Keenan Watson
Healthcare decision could expand government control
The healthcare law currently before the Supreme Court should be ruled unconstitutional due to the individual mandate that forces Americans to purchase health insurance or else pay a penalty. The individual mandate is another example of government trying to further insert itself into citizen’s private lives. This law is a blatant misuse of the commerce [...]
Fragile economy to suffer
Anyone who has filled up at their local gas station has seen that the average price of gas is $3.84 per gallon according to AAA. In many parts of the country the price of gas is well over $4 per gallon. This increase is a painful cost for many Americans, especially in a fragile [...]
Religous beliefs held high
In general, the government should not force religious-affiliated organizations to provide insurance for things that violate their religious beliefs. This particular instance involves making organizations with religious affiliations like the Catholic Church cover insurance for items such as contraceptives, which violates their beliefs. To force anyone to violate their religious beliefs is a violation of [...]
No clear plan for jobs
Anyone who watched or read President Obama’s State of Union address a few weeks back saw a very rosy picture of the state of our nation, a representation that unfortunately is not true. The fact is the President still has not learned anything after the midterm election two years ago. Despite the president’s claims, [...]
Modest changes made now will save program – Social Security, from the Right
The Obama administration would rather not talk about it, but the fact is that Social Security needs to undergo major changes in the form of reasonable adjustments to the program. Doing nothing to change Social Security as it currently is would be a horrible decision, as well as a costly one. The current system cannot [...]
Wisconsin is on the right track by limiting collective bargaining
States should reexamine the role of public employee unions and collective bargaining for state employees. The fact is that state and local governments are struggling to pay for all of the overly generous benefits for public employees, benefits that states cannot afford. What some states like Wisconsin are doing is making reasonable changes to reform [...]
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