...white men do, where women break the glass ceiling, and prejudice towards children of lower income are treated with dignity, then the voices of freedom ring louder on American soil. These are the people that Franklin D. Roosevelt and Barack Obama have been working to liberate for ages. Speech is known to be the most influential way...
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...Deal” was a promise to American people - which the depression they were going through would come to an end. Much like Roosevelt, Barack Obama promised a new, new deal to his nation and proclaimed there would be “change.” This was the prescription that was much needed during the apparent economic downturn and it was modeled after the actions taken by Franklin D. Roosevelt during the great depression. One of the primary problems Franklin Roosevelt had to face was a high unemployment rate. Citizens were loosing their jobs because businesses were losing money. Roosevelt realized that the jobs were key, so he made a plan to try and create jobs for the citizens that needed them. One of the plans being put into action was the Works Progress Administration. This gave people government jobs for rebuilding America. Roosevelt also created the Rural Electrification Administration, which gave power to the majority of American farms that still had no electricity, as well as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and Soil Conservation Service helped to revive America’s forests and farmland and put more people to work on temporary projects. The current presidency was focused on repairing jobs as well, among other issues, such as health care and other social issues. There is also the withdrawal of funds from federal banks, a problem faced by both Roosevelt and Obama. A depression doesn’t always mean that there is a lack of money, but rather the money is out of circulation. As people lose jobs and...
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...“stop the drop” President Franklin D. Roosevelt offers an American solution to an American problem, the New Deal. Thus, to some extent, laying the foundation for President Barack Obama’s 2009 Economic Stimulus Plan, a plan designed to quickly jumpstart economic growth and save millions of jobs. Barack Obama once said, “I’m pledging to cut the deficit by half by the end of my first term in office.” As of then, 2009, the national debt was at $10 trillion, now in 2012 the outstanding national deficit has reached an outrageous $16 trillion. In 2009 President Obama signed the $789 trillion American Recover and Reinvestment Act that helped push our national debt 23 percent higher, to $13.2 trillion, a new record at that time. Many citizens will argue that Barack Obama’s Stimulus Plan did do better than they had anticipated, however it added an excessive amount to our national debt. Nevertheless, the US shouldn’t attack President Obama before one realizes how much was spent on funding for Franklin D. Roosevelt’s successful New Deals. At the start of FDR’s presidency in 1933 the US National Debt was $22.5 billion and at the end of it, 12 years later, the debt was at $258.5 billion. FDR even caused a so-called Roosevelt Recession after producing an austerity budget which reduced government spending; therefore, causing the economy to tumble. It wasn’t until World War II did the American economy fully rebound and unemployment almost dissolve. According to USA TODAY’s quarterly survey...
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.... The Great Depression was a period of unprecedented decline in economic activity. It is generally agreed to have occurred between 1929 and 1939. Although parts of the economy had begun to recover by 1936, high unemployment persisted until the Second World War. Background To Great Depression: * The 1920s witnessed an economic boom in the US (typified by Ford Motor cars, which made a car within the grasp of ordinary workers for the first time). Industrial output expanded very rapidly. * Sales were often promoted through buying on credit. However, by early 1929, the steam had gone out of the economy and output was beginning to fall. * The stock market had boomed to record levels. Price to earning ratios were above historical averages. * The US Agricultural sector had been in recession for many more years * The UK economy had been experiencing deflation and high unemployment for much of the 1920s. This was mainly due to the cost of the first world war and attempting to rejoin the Gold standard at a pre world war 1 rate. This meant Sterling was overvalued causing lower exports and slower growth. The US tried to help the UK stay in the gold standard. That meant inflating the US economy, which contributed to the credit boom of the 1920s. Causes of Great Depression Stock Market Crash of October 1929 During September and October a few firms posted disappointing results causing share prices to fall. On October 28th (Black Monday), the decline in prices turned...
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...Beyond Legalizing Marijuana for Medical Purpose Angel Padro Devry University Professor Natalie Reid English 112 February 23, 2011 In this time of day we still have people that are against legalizing marijuana, but now it brings up discussion about marijuana if United States should legalized marijuana for medical purpose. Now you have to ask yourself something, why is marijuana illegal in the first place? If the government wants to legalize it for medical purposes, why not completely legalize it. So the question is if prohibition is here to protect us, does the prohibition really work? Where in today’s studies there no proof that marijuana is harmful to the American people, so let take a closer look on why marijuana should be legalized in Untied States. Couple years now the discussion of legalizing marijuana is coming up a lot more nowadays. It’s showing that marijuana is actually more useful than people think. So the government is thinking about legalizing marijuana for medical purposes. That raises some red flags, because everybody thinks it so harmful, but that’s not the case. “Actually it’s a proven fact that marijuana does not kill brain cells, it actually stimulates the brain cells and helps them grow.” (The Union-Adam Scorgie 2011) “Also from today polls there are no record death from Marijuana.” (CNBC-2011) Let’s take a look at a poll taking by “The United States government National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bureau of Mortality Statistics: TOBACCO……….400...
