Assignment #2 LFraser

"Scoppe: Government has to make choices families, businesses don't" is an article on South Carolina's home page, TheState.com. This article is written by Cindi Ross Scoppe, associate editor.  In this article Scoppe addresses the economic state of America. Scoppe beings this article by saying that, "One of the favorite devices for people trying to make a point about government spending is to compare government to families or businesses." She continues to say that while these have been useful points in the past, she is not sure that this will be the case this time. Thus, letting her readers, the American people, know that our economy is in a severe situation. Scoppe goes back and forth describing the different arguments that have been given. She then says, "I feel pretty certain that we ought to cut out pay raises in order to reduce layoffs ... And I'm inclined to think furloughs are less bad for the economy than layoffs, although even such relatively small salary reductions will make it impossible for some people to pay the mortgage, and will reduce everybody's spending." Scoppe closes by saying that "there are no easy answers here."

This article was written to let the American people know that, while there are no easy answers, something must be done. We can not continue to compare government spending to families and businesses. As Scoppe said, "government has obligations that businesses and individuals do not." I found this article very interesting as I read about possible solutions and their outcomes, however, I sense that Scoppe, as well as the rest of us, do not know what is the absolute best solution.