The government should ban cigarettes because they hurt the economy. ... First of all, cigarettes contain nicotine, "an addictive drug, which when inhaled in cigarette smoke reaches the brain faster than drugs that enter the body intravenously" (American Lung Association, "American"). ... A ban on cigarettes should go into effect because they impose many hazards to the environment. ... This law has been enforced since 1948 and to ban cigarettes would most likely be a breech of that law. ... If mankind should seek an ideal life, mankind must take the necessary steps to achieve it, starting with ...

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It contain; "the approval of the development of generic drugs as opposed to biologic drugs by the Food and Drug Administration". (Patient Protection and Affordable Care 2010 available online) The industrial companies are given a 12 year period after in which the generic drugs should be presented to the market. That would go a long way in safeguarding that there would be an affordable drug in the market and that should reduce insurance cover and the cost of treatment. ... January 1, 2014 will see the banning of discrimination against any individual seeking medical cover based on their...

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CRECNO amends the California Constitution to ban the state or local government from categorizing individuals by race, ethnicity, or national origin for any reason. ... The number of applicants to the University of California (UC) declining to position their race has nearly doubled since Proposition 209, the constitutional amendment banning race preferences, took effect. . Given these continental shifts, supporters believe the state needs to catch up and recognize that Californians increasingly no longer see themselves in racial ban. ... This exemption would allow state agencies and university...

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HMO care and the "Patient Bill of Right's" People are concerned about rising health care costs. A natural reaction these rising costs, is the gravitation of some toward managed care plans, particularly Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) health plans. One of the characteristics of HMO's th...

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As a matter of fact, about two and a half million teenagers have health insurance on their parents plan; In the years 2011 and 2012, about five million elderly people and people who have disabilities saved about three million dollars they would have spend on prescription drugs if it wasn't for the Affordable Care Act (The White House, 2012). According to the White House (2012), "These savings include a one-time $250 rebate check to seniors who hit the "donut hole" coverage gap in 2010, and a 50 percent discount on brand-name drugs in the donut hole in 2011". ... The re...

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