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...Ted Rall: BAD Obama! In this article, Ted Rall gives his view on Barrack Obama. He states that Obama is stupid, even more stupid than Sarah Palin. Ted gives his points and reason to why he felts that Obama is a bad president. The thesis is sentence five of the article. This is the Thesis because it tells the viewer what he is going to talk about. In this case it tells the reader that Obama is dumb. This is what the whole paper is about, Obama being a dumb president. This article is aimed toward younger to middle aged, left wing people that watch CNN and care about politics. He wanted Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid to work over the holidays. With that being said younger people work more over the holidays than old. Older people are off during the holidays because in older generations stores were closed on holidays and it’s been in recent generation that stores have been open during the holidays so that people had to work. Then he talks about being at least 30 to understand the joke he makes in part 10 of the article. To understand the joke u had to be 30 which is middle aged. The article is aim toward left-wing people because Ted Rall is a left-wing Democrat and he’s arguing that Obama should be more liberal than what he already is. This article wants people that like to listen to politics and watch CNN to read this because this tells how Ted Rall feels about President Obama. A lot of people have to work over the holidays. But in older generations the only...
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...However, if we look at modern day and we try to decide if Trump will be considered reconstructive or not, we must look at Obama’s use of executive power and how his policies will hold with Trump in office. I argue that if Clinton was in office currently, Obama could be considered reconstructive because she would likely be continuing to advance his historical policy. However, since Trump now holds executive power, the potential reconstructive decisions that Obama made while in office are continued to be threated everyday. In result, Trump could be determined to be reconstruction and Obama could be looked at as _______. Again, future students will be able to look back at our nation’s history and see what ensures presidential success in becoming...
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...PLAGIARIZED FROM: http://www.termpaperwarehouse.com/essay-on/Healthcare-Reform/115333 Kyle LaBelle Participation in Government Healthcare Reform Research Paper My question is, how long is it going to take for the world’s most powerful country to create a sustainable healthcare system? We have spent too many years with small reforms, ; we need big changes, and we need them soon. Healthcare has a long and detailed history in the United States. Since the beginning of the 20th century, it has been a major source of political debate. Both federal and state governments have made efforts in trying to take steps toward a universal health care system. Early reform poured the foundation for today’s government healthcare programs. The United States witnessed social movements that demanded access to the American dream. People who were viewed as second-class citizens banded together and demanded reform on their behalves. The largest of these movements was a demand for universal healthcare. American’s greatest issue was sickness and missing work. When working individuals missed work due to “sickness” they lost their wages. The loss of income made sickness the leading cause of poverty. Reformists saw a need for national healthcare and the campaign began. Health insurance that would protect the worker against wage loss and expenses incurred from medical treatment. In 1906, the American Association of Labor Legislation (AALL) became active in the push for national health care. They...
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...Political Science 12/10/13 100 Years of Health Care Reform: Obamacare Bringing Us into the Future In 2008 when presidential candidate Barack Obama was platforming for universal healthcare for the United Sates, most people thought that it was a revolutionary idea, and liked the way it sounded. Who wouldn’t want affordable universal health care? But what many people did/do not know is that Obama’s platform was not revolutionary at all. In fact there had been many presidents before Barack Obama who had fought for some sort of universal health care. Now hat eager democratic candidate of 2008 has entered into his second term as president of the United Sates, and as his platform promised, he has been able to pass a bill that gives every American citizen affordable health care. This bill is called the Affordable Care Act; though many people know it now as Obamacare. What is interesting about Obamacare is that although it was widely praised by the American public before it was passed, it is now getting many mixed reviews. But to really be able to make a decision about whether or not you are for or against the new bill, you must understand the Affordable Care Act or ACA fully; its history, and its meaning. Private and public health insurance has not always been a part of American medicine. In fact the very first prepaid health care coverage was not established until 1929, when Baylor Hospital in Dallas, Texas developed the Baylor Plan which helped a local teachers union...
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...During the Civil War, President Lincoln had to push the boundaries of his presidential power. Although it seemed necessary, I believe that Lincoln did not have the right to encroach on the personal liberties of the citizens. He did not go to Congress to complete his agenda. He used his power to get everything he wanted done without the approval of the states’ representatives. He acted a sort of dictatorial manner that upset many people, including many judicial service workers. Moreover, Lincoln is not an isolated case. Many presidents after Lincoln like FDR and Theodore Roosevelt overstepped their boundaries in order to achieve their plans. In fact, this sort of presidential overreach could even be equated to today’s society in the regard...
