The Johnson & Girls have been talking about how the government should play a role for the citizens. We believe that the government should help out the citizens in area where we need it like in a depression. There are times where the government needs to step in and stop the problem.

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Role of the State and Federal Government

The state provides a lot  for it’s citizens. State decide what is done with the revenue from taxes. So, today the revenue goes towards, welfare, education, medicare, fixes, transportation, public assistance, est. (Bulk of State, 2013). The bulk of state revenue does go towards education and health care (Bulk of State, 2013). Johnson and Girls believe that education should still be where a lot of where the revenue goes. Education leads everything. Everything else is important also though. Johnson & Girls also think that there aren't other things that the revenue should go towards. Some of the revenue should go towards debt. Sort of like paying off a loan. Education is still the biggest concern.The children are the future, so may as well make them smart. We don’t want a bunch of hooligans running around, with  Mick Jagger wanna be as president.

Today there are a lot of government regulations on large and small businesses. Some regulations include safety and sometimes sanitation along with a lot others (A Summary of, 2013). Johnson & Girls do believe in business regulations, some of them we believe are ridiculous regulations that should just be set by the businesses themselves and not the state government. So, the state should have a little bit of power for saying what the regulations are for business. Other than that, the businesses themselves should be responsible enough to set their own regulations. If the business is not setting good enough regulation then, this is when the state should step in and give the businesses regulations. Too much regulation set by state can cause a lot of setbacks, but not enough could create bad businesses. Johnson & Girls just think it depends on the situation.

Federal Government should have some government on the states, seeming as though the federal government is over the states. The question is though, is how much influence  the federal government should have on the states. It is said that fifty percent of Americans believe that the federal government has too much influence on the states (50% Believe Fed, 2013). According to reports Americans also trust government closer to home, as in their state government, more than the federal government (50% Believe Fed, 2013). With that being said, Johnson & Girls would have to agree. We too would trust the government closer to home. State government would know what is better for their people, more than what the federal government might think is better for the people. A lot of times the federal government looks like they are in their own little world of unicorns and butterflies, so the people turn to their state. Because of this, Federal Government should not have too much influence over states. Some legislatures argue that states should be free of federal government influence, or other influences, because the states should then create their own ways of a government (ALEC’s Denial of, 2013). Johnson & Girls do not agree with this, because we fear that states would then take advantage of that. Sooner or later, the U.S. might end up with more wars within itself. States should have rights and abilities but influenced and led by a bigger government, the federal government (How Does Congress, 2013).  Johnson & Girls believe that the federal government should have influence but not too much, and that the states should have a lot of rights. Too much influence could create chaos, and not enough influence could cause states to take advantage.

Citations

Policy Basics (2013) Bulk of state spending goes to education and welfare

Retrieved On: April 6, 2013

From: http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2783

A Summary of Sanitation Rules and Regulation (2013)

Retrieved On: April 6, 2013

From:http://www.nyc.gov/html/dsny/downloads/pdf/rules/digest/DSNY_Rules_Reg.pdf

Rasmussen Reports (2013) 50% Believe Fed Gov. Has Too Much Influence on States

11% Think Not

Retrieved On: April 9, 2013

From:http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/august_2011/50_believe_fed_government_has_too_much_influence_over_states_11_say_not_enough

Daily Kos (2013) ALEC’s Denial of Federal Influence

Retrieved On: April 9, 2013

From:http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/05/31/979749/-ALEC-s-Denial-of-Federal-Influence-in-State-Government-Exposing-Council-for-National-Policy

Yahoo Answers (2013) How does congress influence policies

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From: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20120108162318AAJwAMR

The Johnson & Girls want to raise taxes. We don't want to raise taxes on everyone, just the richer people. If we raise it on them, they have more money to give. We are working very well this week and we have a good blog getting made.

Michigan Taxes

Johnson & Girls Believe that the United States should raise taxes on the wealthy. The wealthy have enough money for taxes now, and to get their kids range rovers at the same time. We are pretty sure they could handle higher taxes. Johnson & Girls would never think of lowering taxes because, we need the money to go towards a new future! More revenue means more money for the local businesses in the state. When they get more money it creates more money, and then more people have money to spend, and then that is what makes the circle of money go around.  When the government gets taxes, they can give money to infrastructure to fix up the things that people use everyday. Public and charter schools are funded by the government. Right now in a charter school 7500 dollars on each student, and 6800 dollars is allowed to be spent on a student in public schools (Mack, J, 2013). Smaller schools like Colon, is very poor and needs more money. With the thought of tax cuts in michigan, Colon could suffer even more if the tax cuts do happen. Johnson & Girls want to use higher taxes to give money out to public schools that need it. The more money in the system, the more the money goes around and so money stays in the system. The conservatives that want to hold onto their money is just freezing the system.           

There are many things the Johnson & Girls want to do the Michigan taxes. What we want to do is raise taxes on the wealthy. The wealthy can give the government more money because they have more money. If we raise money on the middle class, there would be less income for the government. After the government gets this money, they can put money into infrastructure. When there is more money in the infrastructure, they can make new roads. When new roads are being made, people can get more jobs. This would lower the unemployment  in Michigan. “A $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan creates twenty seven million jobs in five years” (Lenzner, R. 2013). This was a plan in 2011. Johnson & Girls wants to do this in Michigan, because this infrastructure is a job creator. The only way to get this much money is through taxes, and in the long run it will help with a lot of jobs created and more people earning money.

