The article titled, "Government has to make choices families, businesses don't" was written by Cindi Ross Scoppe. This article appeared on the website titled, “TheState.com” by associate editor, Scoppe. This article was written towards the general audience, however it focuses primarily on South Carolina residents.
This article was written because Scoppe was trying to compare the government, businesses, and families and how each one is responding to the financial crisis we are experiencing at this very moment. Scoppe states, "When the government finds itself short on money, its duty is to consider not only which services it most needs to provide but also which expenditures are most likely to improve the economy — not always compatible goals." Therefore, the basic argument that she is trying to make is that the government is not looking out for the citizens. While the businesses and families are getting laid off and trying to get by with what little they have; other people working for the government are getting pay raises. It just doesn’t seem fair that a few people are getting lucky and the majority of people are loosing more of what was theirs each day. I believe that what she is trying to prove is that not everyone is going to be happy with what the government does but their needs to be a compromise so that things are fair.
