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This article is about the changes President Obama is trying to make when it comes to the amount of taxes and what people are being taxed on. One of President Obama's goals as the new President of the United States is to lower and cut taxes. He thinks money should be more invested in education, energy and healthcare. I chose this article because the day to pay your taxes just passed and I know it cost some people a lot of money. Taxes are a big issue, and they are costing people a lot of money. I agree that taxes should be focused more on people's education, because almost no one can not afford to have a good education on their own, they need financial help. Also, health care is a big issue, more and more American's can not afford health care, and people get sick more often because they can not afford to go to the doctors. And the last thing he said that money should be more invested in is new energy sources, our planet is in danger if we continue using the sources we have been using for years, we need to find new sources of energy, and that could take a lot of money and time, but it is neccesary.
This article was helpful, and the information it gave was presented fairly, it simply stated what President Obama had said and what he plans to make happen, it did not seem bias or opinionated. I would use CNN money again, because it was a reliable and helpful source. I am interested in what else President Obama thinks needs to happen when it comes to health care, education and energy, besides the fact that our tax money should be going to thoes issues instead of other things. I would like to research more on that topic.
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Jane, Your posting was terrific -- thoughtful and complete. I am curious, though. You say taxes are high(and they certainly feel that way when you pay them!) but would you be willing to pay more taxes if you received more help for education and health or the money was used for finding new energy?
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It's hard for me to say since I don't pay taxes yet, but I think that if you are paying more for taxes for things like health care and energy sources, then you would be paying less when you were paying your co-pay for a doctors appt. or when you were using an energy source. So in the long run paying more taxes for thoes things could save you money later.
ReplyDeleteJaneyyyy,,,, love this posting you are very smart and this diplays that.You are right taxes are very high and when you pay them every week you really feel that keep up the good work.
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i love this posting beacuse its a very serious issue nowadays. Obama is doing the best he can and we cannot expect change in a heartbeat. the whole energy thing, i thought america was doing the solar power bit...idk mayb im lostlol great artical
ReplyDeleteJane, You're right, it really is to a certain extent whether you're spending the money yourself or asking the government to do it for you. The question is how good you think the government would be at it.
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Raven and Keysha, Nice job on the comments -- good and specific and positive.
ReplyDeleteGrade (for each of you) 2/2