Johnson&Girls

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.

Responses: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjTvX_Kb5KY3dDg2d3JVNGUzSVJFT0l6YjFNeGEtOGc&usp=sharing

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