Assignment#2RNeal

Cindi Ross Scoppe authored the article “Government has to make choices families, businesses don’t” for The State to convey a sense of just how dismal the economic outlook is and that the public should avoid hastily making conclusions on the best plan of action. The author states different possible solutions, with each having negatives and positives. The question for the people then becomes “which plan offers the best possible outcome for the majority of Americans?” Which plan will result in less unemployment and home foreclosures?

 Ms. Scoppe is writing to remind her audience of the huge gravity and future implications of any government decision, and that this deliberation is not as cut and dry as the typical decisions of a family unit. Decisions made in a microeconomy, such as a household, do not typically affect one’s neighbors or peers. Although, a federal budget cut can affect the entire population and is bound to be more beneficial for some than for others.