In this blog post, I will provide my opinions on how a few things should change in America. I watched Where to Invade Next, a documentary from Michael Moore, and wrote a summary based on what I saw. There are so many topics and political issues to choose from, but for this, I have chosen 3.
Topic: Universal healthcare coverage in America Research Question: Should America provide free healthcare coverage to its citizens? Argument: America should provide free universal healthcare for citizens simply because everyone needs it. Not all employers provide this to their employees and it is crucial that they should. People that don’t get this often overwork themselves, and in turn, get sick and now can’t make it into work. When people don’t work, they often don’t make money. It is unlikely that an employer provides sick time when they don’t provide health benefits. People need to see doctors in order to get any and all medical help they need, and so many people unfortunately go without. An employee with health coverage is more likely to get medical attention they need when they are ill. Health coverage often takes care of rehabilitation employees may need when they are recovering from drug use, which Portugal is proof that drug use is lessened in this case. This would also benefit employers, because the better people feel, they will come to work and get their jobs done. Topic: Extended vacation and maternity leave Research Question: Should America provide mandatory paid vacation and maternity leave to full time employees? Argument: America should provide mandatory vacation and maternity leave. The vacation is important because a person will suffer from the stress of being over-worked and feeling as though they are not appreciated or rewarded. Italy provides 8+ weeks of paid vacation time because they believe in relaxing and enjoying life. They find that Italians actually enjoy their jobs more and are more successful at them when they are being rewarded. Italians also live an average of 4 years longer than Americans and get sick less often because their lives have less stress. Italy provides 5 paid months of maternity leave, as well, which is an important time in the lives of new mothers and babies. This gives an appropriate amount of time for mothers to bond with and care for their families. In fact, there are only two countries that do not provide paid maternity leave, America and Papua New Guinea, as they are too poor to do so. Topic: Free college education Research Question: Should America provide free college education to its citizens? Argument: America should provide free college education to anyone looking for higher education. In most cases, people looking for higher education means there are people looking to do the more important jobs of the world. Teachers, doctors, veterinarians, etc. are all people that we need, a well as people looking to go to trade schools. Slovenia has free college for its citizens and will actually allow people to move there and still not pay anything for school. Most American schools are so expensive that a lot of people do not actually finish due to the discouragement from the increase in debt.
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Christine Harker
4/2/2018 09:05:32 am
Hi! I am from a different class. I agree with you that we need a free universal health care system. I have and know people that have had to make medical decisions based on cost and not health. It is hard to believe that we cannot work out a solution to this issue.
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Natasha Lightsey
4/3/2018 01:54:35 pm
I feel that American citizens should receive more vacation and maternity time as well. The companies that people are working for are doing more harm than good.
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Oljada
4/3/2018 02:54:19 pm
Hi Ashlee, I am agree with you that America should provide free healthcare for its citizens. I was surprised and I couldn’t believe that healthcare is not free in US.
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