Thursday, February 20, 2014
ObamaCare + FoxNews = Does It Really Need Saying?
Today, February 20, 2014, Doug McKelway of FoxNews.com posted an article about healthcare called "Democrats Defensive as CBO Projects Job Loss from ObamaCare, Minimum-wage Hike" that was clearly geared towards a Republican audience in just the title itself. According to the article and video, ObamaCare's impact on workforce may turn out to be a net negative. The video repeats this a few times, but never really explains HOW it would be a net negative-- just that "it will result" in one. The reporters say in the video that the freedom of choice may affect how Americans see the value of work. Let's think about this for a second. When does having independent healthcare affect American's view towards the value of work? Jason Furman in the article says, "This has to do with the choices the workers are making in the face of new options afforded to them... not something about firms destroying jobs." This is brushed off quickly in the video, however. The male reporter seems to disagree with the democrats' view that the "self-reliant, independent" American should be able to get health care without the workforce. I personally got the impression that he seemed to think that they are freeloaders or people not willing to work. He basically says that because of the sacrifice others, they are able to gain their healthcare. Overall, I don't agree with this argument. It lacks real substance because they are not stating any sources or statistics of any sort of facts to show where they got their original information (logic) from. It is more based on assumptions than anything for all we know. Furthermore, Fox fails to describe any real reason on how or why this would be the net negative he is claiming that will potentially result in job loss from ObamaCare. All in all, a weak argument with no real solution provided, but I almost expected this in the first place.
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Death Penalty Morality
Brief summary:
On February 5, 2014, BBC News published an article called, "Texas Executes Female Murderer Suzanne Basso". It was about a woman who brutally murdered a mentally disabled man she was going to marry in an effort to steal his insurance benefits. Basso had a long history of physical and sexual abuse and her daughter even made the claim that she would be a killer. On the other hand, Basso's lawyer thought the ruling was unfair and that Basso was being "singled out" due to her unattractive appearance. Either way, it is rare for women to be put to death versus men, but she was in this minority.
Why do I bring up this article?
There are many parts of me that are completely against the death penalty. "No! It's inhumane," my little inner voice cries. But reading an article like this got me thinking. This person does not seem like a good person. This person did not seem to emit "excellence" like Aristotle would put it in his philosophy about virtue and perfection. Does it still seem right to put her to death? Do we still have that right? What do we know about justice? The death penalty is such a controversial thing. On one hand, we have these questions that would be almost wrong to answer, but on the other, it can almost be surely assumed that this person was possibly a terrible human being for murdering an innocent mentally impaired man for his benefits. She had a long history of already abusing her daughter in terrible ways. Call me sensationalist, but articles like these get my gears turning. Did she really deserve to be put to death still? Ultimately, I would say, in a whole lot of hesitation, it is entirely possible for the actions she had done.
On February 5, 2014, BBC News published an article called, "Texas Executes Female Murderer Suzanne Basso". It was about a woman who brutally murdered a mentally disabled man she was going to marry in an effort to steal his insurance benefits. Basso had a long history of physical and sexual abuse and her daughter even made the claim that she would be a killer. On the other hand, Basso's lawyer thought the ruling was unfair and that Basso was being "singled out" due to her unattractive appearance. Either way, it is rare for women to be put to death versus men, but she was in this minority.
Why do I bring up this article?
There are many parts of me that are completely against the death penalty. "No! It's inhumane," my little inner voice cries. But reading an article like this got me thinking. This person does not seem like a good person. This person did not seem to emit "excellence" like Aristotle would put it in his philosophy about virtue and perfection. Does it still seem right to put her to death? Do we still have that right? What do we know about justice? The death penalty is such a controversial thing. On one hand, we have these questions that would be almost wrong to answer, but on the other, it can almost be surely assumed that this person was possibly a terrible human being for murdering an innocent mentally impaired man for his benefits. She had a long history of already abusing her daughter in terrible ways. Call me sensationalist, but articles like these get my gears turning. Did she really deserve to be put to death still? Ultimately, I would say, in a whole lot of hesitation, it is entirely possible for the actions she had done.
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