of an economy that is controlled by the government. Private sector = the part of the national economy that is not under direct government control. The two business I have chosen are NHS and Nike The NHS (National Health Service) is located in the public sector as it is financed and controlled by the government. The NHS is solely located in the United Kingdom, and provides free health care for the citizens of the United Kingdom. The NHS was found out of a long-held ideal good healthcare should be available to everyone no matter the wealth. The National Health Service started on July 5 1948 by Aneurin Bevan. As the NHS is controlled by the elected government there are no shareholder or stakeholders, it also is a PLC. The second Business Nike is Private Limited Company (LTD) this means that Nike is owned privately and financed by its customers, without any customers the business Nike will shut down. Nike is a company which sell its goods to create profit. Its products are sold to the general public. Nike was founded in 25 Jan 1964 by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman. The company aims to sell to its customer’s clothes, shoes and many different more materials. The main stakeholder of the NHS (National Health Service) is the government because they are the main way of their funding, and is one of the remaining national bodies. The government finances the NHS through tax. For the years of 2015/2016 the NHS has been provided with...
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...future development of political situation in Bangladesh are embedded in the end of the Research. Title of the Research: “Fiscal Policy and Hartal: A Case Study on Bangladesh from 2013 to 2014; specially on the Last National Election Period in Bangladesh”. Intruduction: Fiscal policy is very much related to the Public Finance in the Macroeconomics. Fiscal policy means the process by which government’s expenditures, tax rates and budgets would be monitored the national economy.The term “Hartal” basically comes from Gujarati language. “Hat” means market and “tal” means tala or lock, which referred to locked market or bazaar“bondh.” Hartal was first used during the Indian Independence Movement. It is a way of mass protest often involves a total shutdown of workplaces, offices, shops, courts of law with the object of realizing a demand. (CPD, 2013). Now it is also related to the politics of Bangladesh,specially in the election year. Hartal is one of the prime factors of influencing Fiscal Policy. Statement of the Problem: Human beings is very much related to economy. Without economy people cannot live in a society or a state. So there need to be an economic policy to lead human’s society. There are two types of...
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...Stakeholder Analysis Brittany Collins Dr. Richardson Public Policy Analysis and Plan 11.7.13 Introduction This paper provides a comprehensive stakeholder analysis of the affordable medical care policy change. The policy change has triggered multiple debates across the United States of America earning the name ObamaCare due to the president’s commitment to see the policy implemented. An argumentation analysis is provided identifying the different contending positions as well as assumptions. Moreover, an argument map of the issue is also developed. It is pertinent to note that the policy issue affects stakeholders across different industries of the economy in a multidimensional approach. Medical care policy The Obama care health care policy has had wide opinions among various stakeholders in the US. While there are those who support the policy, there are also those who feel that the policy will be difficult to implement and will leave many people without the ability to access basic medical care. However, there is need to analyses the medical care policy and the different opinions that are given to analyses the suitability of the policy (Doolittle, 2013). The policy was laid down as an alternative to provision of cheaper healthcare to the people. Critics of the policy have argued that the citizens are the ultimate stakeholders in this policy; however, there are other key stakeholders involved. These stakeholders include key players in the insurance sector; pharmaceutical...
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...by the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) has seen a world-wide swing to Keynesian economic policies. In an effort to boost the economies and reduce unemployment, many governments have conceived different strategies of direct intervention and increase public spending to stimulate economic activities. There are still intense debates about the main reasons why Australia has weathered the GFC much better than the others. The Home Insulation Program (HIP), also known as the Pink Batts Scheme, was primarily designed to boost the domestic economy in 2009 following the GFC, but it was beset by controversy. The $2.8 billion job-generating scheme, offering free insulation to two million households, was scrapped prematurely in 2010 after it was blamed for the deaths of four insulation workers and more than 100 house fires. This essay will attempt to analyse the impact of the HIP and argue whether governments (Commonwealth or States) or business were responsible for the health and safety of workers involved with the HIP. In February 2009, the Rudd government (Government) unveiled the HIP as part of its stimulus package in respond to the GFC. This program may have been stemmed from Kevin Rudd’s (2009, pp 28-29) belief that “Labor, in the international tradition of social democracy, consistently argues for a central role for government in the regulation of markets and the provision of public goods”; and it has “acted to help the real economy, to stimulate economic activity by investing in targeted...
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