What are America's biggest issues?  Here are some - put them in order, comment on them, or add your own:\nTerrorism, weapons of mass destruction, the Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent, China, ethnic conflicts, foreign aid, global environment, drug trade, immigration, the poor, bird flu/westnile virus etc...
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America's biggest issue is how to stay in power in light of the fact that China and Indian are becoming huge international powers in terms of the demand and supply of workers. America is losing edge through outsourcing its work to foreign nations that have a huge supply of cheaper labor. On the home front, American workers cannot compete with better educated and cheaper workforce. America is losing economically.
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Persuasive Speech Topics\n \n\nAmericans are getting fatter. Does it really matter?\n\nIs animal experimentation justified?\n\nInternational ban on ivory should be lifted to secure elephants from extinction.\n\nIs there a necessity for Americans to become bilingual?\n\nShould condoms be available at schools? \n\nGiving blood and signing a donor card is good for you.\n\nEveryday one out of four Americans eats fast food.\n\n\nHeart disease is the leading killer of American women.\n \n\nTV watching should be reduced to the minimum.\n\nFemales in the military should have equal rights with males and be included in combat and other "hazardous" duties.\n\nTelevision violence has detrimental influence on adolescents.\n\nStop consuming genetically modified crops.\n \nInternet really means the death of newspapers?\n\nHas there ever been organic life on Mars?\n\nCost for obesity growing dramatically.\n\nThe world faces a global crisis of overpopulation.\n\nPlastic surgery is a dangerous beauty option.\n\nPrivate lives of public figures. Has the press gone too far?\n\nLet's make recycling mandatory and clean our planet together.\n\nIs I.Q. Test a true judge of intelligence? \n\nShould surrogate motherhood be allowed?\n\nWhat underlies the genius phenomenon? \n\nWhat to wear: a look into the future of fashion.\n\nThe Horatio Alger success story in the modern America: Myth or reality?\n\nHome schooling is necessary for mentally and physically handicapped children.\n\nWhy Mao's "Great Leap Forward" was a failure.\n\nBoxing should be banned because it promotes cruelty.\n\nTo reduce the number of car accidents driving age should be raised to 18. \n\nHunting should be outlawed to protect endangered species. \n\nHow mutation and natural selection affect accurate measurements of evolution. \n\nPornography is an obscenity in our society.\n\nThere are new concepts in stress management.\n\nThailand is one of the seven wonders and a great place to visit.\n\nHelp your back now and turn to wonder-working chiropractic therapy.\n\nWhat can you do to help homeless?\n\nAnorexia is a cause of weight loss. \n\nEuthanasia is a way to stop pain of mortally dead people.\n\nWhy society needs heroes?\n\nDivorce leaves terrible emotional scars on child's physics.\n\nLoch Ness monster really does exist.\n\nWhy is parental kidnapping increasing?\n\nHate speeches shouldn't be tolerated
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It's a start!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Our country is being invaded by parasitic terrorist to the tune of $ 30 BILLION AMERICAN TAXPAYERS DOLLARS A YEAR" that is taking away the future of our elderly, ourselves, our children and their children. Wake up!!! The U.S.A. is the life boat of the world and it's overloaded. What good does it do to try to save the whole world, if we all perish? You future will be dim if this country does not wake up and do something about all the different groups of illegal aliens including the Chinese. Have you ever heard of the Trojan Horse?
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I think that the biggest problem America has had  to overcome as a nation is racism, which is basically fear of someone different from you. And from struggling with that problem and then conquering it we have learned to be more accepting, we have learned so much about different cultures, and we have become a better nation full of diversity and open minds.  \n\nUnfortunately, I know that there are still some people out there who still can't let go of their fear and still hold on to racism and that is truly sad. \n\nI hope I helped:)
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The occupation in Iraq and more Americans dying.\nAnything else is a smoke screen issue to deflect attention away from this... Republican bag of tricks.
