Transcript Issues PPTx - PresidentialElection2016

Election 2016
The Issues
Environment
• Global Warming/Climate change: Political debate: Caused by
greenhouse gas emissions (CO2) or natural pattern of warming of the
earth?
• Alternative Energy
• Fracking
• Oil Drilling
• Labeling genetically modified foods (GMO's)
Healthcare
• Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)
• Drug Price regulation
• Legalization of marijuana
• Expand Medicaid: Healthcare for low income individuals
Gun Control
• 2nd Amendment
• Restrictions on purchasing guns?
• Accountability of gun manufacturers
Abortion
• Legal in all states since 1973 supreme court ruling: Roe v. Wade
• Stances: Pro-Choice, Pro-Life
• Funding of Planned Parenthood
Gender Inequality
• Should employers be required to pay men and women the same
salary for the same job?
• Require paid maternity leave (birth of child)/sick leave
Same-sex Marriage
• June 26, 2015 Supreme Court ruled to legalize same-sex marriages in
all 50 states.
Foreign Policy
• Syrian refugees
• Military spending
• War on ISIS
• Use of enhanced interrogation techniques/torture with suspected
terrorists
• United Nations
• Russia, China
• Brexit
Jobs/Labor
• Raising the minimum wage?
• Welfare
• Labor unions
• Job creation
Trade
• Trans-Pacific Partnership
• How does trade with other countries impact jobs in this country?
Taxes
• Progressive tax rates: larger tax percentage for high-income groups
• Corporate Taxes: raise?
• Online sales tax
Terrorism (domestic)
• How can the U.S. government prevent "homegrown" terror?
Examples include Orlando night club killing spree in June and Boston
bombings in April 2013
Terrorism (Foreign)
• How should the United Sates react when there are terror attacks
abroad?
• Recent examples include Paris, Brussels, Nice
Immigration
• Border security
• Pathway to citizenship
• Muslim immigrants- should they be subject to further scrutiny than
non-Muslim immigrants?
Education
• Common Core Standards
• Charter schools
• Cost of higher education