A Virginia dollar could be worth more than a South Carolina dollar, or worth less than a New England gold coin. In the table showing the “Estimated Market Value of United States Exports to Great Britain” one can see that after the Revolution, there less trade with Great Britain, which also hindered the economic situation of the United States. Politically, the Articles of Confederation was unable to maintain order. They allowed each state one vote for equality; unfortunately, many members would often fail to attend Congress, more concerned about what was going on in their state, therefore, the vote was not cast. Also among the states there were many disputes, especially about boundary lines.
From then on party leaders were erratic and kept changing, meaning there was little stability in the Conservative party, which made them vulnerable to attack. After Peel was beaten in the Corn Laws crisis, many strong leader figures left with him such as Gladstone. This meant the party was left with the back bench aristocracy who were not all that interested in the wellbeing of the party and let it deteriorate. This was not at all the only problem that the conservatives faced. The truth was that their policies simply did not appeal to the majority of the voting population any more.
By 1350 there were some quite serious public health problems in towns, where the lack of fresh water and drainage was a problem which caused the water to be contaminated by other sources and was not healthy to drink. The government were not willing to donate funds to fixing this problem because they did not think it was their job to improve public health, but sometimes they passed laws requiring people to keep the streets clean especially in times when disease was common however these laws were difficult to enforce. Therefore, the Romans’ progress was not maintained. Meanwhile, animal excrement was common in the street and butchers slaughtered their animals and threw the remains on the streets which lead to disease and germs causing people to get sick. All this suggests that during the middle ages there was no progress in public health and that the standard of public health had gone backwards especially in the towns and cities.
TERM LIMITS FOR CONGRESS I believe that term limits should be placed on our Congressmen and women because it would allow for a more efficient Congress. The current Congress is in shambles, a dismal failure and is in desperate need of new ideas, procedures, and influence. With term limits in place, Congress will be more responsible toward their constituents because they themselves will soon be constituents. They will have to live under and abide by the laws they created while in office. They’ll have less time in office to develop money ties to lobbyists and other special interest groups, thereby weakening the threat of lobbyists being able to influence legislation.
One of the biggest reasons to not use Yucca Mountain is because Nevada does not have one nuclear power plant. “A two-thirds majority of Nevadans feel it is unfair for their state to have to store nuclear waste when there are no nuclear power plants in Nevada”. So why would we make them take waste from states such as New York or New Jersey. Another reason that we should not use Yucca Mountain is because it is only 100 miles away from Las Vegas which has hundreds of thousands of tourist a year which if a leak occurs then they would be exposed to nuclear waste. This would not be good.
Many aspects of his life such as his Mormon beliefs, private business and family where no-go topics. He wasn’t as relatable as a character to Obama who you could clearly track his journey and private life through his transparency as a candidate. It lead to confusion on Romney as a candidate with many describing him as ‘flip-flopping’ on his views, seen as a moderate Republican who was uncomfortable playing as a tea party Conservative. This can be seen where in Massachusetts where he was Governor he implemented Healthcare reforms however these were drowned out in his campaign as he had to tackle Obama’s Healthcare reform and therefore would not reflect well on his campaign. Such confusion meant that the die hard Republicans and Moderate Republicans both felt confused on his stance and therefore would have lead to a shrinking in his voter base.
It’s been a bill a few times, but has never made approval to be voted on by the people. The most recent vote was this year on February 23rd, when the expanded gambling bill was defeated 21-16. Polls have shown that over 80% of Kentuckians are in favor of being able to vote on this themselves. It seems that with the state legislature doing this, it’s working against itself by driving multiple businesses and people out of state. It’s amusing to me that Mr. Williams himself prefers to travel out of
He also asked the congress for cash-strapped local governments to hire more teachers and firemen. This affected American teachers and firemen because they had better opportunities to pursue their careers. In March 2010 President Obama created a National health care reform system for uninsured Americans. This system allows them to buy into health care plans with added subsidies and tax incentives but it also prevents the insurance companies from denying coverage. Economist believes that this system will do nothing to control cost but the budget office believes the bill will reduce the cost over a ten-year period.
Our country is as divided as ever and there is a substantial lack of unity among the political parties and the citizens of the United States. At the federal level, the two political parties refuse to work together in the best interest of our country. In addition to seeking reelection, their main focus is furthering their political agenda as they refuse to compromise and negotiate with one another. In addition, citizens do not feel accurately represented by these elected federal officials. The citizens are given limited options when voting because only the dominant parties have a realistic chance of winning.
Because these areas mainly fall under governmental provision and regulation they are simply not provided to society as a whole by the private market. Privatizing prisons has once again become acceptable, “the private prison industry, which has grown by 350 percent in the last 15 years (Johnson, 2012)”. There is still much to be debated about the privatization of prisons once again, as the profit margin isn’t in the care or service they provide but rather in the number of inmates they house. Emergency services such as Fire and Police protection are areas that the market fails to give the desired quality of output and desirable price. Both of these services are pretty much wholly government run and controlled.