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Public Issues

Public Issues. http://www.nifi.org/ http://www.policyalmanac.org/. Children & Family. Youth & Violence – reducing the threat become "immune" or numb to the horror of violence gradually accept violence as a way to solve problems imitate the violence they see on TV

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Public Issues

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  1. Public Issues http://www.nifi.org/ http://www.policyalmanac.org/

  2. Children & Family • Youth & Violence – reducing the threat • become "immune" or numb to the horror of violence • gradually accept violence as a way to solve problems • imitate the violence they see on TV • identify with certain characters, victims and/or victimizers • What should go on the Internet? • Our Nation’s Kids: is something wrong? • Who should be responsible for children? • Government or Parents

  3. Civil Rights • Crime & Punishment of Inmates: is justice being served? • How can we be fair? The future of affirmative action • Admissions Decisions: Should Immigration be restricted? • Homosexual Marriage: should gay people have the right to marry? • Abortion: when is a fetus a baby?

  4. Criminal Justice • death penalty • is it just? • drugs • what should be legal? • gun control • does having guns lead to more fatalities? • juvenile justice • when do you know right from wrong? • prisons • should they be correctional or punitive?

  5. Economic Issues • A Nation in Debt: How can we pay the bills? • The $15 Trillion Debt: Breaking the habit of deficit spending • The Social Security Struggle: fixing the retirement system • From Welfare to Work: who should we help? • Science & Technology (NASA)

  6. Education • Too Many Children left Behind: how can we close the achievement gap? • Public Schools: are they making the grade? • Job Training • pros & cons • Head Start • Free Child Day Care • Higher Education • how much should the govt. grant and to whom?

  7. Energy & Environment • Finding a solution to the power predicament • oil, nuclear, solar, wind • Air Quality • Global Climate Change • Hazardous Waste • Recycling • Pesticides • Water Quality • http://fitperez.com/2011-03-23-jennifer-connelly-in-clean-water-psa • Wildlife

  8. Government & Politics • America’s Role in the World: what does national security mean in the 21st C? • Lobbying – act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in govt. • Federalism – big govt. • "A government big enough to give you everything you need, is a government big enough to take away everything that you have....“ Jefferson • Bail Outs – govt. funding some companies bankruptcies • Regulation – admin. legislation that constrains rights

  9. Health & Well Being • Coping with the Cost of Health Care: how do we pay for what we need? • Illegal Drugs: what should we do now? • The Battle over Abortion • Assisted Suicide • HSAs (Health Savings Account) • HMOs (Health Management Organizations) • PPOs (Preferred Provider Organizations) • Medicaid – U.S. health program for low income families • CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) • Medicare – U.S. provides health insurance for people 65+ and/or disable • Prescription Drugs… EPIDEMIC!

  10. International & Foreign Policy • The New Challenge of American Immigration: what should we do? • Terrorism: what should we do? • Defense Spending • Diplomacy • Human Rights • http://www.hrw.org/ • Intelligence • CIA • Refugees • provide basic aid • United Nations • intl’ law, intl’ security, social progress

  11. Social Welfare • Child Abuse • CPS • Child Care • should govt. provide daycare? • Disability Issues • who gets help? • Homelessness • how do we get people off the street? • Poverty/Welfare • how do we get people on their feet again? • Senior Issues • what if they lost everything & had no family?

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