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Problems facing the Government of U.S and its citizens

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There have been various issues that have led to the government being unstable. One of the main reasons is luck of funding that has led the government to scrape off retirement benefits, they have gone into debt and certain issues that are considered more significant have been abandoned. This has led to the retirees feeling un –appreciated and some have resulted to seeking employment from private sectors. Some of the citizens have ended up terming the government as

not confident and unreliable. In some of the counties, they have been rendered bankrupt. This has resulted to U.s having an initiative to raise tax and how the country will benefit from that.

There are various questions that have risen on how the government spends its money. This has come up due to the funding that U.S is getting for survey of the space program. Some people have viewed this as a waste of time and money while others think that it is the way to go. The government has had to deal with issues of getting their retired employees benefits but only for those that had worked for twenty years. Many have condemned this proposal and some cities have resulted to organizing on how the public employees can enjoy retiree benefits after five years of service.

The problem of giving the employees that have worked for 20 years is because; there are those that will want to retire early (Johnson1995). They are likely not to finish the 20 years in serving the government. When this happens, because of the few years they are not eligible for benefits then this will only be seen as unfair. There are those benefits that will not cater for sick leaves and this actually in human. Once the employee gets a disability, and they are not able to get employment, they should be considered despite the fact of having worked for less than 20 years.

In some of the benefits that are given to the employees, their beneficiaries are not included in the cover (Johnson1995). This kind of discrimination will lead to employees opting for other insurance schemes, that will provide for them guaranteed cover after retirement. It is unethical for the government to rule out the employee’s family from the cover; because in some instances, he/she could be the sole provider. When there is such an incidence, the employee is bound to pay for expenses when needed and yet they could have paid a premium rate for retirement.

In some instances, the government has been able to escape law suits cover (Johnson 1995).This is because insurance is not an obligation of the government and when they do no offer it, it is not considered illegal. The method that has been used by many governments is pay-as-you-go in which, the government’s work is to view reports and not to fund this benefit. It is a boost to the public employees for them to get benefits even after a few years of serving the government.

The problem of the U.S using funds for the space program has raised a debate on the morals of the government. It is the view of some that using the funds exploring space is an investment of a life time. This is because in a few years to come, it will be reliable and convenient. There are those that think it will be better if the government concentrated on settling debts, providing better health services or providing shelter for the homeless.

It is in this view that space exploration has been viewed as a luxury and not a necessity. In all this aspects, it has also been used to save lives through the use of GPS. It depends on how one views it, and it is essential for the government to provide health care to its citizens that to develop the use of space in the country. It will be useless to come up with such innovations if the citizens are able to utilize them.

The issue of taxes being raised in order to cover Social Security covers. There are those that are ready to add amount paid on taxes but again, they are not the only determiners. This has led to the decrease of the employees Social Security to 4.2%. If there is no improvement in Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners, then, living costs are not adjusted.

The government deducts the retiree’s payment for those that have insurance cover with Social Security and Medicare companies. The government will first review their assets or income before deducting. This is unethical because citizens should be at liberty to choose an insurance cover that suits their needs.

The government has however, reviewed some of the problems that have been affirmed. It is the duty of the government of the government to ensure that its citizens are treated right and fairly. The government has put into consideration the pleas of citizens, and it has pledged to come up with solutions to some or all the problems (Woolley, John T., and Gerhard Peters. 2011).

The government is the key policy maker, and it is looked up to make the right choices on behalf of the country. If at all the government is not in a position to do so, they are required to consult citizens who at times share ideas that are quite beneficial to the government.

References

Johnson, R. W. 1995. Pension underfunding and liberal retirement benefits among state and local government workers. Santa Monica, California: RAND.

Woolley, John T., and Gerhard Peters. 2011. "Social Security Amendments of 1977 Statement on Signing

S. 305 into Law." Santa Barbara, CA: The American Presidency Project.

Kay, W. D. 1995. Can democracies fly in space?: The challenge of revitalizing the U.S. space.