You are to write a 3-5 page argumentative essay on any one of the following essay questions. This essay is worth 50 points.
o The websites below provide lists and/or links to virtually all the federal regulatory agencies and commissions. Explore the information in these links, research the various agencies and commissions, and then write an essay which summarizes how the activities of these agencies might impact a day in the life of a hypothetical American family. What is your opinion with respect to this topic? Explain fully.
Government Regulatory Agencies
Federal Website Locator
All Federal Agencies List
o Welfare is not just for the poor, according to some. Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich defined “corporate welfare” as any form of unjustified business subsidy. Explore the sites below and then write an essay in which you review the concept of corporate welfare and appraise its validity in these contemporary economic times. What is your opinion with respect to this topic? Explain fully.
Corporate Welfare Information Center
Corporate Welfare
Corporate Welfare Search Engine
Corporate Welfare v. Social Welfare II
How Corporate Welfare Hurts You
• Public assistance programs such as food stamps are a sensitive domestic policy issue, so much so that many changes and reforms have been made to the programs, including a new name (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). Those that are working are likely to take a negative view of these forms of public assistance, especially when they view others using assistance benefits “instead of getting a job and supporting themselves.” However, welfare programs such as SNAP also provide basic life support, in the literal sense, to millions of Americans. Explore the websites below and then write an essay summarizing these various programs for government assistance to the needy. What is your opinion with respect to this topic? Explain fully.
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