Current Events Blog for Mrs. Countryman's AP United States History class at Booker T Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas.
Monday, August 29, 2016
Payton Climer
This article referred to the EpiPen crisis. In the article it is explained that the prices for these life saving devices have gone up by 400 percent in the past seven years. The owner blames congress and the "broken" system, but the problem is still there. This article was written by Matt Egan, a staff for cnn news for the markets and investing team. He is in the same point of you as many of the readers and has both sides of the story. This article was written on August 29, which makes this information and article relevant. This article is targeted towards people who are not aware what is going on. It is effecting the veiwers in a positive way; influencing the readers to know there is a problem and spread the information. This article was written to inform people of this life threatening issue. It is important to spred the news and try to make a change. When the article adds that the owner talks about a broken system, it relates to the 2008 financial crisis.
http://money.cnn.com/2016/08/29/investing/epipen-price-rise-history/index.html
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I agree that it is important for people to have easy access to life-saving devices such as the EpiPen. Inflation has been plaguing the United States as well as a broken healthcare system.
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