The debate on the privatization of Social Security is a controversial one with advocates for both sides. When Franklin Roosevelt signed off on a bill on August 14‚ 1935‚ known as the Social Security Act‚ a social insurance system was created where workers’ would allocate a small portion of their earned wages to enable financial protection for when they retire (See Figure 1) (Privatizing Social Security). It specifically states that its purpose was "to provide for the general welfare by establishing
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United States to embrace privatization in an effort to improve their financial condition‚ balance their budgets‚ and decrease taxes by reducing operating costs in the public sector and even reducing the size of the public sector itself‚ and therefore eliminating the strain of government salaries on national‚ state‚ and local budgets. In 2010‚ New Jersey Governor Chris Christie created the New Jersey Privatization Task Force to research and evaluate “opportunities for privatization within state government”
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Water is just as important as air‚ it is a basic need for life‚ ever since the beginning when one is searching for life‚ water is the first thing to look for‚ without water there is no life. Everyone deserves to have access to water. Yet 1/8th of the worlds population doesn’t have access to safe and clean drinking water. Most of these people are from the developing parts of the world‚ this translates into 884 million people without safe and clean drinking water‚ thats equivalent to the size
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Water is an essential element for all human beings‚ animals and organisms; water is like the air we breathe without it‚ it would be impossible to survive. Water around the world has become a privilege no everyone can have access to it; privatization of water is a hot topic discussion around the world such as its commodity. Most of the water that we all receive to our homes is purify‚ in which the government pays a lot of money for water to go through this process. There is no bigger resource on
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Tap Water Pros and Cons Pros | Cons | Monitored and regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). | Some water is carried in lead pipes from utility companies to homes‚ which means lead can leach from pipes into the water. | Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SWDA)of 1996 have made drinking water safer. | The EPA allows tap water to have 10 parts per billion (ppb) of arsenic in it‚ although scientists now know there is no safe level of arsenic. | Numerous tests are conducted
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Environment Science 2/14/13 Pros and Cons of Bottled Water Water coolers which are also categorized under bottled water provide cool and refreshing water to people that want it. Water coolers and carbonated water mounted on a dispenser are the best option for companies with great number of staff. Employees can easily get their drinking water from the dispenser in their companies. The clients of the companies can also make use of the waters in the dispensers. Every coin always
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Water privatization Water privatization involves transferring of water control and/or water management services to private companies. The water management service may include collection‚ purification‚ distribution of water and waste water treatment in a community. Traditionally this service has been provided by the local governmental infrastructure such as the municipality and local city council. The pro privatization lobby including water corporations‚ the World Bank and IMF has aggressively
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thing about tap water is cheap and readily available. All you have to do is go to the kitchen and turn on the faucet whenever you’d like. If you’re out in a public place‚ you’re never too far from a bathroom or a drinking fountain. Some of the cons of tap water is that a lot of “experts” and authority figures will tell you that it’s perfectly safe to drink. According to the caparison chart‚ tap water contains chlorine and fluoride. Tap water is part of a indoor plumbing system where water is delivered
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Bottled Water‚ Pro or Con? Many people and schools believe that the sale of bottled water should be banned for a multitude of reasons. However‚ due to to lack of convenience‚ profit‚ and access to safe water‚ my school (YMS) should not ban the sale of bottled water. Why ban water? Many people believe that since bottled water is the #1 most sold drink and gives off the most waste‚ that that is the drink we should ban. However‚ banning bottled drinks such as Gatorade‚ sodas‚ or other sugary
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According to the Center for Disease Control‚ three out of four Americans drink fluoridated water. Though Portland‚ Oregon is one of the 50 largest cities in America it does not have pipes flowing with fluoride enriched water. Since 1940‚ public health officials have added fluoride to water in order to reduce dental decay in school-aged children and reduce changes of dental caries in adults. Water fluoridation is an important public health intervention that reduces oral health disparities and increases
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