For the initial post, respond to one of the following options, and label the beginning of your post indicating either Option 1 or Option 2:

• Option 1: The main social insurance programs like Social Security, Medicare, and unemployment compensation are funded by a payroll tax on the earnings of individuals who may receive benefits. Do you think the social insurance programs are effective? How are social insurance programs affected by the socioeconomic and political forces? Explain your answers.
• Option 2: Research government regulations on a particular area of your choice, such as food, drugs, product safety, fracking, environment, etc. Do you think the government regulations go too far? Do you think the government needs to add more regulations? How are lobbyists involved concerning regulations on food and drug safety, and our environment concerning fracking? Explain your answers.

Be sure to make connections between your ideas and conclusions and the research, concepts, terms, and theory we are discussing this week.

Answer

Option1: Social insurance programs are effective programs used to provide financial support to those that are retired, unemployed, disabled, or to family members of those that are deceased. SSA.gov reported, “Social Security is an important source of retirement income for almost everyone; 3 in 5 beneficiaries aged 65 or older rely on it for at least half of their income…………… Kindly click the purchase icon to access the full solution for $6 or WHATSAPP +254712575747