| If there was one thing Americans had a
right to expect from Congress, it was a federal plan to help the elderly pay for
prescription drugs. It is a promise that has been made again and again—in
particularly high decibels during the last presidential election. The House and
Senate have passed bills, and although both are flawed, this page has urged
Congress to finish work on them as a first step toward fulfilling this
longstanding commitment. Unfortunately, things have changed. The government cannot afford the program now. That is the fault of President Bush and the Republican majorities in the House and Senate. They broke the bank with their enormous tax cuts. The country is facing the largest budget deficit in history, and there is no realistic plan for getting it under control. The limited version of A. It is a federal plan that older Americans have expected for long. B. The plan was mentioned over and over in the last presidential election. C. The Democrats are opposed to the program. D. The government has promised to fulfill the program. [简答题]There is one last question I must deal with in this chapter. Why should human beings be moral Another way of putting the problem is as follows: Is there any clear foundation or basis for morality—can any reasons be found for human beings to be good and do right acts rather than be bad and do wrong acts
… All of the arguments put forth are compelling and valid to some extent, provided that free questioning of the moral prescriptions that they have established or that they support is allowed and encouraged. I have already pointed out some of the difficulties associated with establishing a religious basis for morality, but problems exist with the other two arguments as well. (1) The self-interest argument can be a problem when other interests conflict with it: often it is difficult to convince someone who sees obvious benefits in acting immorally in a particular situation that it is in his or her self-interest to do otherwise. Morality established by tradition and 我来回答: 提交
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