Elections: Immigration & Health Care
Immigration:
I read an ABC News article comparing Obama and Romney's ideas on immigration. It explained in detail about deportation, dream act, border fence, Arizona's immigration law, and English as the official language.
Health Care:
For Mitt Romney I read an article by The Washington Post about how Mitt Romney's health care plans don't exclude seniors. His overall plan wouldn't cover anyone over the age of 55. He plans to revoke the Affordable Care Act and cut Medicaid funding. In doing so that would mean higher Medicare premiums, and wellness visits as well as prescription drugs would coast more. It would cut $716 billion in Medicare spending.
For Barack Obama I read an article from the Huff Post about his health care and how it affects 6 million Americans because they will face a tax penalty for not having insurance. The average penalty in 2016 would be about $1,200, raising $6.9 billion. In 2014 every legal citizen of the U.S. will face a tax penalty if they do not have health insurance. However, there are exceptions. If there is a financial hardship, religious objection, or other circumstances they will not be faced with a tax penalty. The law will provide government aid to help middle and lower-class afford the coverage.
I strongly disagree with Romney that a good solution is to cut back on the support for seniors. I believe that if anything there should be more support for those seniors who need it. On the other hand I do not agree that forcing every person to have health insurance is exactly the right thing to do. However I do understand some of the reasoning behind the law. I do not believe that either of these ideas are reasonable solutions.
- Deportation: Romeney says self-deportation is the best way. By self deportation he means that sooner or later the immigrants will realize it is better to leave this country and return home because they do not have the proper documentation to make a living in the U.S. He also supports an E-Verify system that forces employers to check the legal status of their employees before hiring them. Obama says it isn't right to "expel talented young people". Instead of deporting young immigrants Obama said he would give them a two-year work permit. The Obama administration will not deport anyone who came here before they were 16 and are currently under 30, been in the country for five strait years, have a high school diploma or in school currently, a GED or have served in the military.
- Dream Act (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors): Obama agrees with the Dream Act and would sign it as soon as possible. It would give undocumented immigrants a way of citizenship if they attended college or serve in the military. Romney however would veto the Dream Act.
- Border Fence: Obama will not add to the fence, it is "complete". It only covers 649 miles of the 1,900-mile border. Romney says that a fence must be built and cover the entire border including a second layer making it more difficult to get through.
- Arizona's Immigration Law: Obama says he is pleased with how the Supreme Court is handling Arizona's Law to "show me your papers". Romney hasn't said that he supports Arizona's Law but he did say that the right thing to do is drop the lawsuits against Arizona.
- English as the Official Language: Romney supports making English the official laguage, making all official documents such as drivers licenses all English as well. Obama disagrees, if a spanish speaking citizen is trying to learn English here they should not be deported because their main language is Spanish.
While reading this article I found that although I understood why Obama said and chose what he did, I agreed with almost all of Romney's ideas and choices more then Obama's when it comes to immigration.
Health Care:
For Mitt Romney I read an article by The Washington Post about how Mitt Romney's health care plans don't exclude seniors. His overall plan wouldn't cover anyone over the age of 55. He plans to revoke the Affordable Care Act and cut Medicaid funding. In doing so that would mean higher Medicare premiums, and wellness visits as well as prescription drugs would coast more. It would cut $716 billion in Medicare spending.
For Barack Obama I read an article from the Huff Post about his health care and how it affects 6 million Americans because they will face a tax penalty for not having insurance. The average penalty in 2016 would be about $1,200, raising $6.9 billion. In 2014 every legal citizen of the U.S. will face a tax penalty if they do not have health insurance. However, there are exceptions. If there is a financial hardship, religious objection, or other circumstances they will not be faced with a tax penalty. The law will provide government aid to help middle and lower-class afford the coverage.
I strongly disagree with Romney that a good solution is to cut back on the support for seniors. I believe that if anything there should be more support for those seniors who need it. On the other hand I do not agree that forcing every person to have health insurance is exactly the right thing to do. However I do understand some of the reasoning behind the law. I do not believe that either of these ideas are reasonable solutions.
Bibliography
ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, RICARDO. "Obama Health Care Law Tax Penalty Will Hit 6 Million Uninsured: CBO." Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2012. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/19/obamacare-cbo-report_n_1898370.html?view=print&comm_ref=false>.
"On Immigration, Obama and Romney Agree On Virtually Nothing - ABC News." ABCNews.com - Breaking News, Latest News & Top Video News - ABC News. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2012. <http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/immigration-obama-romney-agree-virtually/story?id=17273505#.UFslshy9JCc>.
"Romney health plans would affect seniors’ care, studies find - The Washington Post." Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2012. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/romney-health-plans-would-affect-seniors-care-studies-find/2012/09/16/73202530-fb88-11e1-8adc-499661afe377_print.html>.
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