In my fellow classmates blog Politically inept? Not For Long, He talks about how all forms of Gun Control are not only illegal but Unconstitutional. He had a very strong argument, saying the founding fathers envisioned the evolution of weaponry and therefore all weaponry is our given right thanks to the Second Amendment. Honestly it took me a while to think of a rebuttal for his argument as my main argument for gun control is the founding fathers, as brilliant and far thinking as they were, didn't foresee the amount of death that the Second Amendment is causing.  However, there are already gun regulations currently in the United states and the branch of government that is in charge of deciding whether or not a law is unconstitutional or not, the Judicial branch, has supported several laws that limit Americans ability to "bear arms". The second amendment was implemented to protect American citizens and I would argue it does more harm than good at this point in time. I cannot see our founding fathers being okay with there being more mass shootings in a year then there are days. I do believe his argument that they knew weaponry would advance but it is impossible to know how much or to what extent they would evolve to.   

America by far, pays more for healthcare than any other country in the world and it’s citizens receive less on average than all other citizens. In 2015 the United states spent $3.2 trillion or $9,990 per person, which accounts for about 18 percent of our GDP. The average country spends around half of that. In belgium a hip replacement cost on average $13,000 while in U.S. it’s over $100,000. A Colonoscopy in Switzerland cost $650 and $1,100 in U.S.. Some of the reasons healthcare is so expensive in America is we spend far more on administration and doctors are paid more than other countries. Suppliers also charge more for drugs and other medical expenditures than any other country. The main reason for this is America does not negotiate with healthcare providers and drug manufacturers near as hard as other countries.  The United States also suffers from performing a lot of unnecessary medical procedures. A way we can fix this is expand the single payer system already in America. Medicare is extremely successful and they often receive better deals than the rest of the population. Our current healthcare system works very well for people working for the government or large organizations, as they are provided with health care. However, if someone does not have health care, their options are often the most expensive and can rarely afford it. My uncle is a good example of this; he is a self employed plumber and a couple years ago his wife fell ill and required a 13,000 and without health insurance he was forced to declare bankruptcy, which he has still not recovered from. The United states is one of the wealthiest countries in the world and I believe it can take care of its citizens just as well if not better than other countries. We must not allow so few to benefit at the expense of so many americans. We should take out the middleman for health care and not allow pharmaceutical and other health related companies to be screwing America over with outrageous prices. With this issue being the number one cause of bankruptcy in the U.S., it is an issue worth fixing. Medicare is not the only answer and it may not even be the best answer,  but my argument is if we pay the most for healthcare services we should at least get as much back if not more than every other country in the world.