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this a good source to learn about flat tax.  it would be a great alternative to are system that we have now  

The report, jointly released with the Rights Working Group, was submitted Wednesday to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. In it, the organizations blame government policies for contributing to the issue.

94% of non-elderly residents have coverage since the passage of "Romneycare" in Massechusetts, up from 87%. More residents are also reporting good their own health as good or excellent. The issue that still seems to be a factor, though, is cost.

Even now in 2012 women are still not treated equally. Last year it was reported that women make 75% of what men make. Even though women are more likely to have a college education women continue to make less than men.

According to the U.S. Census, the government estimates we now have eleven million illegal aliens in the United States. Of these, 6,640,000 are from Mexico alone. The true number may be much higher because many did not report in the census.

In less than a month, two little boys in Miami will learn if their foster father can become their adopted dad-or if they'll continue to be wards of the state. Frank Martin Gill has fostered the two since 2004, but his petition to adopt them has turned into an emotional court battle.

The second amendment can be confusing. Is the right to bear arms only for your house or for your car too? Some states make you have a permit to carry a gun in your vehicle. If it applies to only in the home, why can you have one in the car if you have a permit?

Washington Bureau Reporting from Washington - The 2nd Amendment's "right to keep and bear arms" is proving to be a right to keep a gun at home, but so far not a right to bear a loaded firearm in public.

Debate over science and religion and whether the Bible is a legitimate avenue of study.

This is a website about one topic illegal immigration. It is clearly laid out in three sections: The Issue, The Facts, and The Solutions. I put this up here because even though America is the land of the free, that doesn't mean that we are free from having to obey the laws. So this is about Freedom from Laws.

Here is a site that talks about same sex marriages and how they threaten religious freedom through certain nondiscrimination laws.

The article discusses reasons why polygamy should be legal, including freedom of religion and freedom of contract. 

World Health Organization reports that worldwide, the cost of kidney market is about 6,000. The numbers have been given by Physicians and Brokers. Surveys have been taken from hospitals in Japan and also from deal in Indian Villages. Close to 40% of people who are natives of Pakistan happen to have only one kidney do to the marketing of organs. Digits are increasing when it comes to donation of organs from Pakistan. Non-nationals happen to be the ones who are the receivers of these kidneys. About two-third of transplants are made outside of Pakistan.

The city of Carpinteria is making it almost impossible to smoke anywhere in the city. Passing anti-smoking laws in almost all outdoor locations. Most of the community colleges in both Ventura and Carpinteria city have already banned smoking on the campuses. City managers say it is to promote a healthy life style. in Ventura city they offer free Nicotine Replacement therapy products.

Many public places have banned smoking in public places and have made it a law to avoid second hand smoking. But its not just the public places that causes second had smoking. What about all those kids that have parents that smoke in the house who is helping them? We should take concentration of them to.

This news report talks about how the government may be stepping over the line when is comes to security, and how that collides with our personal freedom.

This article is about a young boy in fifth grade named Jaheem. He was getting bullied by his classmates they called him gay, virgin. His mother Bermudez new she had to stop this torture that her son was going through. She talked to the school several times but never got the actual help for her son. The day he committed suicide was one of the happiest days for him, he had got great scores on his report card he smiled at his mother with such joy. The mother would have never thought she would ever see her own son hung by his own belt in his closet.

Families in Birmingham, Alabama who are illegal and speak spanish are feeling the need to take thier kids out of school to avoid any law breaking. The superintendent realized many students were not showing up to school so had to adress all the spanish speakers by a tv show in spanish. This news report would help the families be aware that the students or the families would not be punished or be sent back to their home country.

This article has 3 issues, the TSA, wikileaks and the drink Four Loko. First it talk about how american dont like the fact TSA is not fair with how they screen for bombs and such things but they want to be have a safe flight to go see reltives or a fun vactions. Then the government doesn't like that the website has taps on them when wikileaks reports on what they are doing but do not have a problem when it comes to tapping the americans phone calls. Lastly the state of New York banned the drink of Four Loko claiming that it is bad for americans but again wants to play big brother and tells us what is right or wrong. We as americans should decided what is good or not for our bodies.

This article talks about how some vaccination may cause authism. Some feel very strongly that MMR is the main cause authism. Although there has been no proven fact that it does, some believe that they will not give there child the vaccination. Andrew Wakefield is overseeing a facility in Texas to try to understand better what may cause authism. He was the first physician who reported that some vaccinations may cause authism. Some Texas representive believe that Wakefield's studies are correct.

This NCSA report presents results from the 2009 NOPUS Controlled Intersection Study, which found that seat-belt use continued to be lower among 16- to 24-year-olds than other age groups.