House GOP Tax Plan

The House Republicans' tax code would decrease the income tax rate from 39.6% to 25%. In doing this, America's wealthiest homes would have to take on a surtax. On Wednesday, this information will be released through the print media. Taxes are not being dramatically altered; instead, the change is only slightly modified. If the wealthy were to be charged a surtax, this could lead to a less extreme form of communism. Just because the wealthy have acquired more money does not give the government the right to give them more taxes. 

February 16, 2014

 

Effects of the Government Shutdown

After the government shutdown that made the public turn against Congress and Republican House leaders, the roles of the Democrats and Republicans were reversed. In polls about Obamacare, Democrats won 50/42 back in October, but now Republicans had the upper hand at 49/44. Women prove to be more supportive of the Democratic candidates while men poll in favor of Republicans; this creates a gender gap between the two groups. In a poll conducted by Cable News Network (CNN), 75% of Americans think Congress does nothing to make changes and approximately 66% say it is the worst Congress ever to be experienced. The unemployment cuts are bad news for the entire economy, not just for those who are unemployed.

                                                  A Gun-Free Zone?

     The American government has promised to prevent mass shootings through gun control by limiting gun types and the number of guns that can be sold to buyers. As the article says, the type or number of guns that people have might not be the problem: it's about where these "gun-free" locations are available to criminals. A large majority of mass shootings (Virginia Tech, Delaware State University, Sandy Hook Connecticut, Aurora Colorado Shooting) have occurred in places that are "gun-free." People from these "gun-free" zones are concerned that signs showing that the area is gun-free leaves them vulnerable. 

Though guns are seen as a huge problem in today's time, it is the states' rights to decide whether or not to establish a system of gun control. In the Bill of Rights, the Second Amendment clearly states, "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms... shall not be infringed." The people should be able to defend themselves in order to prevent falling victim to a world of criminals.