U.S. National Government

The U.S. national government is a broken system: A) Because the legislative process has become extremely inefficient and stagnant due to heavy partisan filibustering of laws that the executive branch wishes to implement. This prevents for any real change to occur in a timely fashion, B) Because the electoral college is an outdated system which doesn't give an accurate democratic representation of the people, and in many of the past recent presidential elections it has been publicly proven to fallible and easily manipulated by the state supreme courts, which are run by politically driven supreme court justices. C) Because we have no basic health care coverage for the public, so that all Americans can have some sort of access to seeing a doctor without paying crazy amounts of money. D) Because social security will run out for the likes of me. E) Because we are in a multi-trillion dollar debt which is getting deeper and deeper and we will probably never be able to pay it off. F) Because we are deeply dependent on foreign oil.

Internet Connected Flights

In New York Times, Nick Bilton introduces HasWifi, a new simple travel Web site, that lets people easily check if a flight will have Wi-Fi or not. Bilton expresses how difficult it is already to air travel by occasionally needing to strip down a few layers of clothing just to pass through security, standing in a seemingly endless succession of lines and confining oneself to a tiny space for several hours. I think its great that Bilton is showing travelers that a site like this exists. Many travelers such as Anthony Petito, HasWifi founder and chief executive, explains his thoughts for this service on the site by explaining how many people need to be connected to wifi all the time… even if that time happens to be when one is thirty thousand feet in the air. Also knowing that there is Wi-Fi on the airline you are traveling on could help you get through the flight and actually enjoy it. Most people traveling don’t know to expect Wi-Fi or not but by knowing this site HasWifi will help travelers know ahead of time so they could get some work done. Bilton has done well explaining the HasWifi “since there are a lot of travelers that are booked back-to-back, it leaves little time between trips where they could actually hop on an Internet connection to get work done”. I couldn’t agree with Bilton more that travelers should use this site and make the data more accurate as well. They can use a feature called “Tell Us” that makes it simple to say whether a recent flight was Wi-Fi capable.

For Many, Health Care Relief Begins Today

In his New York Times editorial, Kevin Sack attempts to remind those of us who get lost behind Washington's partisan lines. He reminds those who often lose sight of the humane aspects to political issues - who often get caught up in the game of politicizing for the sack of politicizing, as we see in today's health care fiasco. He reminds us to not forget the many struggling working class Americans who will direly benefit from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
His evidence and logic behind this substantial benefit that many Americans will gain, solely lies in the actual health care bill and the laws that will go into effect from the bill. As we approach the midterm elections, the bill will now soon go into effect and insurance companies must now include children who have pre-existing health conditions.  This should aleviate 72000 uninsured Americans to gain a basic health care coverage which they didn't have before.  Also, insurance companies can no longer impose lifetime limits on their benefits.  Insurance companies can not drop "sick & costly" patients who have made mistakes on their applications. They must also provide a basic coverage for children under 26 who have a parent who is insured. Furthermore, preventive procedures must be covered without co-payments. To his claim of the immediate releif that Americans will gain, Kevin Sack clearly sides with President Obama, who is quoted in the editoral as saying "We've just got to give people some basic peace of mind." But to his credibility, Sack does acknowledge that the actual impact of this bill will take years to determine. Regardless, I believe the author wants to bring to light the immediate positive 'humane' effects of this bill.