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...Health Care Reform Healthcare has a long and detailed history in the United States. Since the beginning 20th century it has been a major source of political debate. Both federal and state governments have made efforts in trying to take steps toward a universal health care system. Early reform poured the foundation for today’s government healthcare programs. The United States witnessed social movements that demanded access to the American dream. People who were viewed as second class citizens banded together and demanded reform on their behalves. The largest of these movements was a demand for universal healthcare. American’s greatest issue was sickness and missing work. When working individuals missed work due to “sickness” they lost their wages. The loss of income made sickness the leading cause of poverty. Reformist saw a need for national healthcare and the campaign began. Health insurance that would protect the worker against wage loss and expenses incurred from medical treatment. In 1906, the American Associaltion of Labor Legislation (AALL) became active in the push for national health care. They created a committee that concentrated on healthcare insurance, and in 1915 drafted a bill that gave limited coverage to the working class and to anyone that earned less than $1200 a year. This draft included sick pay, death, and maternatiy benefits. The proposal was meet by opposition (Palmer, 2010). Although the American Medical Association offered its support...
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...http://hr.blr.com/whitepapers/Staffing-Training/Leadership/10-Qualities-that-Made-Abraham-Lincoln-a-Great-Lea 10 Qualities that Made Abraham Lincoln a Great Leader By Catherine L. Moreton, J.D. Capacity to Listen to Different Points of View While researching her Pulitzer Prize winning book, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, Kearns Goodwin learned that Lincoln had the capacity to listen to different points of view. He created a climate where Cabinet members were free to disagree without fear of retaliation. At the same time, he knew when to stop the discussion and after listening to the various opinions, make a final decision. Ability to Learn on the Job Lincoln was able to acknowledge errors, learn from them, and then move. In this way, he established a culture of learning in his administration, said Kearns Goodwin. Ready Willingness to Share Credit for Success In response to concerns expressed by friends about the actions of some of his Cabinet members, Lincoln stated that the "path to success and ambition is broad enough for two" said Kearns Goodwin. When there was success, Lincoln shared the credit with all of those involved. Ready Willingness to Share Blame for Failure When mistakes were made by members of his Cabinet, Lincoln stood up for them said Kearns Goodwin. When contracts related to the war effort raised serious questions about a member of his administration, Lincoln spoke up and indicated that he and his entire Cabinet...
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...maintain peace during this honeymoon period, instead caused controversy by signing dozens of executive actions and bills that overturned many of the successful regulations that President Obama implemented. Where as although Bush and Obama may have been with polarized parties, the transition was very respectful and allowed a polite change of power. The majority of this period however for President Trump was not either effective or polite, objectively. This time frame is usually important in establishing legislative victories, however three of his main executive orders have been halted by the supreme court, plummeting his approval rating (Blake). President Trump’s approval rating in the first 100 days was 41% compared to Obama at 63% and Kennedy who came in at 74%. The Washington Post believes that Trumps main win and only win for this stage was him confirming the Supreme Court Justice Neil M....
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...This paper will look at the similarities and differences in the Presidencies of Barack Obama and Franklin Roosevelt. Roosevelt became President during a trying time for America. The Great Depression was in full swing caused by the fact that Wall Street and the banks had collapsed causing millions of people or about 25 percent of the population. to be without jobs or financial security (Hiltzik). When Roosevelt came into office he put together an economic package known as the New Deal in order to help alleviate the crisis and get men back to work. Almost seventy years later in 2008 the country was in a recession due to another Wall Street and the banks once again collapsed due in part because of large corporations like GM defaulting on loans....
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...Presidential powers have grown significantly since the framing of our country. The extent of this growth is not always fully appreciated by the public. Perhaps the reason for this growth is due to the ambiguously written Constitution. The constitutional text leaves room for interpretation and for the executive office “to grow with the developing nation”. (Milkis &Nelson) In Article I of the Constitution, it grants specific powers to Congress, Article II also grants powers to the President but are written in vague terms such as “executive power,” or the duty “to take care that the laws be faithfully executed.” (Milkis &Nelson) Unlike the legislative and judicial branch, the Presidency has consistently possessed significant inherent powers. Therefore, many of the President’s powers are recognized powers, such as the authority to declare war or the authority to act in times of national emergency. The framers of the Constitution purposely designed the separation of powers to protect the rights of citizens and prevent any one person or political group from “ruling with an iron fist”. (Mount) Whether or not a President has exceeded his powers is not often obvious because the powers of then executive office are somewhat unclear. Additionally, there is little case law addressing presidential powers so there is no precedent to follow. The way that previous Presidents use their powers in the past, stands as authority for current or future Presidents to engage in...
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