Financial Aid for Students
In 2007, the Democratic Senate voted to increase college financial aid by cutting $20 billion in subsidies to banks and giving it to the poorest college students. (this issue also includes middle class)
Universal Health Care
Universal health care guarantees coverage for all citizens and is mandated, funded or facilitated by the government. Every affluent country in the world enjoys universal health coverage except the U.S. which spends twice as much per capita on health care.
Environmental Issues
Emissions Trading
Emissions trading (or cap and trade), puts a limit on the amount firms can pollute and issue an equivalent number of credits. Firms that pollute beyond their allowance buy credits from those that pollute less.
Energy Independence
A popular campaign that promises to reduce oil imports for security purposes and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Legislation in 2005 and 2007 have attempted, although poorly, to address American dependency.
Fuel Efficiency Regulation
The large automotive industry has prevented any effective change from occurring in fuel efficiency standards since 1975 until the Senate passed a bill in June of 2007 that would require a 10 mpg increase in efficiency by car manufacturers.
Friday, October 24, 2008
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Financial Aid for Students is a very relevant for your audience. Your statement here is needs to be flushed out, however. What is the stand that you are taking on this issue and then using to bring people to the polls?
Universal Health Care: This is a powerful issue and one that is increasingly relevant to our society. Finding a strong way to simply communicate "Every affluent country in the world enjoys universal health coverage except the U.S. which spends twice as much per capita on health care" would be a clear strategy.
Emission Trading: this issue a bit complex to tackle in a poster like this. You have plenty of other so I suggest cutting this one.
Energy Independence: a hot button word in this election. This is a broad topic. If you go this way, start by defining what "Energy Independence" means in the context of your poster. In other words, how do we go about reducing oil imports? Both candidates promote this concept, but using different strategies. The only way this issue brings someone to the polls is by communicating that one strategy for Energy Independence is better than the other and should be supported.
Fuel Efficiency Regulation
What are you arguing for with this issue? Is your point that 18-24 year olds should vote because they want the fuel efficiency of cars increased? It is a strong topic. Consider how to dramatically communicate this issue to your specific audience. Why should they care that cars are more fuel efficient?
Financial Aid or Universal Health Care are the stickiest issues.
Develop a strategy for your topic and move ahead from there. Good research!
Hi!
So I'm pretty sure I'm going with Universal Health Care as my main topic for my poster.
When I was researching, I came across the issue of wellness standards in schools. "The sharp rise in obesity and diabetes in children has led to an initiative that forces school districts to set "wellness standards" in nutrition, physical activity, and nutrition education." This is an issue that is overlooked. Nobody has any said anything about it.
I was going to use that topic as one of my three, then decided not to because I didn't think it would get the attention of 18-24 year olds, but the more I think about Universal Health Care, I think about why people need it so bad, and that's because Americans are unhealthy. SOooo... I was thinking about combining these two issues.
Costs are rising in health care and employers can't afford to give employees coverage. There a over 40 million people without health care...and the U.S. spends twice as much per capita on health care than every other affluent country in the world that has universal health care.
What if I made my poster with a statement like.... Support Universal Health Care, America needs it.... and then listed a few facts about obesity/diabetes (percentages). I think it could get the attention of our age group because if universal health care is not supported and things keep going the way they are, no one will be able to afford it in the future. It would be targeting two issues at once, but the main idea would still be universal health care. It's kind of a depressing statement, but it's true. I just thought it would be an interesting way to approach the topic of health care. Plus, my mom is a nutrition nut and strongly supports wellness standards. I hear about it a lot, and support it as well.
Suggestions? Do you think that would work?
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