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Essay / Comparison: Politics in the United States and Canada - 976
In today's world, politics has become the center of people's daily lives. This is what is discussed at the table, how decisions about which school to attend and health insurance will be chosen by citizens. It is also the way in which differences combine and decide what is moral or not in society. The first nations of the world are distinguished from the rest of the world by the best systems of governance, freedom of speech and freedom to participate in politics. In order to understand governance in a country and assess the credibility of those who govern, it is equally important to compare the results of policymaking, social services and levels of control with those of other countries. Through research conducted on press articles, the analysis will demonstrate the difficulties in decision-making due to the influence of popular belief and the representation of control of executive political figures. The United States of America is the most powerful political nation in the world, but there is a lot of struggle when it comes to making political decisions about what is best for the American people. Recently, for a very long time, health care has been the tough political and economic issue that Democratic political leaders have had to confront. “Today we have 50 million people without health insurance, and about 40 million are underinsured.” (Forbes.com) The author of a Forbes magazine article uses statistics to describe how health care policies have affected American citizens. The problem starts with spending. Health insurance companies spend a lot of money to cover patients' medical procedures, especially big treatments. The tactic used is therefore to cover only small treatments and leave the rest aside. As a result, patients benefit from medical treatment...... middle of paper ......9476.html>.Miller, Zeke J. "Obama: Government Shutdown Raises the Stakes in 2014." Swampy weather. Time, November 14, 2013. Web. October 25, 2013. .Munro, Dan, DM. “America’s Forgotten Civil Right: Health Care.” Forbes. Forbes, August 28, 2013. Web. November 18, 2013. .Payton, Laura, LP. "Rob Ford's drug use leaves conservatives uneasy, MP suggests." Radio-Canada. CBC News, November 16, 2013. Web. November 16, 2013. “Same-sex marriage in Canada will not be revisited. » National Post. poster news, November 14, 2013. Web. December 1. 2012. .