Editorial #2

Summary: This editorial discusses the recent problems that Toyota has had with its vehicles. The president of Toyota apologized earlier in the week and said that the companies priorities had been confused. Expansion of the company began to become more important than safety. The editor says that Toyota repeated the same mistakes that American car companies had made and has started to fall to that level. The solution: getting back to their roots. They need to publicly deal with their problems and then make safety Toyota's priority once again.

Opinion: I think that the editor has some very good ideas for Toyota. The problems that Toyota is currently facing could possibly run the company into the ground if they aren't dealt with correctly. I think that dealing with them publicly will help restore people's trust in their cars. Also, making safety their top priority will help rebuild their success. If people know that Toyota makes safe, quality cars then that will cause sales to rise by themselves. Right now, Toyota needs to accept their wrongs and begin to move on in a positive direction.

Editorial #1

Summary: In the USA Today article "Opposing view: Tackle costs first," a member of the opposition to President Obama's health care reform discuss how it will actually raise prices for Americans and make the system into a mess. The expansion of Medicaid will increase costs on hospitals and doctors, so in return, doctors and hospitals will raise prices on everyone else. New taxes on insurers will also cause a rise in premiums. This will eventually cause young Americans to forgo insurance, leaving a larger at risk group. The article then proposes some new ideas for improving the health care system like allowing people to get insurance across state lines and for states to lower mandates on insurance companies. The key is to lower costs and increase competition.

Opinion: I think this editorial makes a good point. Health care reform should cut costs for all Americans, not just a few. If it raises costs then what is the point? I think that President Obama is well intentioned in his attempts to reform health care, but his ideas so far don't sound like they will be very effective. Lowering costs and increasing competition sound like they could be effective, but they could also raise costs for some Americans. Health care reform is a complicated issue because one group of people is always going to feel the negative effects. Since no one actually wants to feel the negative effects, it will take a long time to develop a plan that benefits all people.

http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2010/02/opposing-view-tackle-costs-first.html#more