This article was written by Cindi Ross Scoppe, an associate editor with The State newspaper. This paper is published in Columbia and is read throughout the entire state, also found on the world wide web to all. The article was published January 22, 2009, in the Opinion section of the paper.
I feel that the article was written to try to help explain the tough decisions that our government has to make. I did not realize how many things they have to consider with even the smallest choices made. The government effects the lives of so many. Its hard to make every body in our nation happy with out causing harm to others. Like Ms. Scoppe points out, "Is it better for fewer people to have more money (give out pay raises, while laying off employees) or for more people to have less money (no layoffs, but wholesale furloughs)?" Along with many other tough choices there is no one solution to the economic downfall. Many people will struggle through this time. Its true that business and families just have to meet their own needs and not really worry about how it effects others, but our government can not think like that.
The audience it is written towards is those who blame the government for making wrong decisions. As this article points out, there is clearly no solution that will help everyone and hurt no one. We as a nation just need to pull together and help one another out as much as possible. The author is making the point that she believes in our government and that some how some way it will make the right choice and we will prevail in the long run.
