"There is a growing debate in the United States about how significant the tax contribution of the rich should be and whether it should be increased. When economic times are tough, it makes sense to tax the wealthy as they can sustain tax increases. A...
"Employers are directed to pay workers the highest minimum wage as per federal, state, and local law. Since July 24, 2009, the federal government has dictated a general minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. As of January 2018, there were 29 states with a minimum...
"Some states in the United States of America have established or recommended legislation demanding drug testing of people applying for welfare. As of early 2017, 15 US states had legislated drug testing of welfare applicants or recipients. Proponents of such programs believe this will help with...
"The most significant benefit of the ACA is that it slows the rise of health care costs. It also covers treatment for mental health, addiction, and chronic diseases. Insurance companies could no longer refuse coverage for pre-existing conditions. However, the ACA taxed those who didn't purchase...
"18.1% of U.S adults endured an anxiety disorder such as posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and specific phobias. Among the 20.2 million adults in the U.S. who suffered a substance use disorder, 50.5%—10.2 million adults—had a co-occurring mental illness. The current budget has reduced funding for...
"Affordable Care Act or Obamacare is a United States federal statute which authorizes coverage for pre-existing conditions at no extra premium. Trump administration has allowed Association Health Plans under which companies can impose higher premiums or deny coverage based on medical history and pre-existing conditions. Those...
"The United States leads the world in innovative drug development, benefiting patients and caregivers around the globe by securing access to new cures and medicines for a range of diseases. Proponents of drug price regulation argue that Pharma corporations increase prices to profit while contributing decidedly...
"Single-payer healthcare is a practice where every citizen funds the government to implement core healthcare services for all citizens. The government can choose to provide the care themselves or can appoint a private healthcare provider to do so. In a single-payer system, every resident gets...
The administration is trying to implement “extreme vetting” of immigrants and foreign travelers, asserting that widespread vetting failures had allowed many terrorists to enter the United States. While it is being implemented, measures have been suggested to ban Muslim immigrants from entering the country temporarily. Those...
Building a wall along the southern border has been presented as a plausible solution for the growing concerns over illegal immigration. Those in favor say it can reduce illegal immigrant sneaking, lower down terrorism, drug trafficking, and related violent activities The proposal has been criticized for being...
Currently, adoption by same-sex couples is legal in all 50 states. Opponents often debate that children raised by same-sex parents perform worse in life when compared to those raised in a heterosexual family. American Civil Liberties Union in their overview of Lesbian and Gay Parenting, Adoption and...
Currently, same-sex marriage is legal in all fifty states. Although most world religions oppose same-sex marriage, the number of religious denominations that are conducting same-sex marriages have been increasing in recent times. Opponents of same-sex marriage consider it a threat to the sacred institution of marriage and...
Planned Parenthood is a non-profit organization that provides reproductive health care. In their 2014 Annual Report, PPFA reported seeing over 2.5 million patients in over 4 million clinical visits and performing a total of nearly 9.5 million discrete services including 324,000 abortions. Its combined annual revenue...
Presently the administration is pursuing criminal charges against all individuals who attempt to cross the U.S. border illegally. Adults caught at the border are designated to the Department of Justice. Any children accompanying those adults are treated as unaccompanied minors and temporarily placed in detention...
In 2015, 638,169 legal induced abortions were reported to CDC from 49 reporting areas. The abortion rate for 2015 was 11.8 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–44 years, and the abortion ratio was 188 abortions per 1,000 live births. Abortion is legal in all U.S. states,...
"The crisis in Ukraine has been building up since the past 4 years. In August 2014, the Ukrainian parliament declared that its territory was under external aggression by Russia. The U.S. and other U.N. affiliate states condemned this act of war. The Trump administration announced last...
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