American Government Employment

Question: Discuss about the American Governmentfor Employment. Answer: The federal government has a mandate to safeguard the well being of the citizens. For instance, the American government powers have been decentralized into federal states in order to reach the people more effectively. In this scenario, if the states were to be given authority over social welfare, the employment state would rise. Many laws crafted by the legislative bodies may not favor a cross section of some populations especially the marginalized ones. For this reason, empowering the states to deliver the services bordering on welfare will improve the employment rates in the United States. One of the examples of what would happen is that the less fortunate would access the job market. They would be given an opportunity and enlightenment concerning the employment fields. Another thing that would happen is that the GDP would increase. (Krug, 2011) It is important to note that while federal activities would be going down and state employment going up, the general population would be benefitting. There are various reasons why this scenario appears as it is today. For instance, the general public receives basic services from the states. The general interface between the common people and the social amenities is the states. The reason why power is devolved is to provide services to the people in the most effective way. That is why there is a contrasting trend between the activities of the state and those of the federal government. On the other hand, very high activities in the federal government may not trigger as much employment because much authority is delegated to the lower levels. (Warren, 2012) The Gross Domestic Product of any country is a total production of all sectors of the country. There are countries that have not embraced the federal system of government and they rely on the centralism of power. Normally in this case, such countries may settle on grants as a form to determine the GDP. In the United States, the grants that are given to the federal government play a significant role in the computation of the GDP percentages. (Hamilton, 2007). You realize that grants are given to countries out of good will and they are not refunded as in the case of loans. When grants are offered, they are added to a countries production from other sectors. It depends on the amount that has been offered as grants, thus a higher amount will change the GDP significantly whereas a small amount of grants does not change the federal budget at all. (Break, 2008) The bill of rights enables people to exercise their rights and freedoms without any inhibition from any quarter. The rights are enshrined in the constitution and they are enforced in the courts of law. However, there are incidences where the rights can be deprived from an individual. One of the circumstances is the case of a slanderous act. When an individual uses the freedom to speak falsely against other people then they should be reprimanded by the law. Another circumstance where the freedom can be suppressed is incitement on grounds of race. A practical example is the ban of a publication of the book known as Last Exit to Brooklyn. (Gunther, 2011) The first Amendment of the US stipulates that all types of speech should be accorded the same level of protection. However, there is a further interpretation that whenever the freedom has been abused, the amount of protection for that kind of speech is limited. For instance, destabilizing civic order by shouting and threatening people is subject to prosecution. Also as mentioned above, freedom is limited when one engages in slander and falsehood. The dangers of untamed speeches are far reaching. They can result to untold suffering to people since violence is the ultimate result of hate speech. Free speech is a cultural concept in the United States. However, there must be constitutional protection to safeguard it since authorities misuse the ideology to limit people from exercising their duties. (Voltmer, 2013) There are advantages of a free and uncensored flow of information and images. One of them is that it will expose the evils in the society by outlining the wrong doings in the government. Such kind of media will represent issues such as corruption and human rights oppressions. Another advantage is that an uncensored media will provide insight to the public by airing news on the issues that affect them. (Carruthers, 2011) The disadvantages of uncensored flow of information are that some individuals convert it to a platform where they settle scores with their enemies. They post defamatory images of the people whom they intend to compromise their reputation. The other disadvantage is that uncensored media tends to reveal operational details of some companies leading to the production of similar goods by pirates. This is a dangerous scenario which can lead to the closure of some firms due to production of counterfeit goods. Therefore such platforms must be tamed. (In Berger, 2009) References Break, G. F. (2008). Financing government in a Federal system. Washington, D.C: Brookings Institution. Carruthers, S. L. (2011). The Media at War. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Gunther, R., Mughan, A. (2011). Democracy and the media: A comparative perspective. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Hamilton, A., Madison, J., Jay, J. (2007). The Federalist papers. Place of publication not identified: Filiquarian. In Berger, M. (2009). We don't need another wave: Dispatches from the next generation of feminists. Seattle, wa: Seal press. Krug, S. (2011). Optimal taxation in a federal system of governments. Voltmer, K. (2013). The Media in Transitional Democracies. Hoboken: Wiley. Warren, C. R. (2012). Urban Policy in a Changing Federal System: Proceedings of a Symposium. 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