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US Government (HW Help) Federal Law

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*Bird
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Hey I'm totally stuck and cant think of any laws to make on the federal level for a project. What I will do with the law is answer these questions:

What is proposed?
Who will administer it?
How will they administer it?
Are there penalties for non-compliance?
Who enforces these penalties?
How much funding is provided?
When does the program take effect?

an example one given was a grant to schools for hiring more teachers with master degrees

+k for anything that helps

Thanks a lot, Bird
Jan 13 2013 5:43PM
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BrewskiJr
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inb4 weed
Jan 13 2013 5:44PM
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*Bird
Posts: 1895 - Karma: 316
ya nothing like that. But also the idea can be a little bit fun so its not painful to work on
Jan 13 2013 5:51PM
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Flacko
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bush hired aliens to do 9/11
Jan 13 2013 5:53PM
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ILLinoisance
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Maybe mandatory drug testing for welfare recipients?

I'm not s proponent for it, just a thought...
Jan 13 2013 5:55PM
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*Bird
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digging it thanks man
Jan 13 2013 5:59PM
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volvotom
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The issue with welfare is a lot of it is administered on a state basis, so compliance and oversight are different than a purely federal program. Something with more direct federal control would be easier. What about Making college tuition tax deductible?
Jan 13 2013 6:07PM
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theabortionator
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Are you allowed to get rid of laws and scale back goverment? The answer to everything isn't more laws. We just keep piling on shit instead of fixing the problems. Now we have this giant government that's as inefficient as fuck and a bunch of useless laws. Instead of getting rid of agencies or laws, we simply add new ones.

The approach of what law would you add and why? Should be replaced with, what bullshit wasteful part of the government would you get rid off and why?
Jan 13 2013 6:07PM
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ILLinoisance
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It wouldn't really be to remove the drug addicts from the system, but to make sure distributed tax-funded welfare isn't being used to pay for illicit drugs.
Jan 13 2013 6:14PM
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theabortionator
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That's a tough one though. Because even if they aren't registered as lobbyists it will still be going down. Somebody who gives a politician a bunch of money is a lot more important to them than me or my opinions.

The govt is fucked.
Jan 13 2013 6:14PM
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ILLinoisance
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You do realize that simply writing a letter to your local representative regarding a particular issue is considered lobbying, right?
Jan 13 2013 6:16PM
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volvotom
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Florida has drug testing for "welfare" benefits, it's ridiculously expensive and has not offset itself in reduced benefits. There are more cost effective ways to target waste and abuse within the system.
Jan 13 2013 10:49PM
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Ski_Alot
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Gun control????????
Jan 14 2013 5:10PM
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theabortionator
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What if we start scaling back welfare and other programs. Sure it would be wonderful if money grew on trees and we good simply give everyone a nice house, good food to eat, a nice car, and everything else for free.

Unfortunately the world doesn't work like that. Programs like these and mindless foreign aid are bankrupting or country.

People seem to believe in this idea of free money. Get out of your utopian bubble and look around. If we have to borrow it or print the money just to stay a float we're going to ruin our country.
Jan 14 2013 5:16PM
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ski.cats
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you could..

eliminate partisan politics
eliminate carreer politicians
eliminate lobbyists/alec
instead of traditional state/federal congressional inaugurations, initiations should include a street-gang styled jumping. make them annual and retroactive, so current members of any legislature require a beating for every prior year they have served
propose a requirement for at least a four year degree in math or the sciences for all politicians (economics/law/political or social sci do not count)

i honestly think youre coming from a really good place on suggesting ways to improve education, with the whole educators with masters idea.  should roll with that. another good question is where funding might come.  for example, raising state sales taxes by 1% to be used for improving k-12 education in some way
Jan 14 2013 5:22PM
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ILLinoisance
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my bad.
Jan 14 2013 6:05PM
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