There are many reasons that the influence of a pressure group might be restricted. However, my three reasons are their relationship with the government, their relationship with the media and their financial situation. The most important area which determines a pressure groups influence is its relationship with the government. Insider pressure groups (like the BMA or Police Federation), or pressure groups with regular contact within decision making bodies, are more likely to be able to directly influence policy as they are close to the government, who will sometimes ask for their advice on matters which are of concern to them. Therefore they have a chance to influence legislation and steer it in a direction supported by the group.
I know what they do is for the benefit of everyone in this country and it is extremely hard to make the decision’s that is going to affect the way we live and how we live. This documentary relates to foreign policy to the different branches of government and how every decision is made. This relates to private parties like the ACLU to protect our civil liberties that were lost as a result of policies that expand the government’s power to invade people’s privacy and right to the First Amendment. It made clear that certain things that were unlawful like racial profiling and stopping anyone under suspicion was “ok.” Top Secret America is one of the many examples of what we do not know about our government. We do not take the time to pay attention to what is happening in this economy.
Nick Wright U.S. History Ms. Wilkinson May 6, 2011 The Powers of the Federal Government One issue in politics is the amount of power that the federal government should be allowed to have. One side believes that the government should be there, helping us, but we shouldn’t be able to notice their presence. The other side believes that the government should actively participate in the everyday lives of citizens. In the United States today, the power of our government tends to lean towards the former of the two. We know that the government is there, protecting us, providing for us, and ensuring that our lives are good.
b. How much tax revenue will government collect from this tax? c. How much of the tax is paid by consumers? How much is paid by producers? Which is more elastic, the supply or demand for gasoline?
Stockman finds these banks “too big to exist.” Ryan believes the taxpayer’s money deposit should be handled by the states not the federal. Stockman disagrees, he finds it to difficult to manage internally and externally; he believes the bank should broken up by a higher authority. He thinks it would be better if Ryan looked back to the times of restoration of “Glass-Steagall, Depression-era legislation that that separated commercial and investment banking.” Stockman brings up the ideal way to reduce or eliminate Social insurance benefits. He strongly believes the government should make changes on the income based eligibility test to reduce or eliminate the need to give Social insurance to millions of people. This would avoid tax increase issue.
While at a glance each of these programs may seem harmless, Dr. Spencer illustrates why he believes America’s economy is declining because of the current system. Dr. Spencer states,” The most useful role of government in the economy is to make sure people –especially companies and businesses-play by the rules.” Anti-trust laws for example provide rules that prevent monopolies in the market. Many of the programs the government enacts stall the natural effects of supply and demand that drive a free market and are in fact monopolies. As is
It's very important for us to take care of our own, without helping those who are in need here, we are doing a disservice to our own people. I would argue that our society would have the ability to do both. We don't need to be the policemen of all of the world's problems, but we do need to make sure we are making the world a better place. All politicians campaign on the notion that we are using our military, power, and wealth to create a better place for all and what better way to let this be shown then by helping those who are less fortunate in foreign countries. I feel our government and fellow citizens can do much more to help.
As of June 28 2012 the Supreme Court ruled that basically if a person doesn’t buy health insurance then the fee is counted as a tax. The Obama administration tried to argue against the ruling stating that the fee should just count as a penalty instead of a tax. The Supreme Court didn’t agree with the Obama Administration so they turned the decision down. Chief Justice John Roberts believes that the payment of health insurance is not that high so it should be no choice but to get it. Also the payments are collected by the IRS through taxation.
This means he thinks that someone or something is going to be taking over the government. Some stories claim that the Bush family or the British family could have tried or could still be trying to rule the world by slipping in certain laws and pulling tricks to get them in high power. Gabe does not fully believe in these conspiracies but still has an open mind about them because he says everyone wants power. Rockefeller banking Company is a subject that Gabe likes to bring up when talking about this next conspiracy, which is how Rockefeller banks could take over the world because of the amount of money and power they have at this current time. Some people, including Gabe, believe that Rockefeller banks are paying money to make sure certain laws/restrictions on banking cannot be put in place.
Also, when Congress passes a piece of legislation, the do not technically have the authority to enforce this legislation. That remains in the hands of the Judicial and Executive branches. And when dealing with the Legislative branch, you are surrounded by Senators and Representatives whose motives are often not pure, but are tainted by the financial backing of others, and each of their individual constituents. They are not always in these positions to benefit the whole of American society. The Judicial branch is made for the people, all of the people of the United States.