No Tabaco at CVS Pharmacies

Source: www.veooz.com

On Thursday, February 6, 2014, Statesman published a commentary or a viewpoint from an article titled: No tobacco at CVS: What’s next? by Tara Trower Doolittle. She writes about her curiosity towards CVS Pharmacy drugstore chain decision to stop the selling of their tobacco products to help fight against smoking and nicotine addiction. From Doolittle’s viewpoint the public thinks it’s a brilliant idea since CVS is a Pharmacy that should increase the emphasis on health care. According to the company this decision estimates a $2 billion loss in sales related to tobacco products along with other incidental items. According to Doolittle this action will not help the fight against smoking and nicotine addiction. Doolittle wonders what the chain is not telling us. I think the authors intended audience is smokers in general, but I believe that we the rest of the people who  are nonsmokers are more happy about this brilliant decision. I do believe that since CVS is a pharmacy it should promote public health care. 

     

I get Dolittle’s viewpoint in that what’s next? Meaning that she is probably thinking were our freedom is left, but its not like the country is completely banning cigarettes, it is just a  a decision from one company chain: CVS Pharmacies. I do think this article is important to read because if other store chains (like convenient stores) start doing the same thing this could be the start of something great for our current society.

Fading Hopes for Immigration Reform

On Thursday, February 6, 2014, Time published an article titled 5 Reasons Immigration is Going Nowhere Fast. Speaker of the House John Boehner, speaks out to the media and lets the public know how he sees no path forward towards the immigration reform and President Obama’s lack of action. Boehner, blames the republicans and doubts President Obama’s administration trust to enforce laws. This article also states five reasons why the immigration reform is going no where next year. Especially since President Obama’s changes to the health care reform law and the use of executive orders to get into situations that seem irreversible in congress or “logjams.” Boehner states that any immigration legislation is difficult to move along until Republicans and President Obama’s attitudes change. 

Source: www.urbancusp.com

Changes in the past week lead to five reasons why immigration is going nowhere fast in Washington. The 2014 midterm elections, trust in Obama and Republicans, Capital Hill disagreements, GOP(Republican Party) disagreements, and the 2017 midterm elections. 

I think this article is worth reading because we need to keep ourselves informed on this important subject. An immigration reform has long been promised, but no negotiation has been successful because their is so many things that need to be taken into account when it comes to letting illegal undocumented immigrates come into our country. The button line is that a reform needs to be enforced soon because many lives are being affected and it needs immediate resolution.