Republicans being more conservative normally, and democrats being more liberal, Johnson & Girls agree more with the democrats. Democrats want to create an economy built to last, and built from the middle out (On The Issue, 2013). They encourage homeownership, and affordable housing (On The Issue, 2013).  Republicans believe that low tax policies drive a strong and healthy economy (Political Ideology: Republicans, 2013). They also believe that wages should be set by the free market (Comparison Chart Republican, 2013). Johnson & Girls believe in hiring taxes on the wealthy. We do not believe that low tax policies drive a strong and healthy economy because, businesses and schools need to be helped.  How well did tax cuts help president bush?...Not that much. The economy can not stimulate itself by itself. With higher taxes and more money to be handed out,  means more money to the people, giving people more of a reason to spend money. When people spend money, it means that money is being put back into the system... creating a circle of life. The middle class is what needs to be built so that there is not a huge gap between the really poor and the rich.

Citations

DiffEn (2013) Democrats vs. Republicans, Comparison Chart

Retrieved On: March 17, 2013

From: http://www.diffen.com/difference/Democrat_vs_Republican

Lenzner, R (2013) A $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Creates 27 Million Jobs In 5 Years

Retrieved On: March 17, 2013

From:http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlenzner/2011/10/23/the-u-s-wont-be-able-to-grow-again-until-2016-18/

Mack, J (2013) New Michigan business tax cut takes big bite of K-12 revenues (with poll)

Retrieved On: March 17, 2013

From:http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/01/new_michigan_usiness_tax_cut_t.html

On The Issue (2013) Democrat Party On Budget & Economy

Retrieved On: March 17, 2013

From: http://www.ontheissues.org/democratic_party.htm

Parties For Taxes, Republicans vs. Democrats (2013) Political Ideology: Republicans

Retrieved On: March 17, 2013

From:http://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/09/us-parties-republican-democrat-taxes.asp#axzz2NodUFL40

 

The Johnson & girls just addressed the ways to help the economy in the last issue. We feel that we should create jobs to have less unemployment. Our party would add money into things like education to get more teachers since they teach kids how to get jobs and have a better life. Also we believe that we should build the new bridge to Canada to create more jobs.

The Economy

As a political party, part of Johnson & Girls job is to get an idea on how to create more jobs. We have come up with a couple which has to do with the distribution of money. We know that education is one of the most important subjects in the U.S. today because it leads to a higher educated and higher paid job. So, first we have the ideas to give schools more money to create more classes and higher a few more teachers...Creating more jobs. Teachers don’t make a lot of money so it would be easier to higher more of them (Teachers Salaries by, 2013). Another idea Johnson & Girls had was to give banks more money so that banks would be more willing to give out loans to entrepreneurs and business owners. Then, entrepreneurs could higher workers, increasing the employment number!  Johnson & Girls also want to raise the minimum wage so the workers can make more money. If we raise the minimum wage, employees with have more money to buy items. When they buy items, those companies can make more money. Since those companies make money, they can hire more workers. In New York State, They are raising the minimum wage to 9 dollars an hour. They are doing this because inflation is on the rise. If we keep the same wages, the poverty limit is going to keep rising. “Our people are facing a higher standard of living, if we raise the minimum wage it will allow people to live better with more money” (Massey, D, 2013). The Johnson & Girls want to raise the minimum wage for Michigan. In order to have more entrepreneurs and business owners for banks to help, MIchigan has to first get them here. As the Michigan economy is gradually getting better, Johnson & Girls have figured that the businesses will naturally come to us without much work. On how we would personally get companies to move to the state, Johnson & Girls offers the great lakes where many people come to visit so having more people creates more business. Now, we also have the right to work law meaning you can choose to be in a union ( Hartfield E, 2013). By doing this, people have the choice to receive benefits from the union or not. If a person wants benefits, they would have to pay to be in a union. Government support is a big deal when it comes to supporting businesses and companies in our state. The Johnson & Girls would create jobs to generate more money for the economy. We would create any jobs that come with the companies. We would not change the taxes though. By changing the taxes, people wouldn’t be able to buy the goods and services from the new companies moving into Michigan.

Yes, the Johnson & Girls support the new bridge to Canada. The one and only bridge to Canada is privately owned and generates no revenue for Michigan. If we Built a new bridge, it would create new jobs in construction and the jobs on the bridge. Michigan would generate money from people coming from and going to Canada. By making a new bridge, companies around the bridge would also make more money because of the traveling past them and the workers would come and use/buy their goods and services. Johnson & Girls favor the republican viewpoint because we don't feel that taxes should not be increased for anyone, including the wealthy people. We believe that the wages should be set by the free market. Whereas democrats Favor minimum wages and progressive taxation i.e. higher tax rates for higher income brackets(Democrat Vs. Republican,2013). Johnson & Girls feel if you raise, or favor minimum wage the company will cut other benefits such as health care and retirements.  Also Johnson & Girls feel if you higher minimum wage it would cause outsourcing, where companies move to other locations so that they don’t have to pay their employers as much.

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Democrat Vs. Republican (2013) Compare Anything

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Graham, L. (2012, September 26). Will new bridge to canada cost michigan taxpayers?     

we ask a law professor. Retrieved from Will new bridge to Canada cost Michigan taxpayers? We ask a law professor

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Hartfield E. (2013) The Right-To-Work Distracts From Obama Visit
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From:http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/12/michigan-right-to-work-law-distracts-from-obama-visit/

Massey, D. (2013) NYS minimum wage coalition supports speaker silver’s $9 plus

indexing minimum wage proposal. Retrieved on February 25, 2013 from http://www.raisetheminimumwage.com/media-center/entry/nys-minimum-wage-coalition-supports-speaker-silvers-9-plus-indexing-minimum/

Teachers portal (2013) Teachers Salaries by State
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