Cindi Ross Scoppe writes, "Government has to make choices families, businesses don't". This article can be found on thestate.com and states mainly that while most people will compare the choices that the government has to make with the choices families and businesses are making, they cannot compare right now, because the government has different obligations. Families are making choices that will keep them alive, while the government is having to make choices for the whole nation's sake. 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."
Scoppe also asks "Is it better for fewer people to have more money... or for more people to have less money?" As in raising taxes, which could force some businesses to shut down, or cause individuals to go bankrupt by not being able to pay their basic needs; or cut taxes which could still put people out of work, but would give some individuals more money. In the end, Scoppe believes that pay raises should be cut out in order to reduce layoffs.
Kiersten Stiling
