Initial Post Instructions

For the initial post, respond to one of the following options, and label the beginning of your post indicating either Option 1 or Option 2:

• Option 1: The main social insurance programs like Social Security, Medicare, and unemployment compensation are funded by a payroll tax on the earnings of individuals who may receive benefits. Do you think the social insurance programs are effective? How are social insurance programs affected by the socioeconomic and political forces? Explain your answers.
• Option 2: Research government regulations on a particular area of your choice, such as food, drugs, product safety, fracking, environment, etc. Do you think the government regulations go too far? Do you think the government needs to add more regulations? How are lobbyists involved concerning regulations on food and drug safety, and our environment concerning fracking? Explain your answers.

Be sure to make connections between your ideas and conclusions and the research, concepts, terms, and theory we are discussing this week.

Solution

Option 2:

The government sets regulations and policies to protect the standard of living by instituting safety precautions. “Domestic policy can be defined as all laws, government planning, and government actions that relate to domestic issues of national importance.” (Chamberlain, 2021) These policies are in place to provide society with a set of guidelines that essentially state what is right or wrong. Congress takes a vote on each law before it grows into existence. Thousands of laws have been passed over the years as the government continues to limit what is legal or………..please follow the link below to purchase the solution at $5