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very.  to fix is you need to redefine a nation's priorities.  change from what i want (something to entertain me) to what they need (the need for basic items to live).  interesting question to pose to the most selfish and self obsesed people in the world.  (not every american is like that, but i think as a nation we are).
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Sounds like every problem of every country,and there are no answers without greed and malaise being removed .why bother with the whole problem when even a small portion cannot be made better.world law on matters of decency is a option,but years away.
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Issue one ....  Environmental responsibility - I want to be able to live and not just survive.\n\nIssue two ....   Bring home the troops - I don't like spending my money so that the rich can get richer.\n\nIssue three ...  Government accountability returned to the people of the U.S. and out of the multinationals (large businesses with global interests).\n\nI'll vote for anyone who can address my concerns and not just in words but in action.
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are you referring to illegal immigration? then you could start by talking about getting into everyday things that they effect and then get into the larger aspects such as costing the government billions of dollars, hospitals not having enough money and having to close down, crime rates, etc.\nif just immigration, talk about how they come here and start businesses or whatever and the reasons they came.
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I think you are Americanizing a world issue...And I strongly disagree with it. I also believe it is obvious that their are vast differences in races and cultures. I also think its great that there are differences.
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Here here!  Not our problem.  We police the world way too much from the US while we have a lot of our own problems.  Like our ridiculous borders.  If the real reason we were in Iraq was to make sure we didn't get attacked by terrorists, then we'd also be taking our borders seriously.
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Here are some issues:\nGeneral social issues \nAbortion \nAffirmative action \nAIDS \nAlcohol & drinking \nAnimal rights \nBinge drinking \nCapital punishment \nCensorship \nChild labor \nChildren's rights \nCivil rights \nCreation science vs. evolution \nDrugs & drug abuse \nDrunk driving \nEnvironmental protection \nEuthanasia & assisted suicide \nFamine \nFlag burning \nGangs \nGender issues \nGenetic engineering \nGlobal warming \nGovernment vs. religion \nGun control \nHomelessness \nHomosexuality \nHuman Rights \nImmigration \nLegalization of marijuana \nNational debate topic \nNuclear proliferation \nOrgan & body donation \nPledge of Allegiance \nPoverty \nPrayer in schools \nRacial profiling \nSame sex marriage \nSweatshops \nTerrorism \nTobacco \nViolence \nViolence in schools \nWelfare \nWorld population \n\nCheck out these series for more help:\n\nOpposing Viewpoints Series.  Each book covers one topic from 1980 to today. \n \nPoint Counterpoint Series.  About 40 books cover opposing viewpoints from 1990 to today.\n \nPros and Cons: a debater's handbook This book provides suggestions of arguments for and against a variety of controversial topics.\n \nReference Shelf Series Over 250 issues covered, note some are not as controversial as others.\n \nTaking Sides, Clashing Views on Controversial...  Each volume is a broad topic but contains more specific controversies inside. \n \n21 Debated Issues in American Politics by Gregory Scott is a book that provides 21 issues each with background and two opposing viewpoint articles.
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I live in Amissville, VA.\n\n1) Foreign Policy - (I would actually combine this with war & peace as well. Both issues have a direct correlation with eachother.) The world we live in is not a friendly place. I firmly believe, after doing much reading on the subject, that the people who hate us want nothing more than to cause us harm and drag the Middle East  into further isolation. This can not be tolerated for several reasons. Among these being the welfare of this nation as well as the welfare and rights of the citizens of each Middle Eastern nation. The policies we make now in regards to the rest of the world will effect us all for years to come. We must not allow any group of aggresors weaken humanity on this planet.\n\n2) Homeland Security - Without this, everything else on your list is futile. We have to be sure that all access into and out of this country is secure. That includes the borders and ports of entry, as well as communication lines. We have to stay one step ahead of those who wish to do us harm. For too many decades we acted as if terrorism was an unpleasant part of life. That attitude only embolden our enemies to strike harder. We can not let that happen again, or we will definetly have more pressing issues than social security or welfare.\n\n3) Education - One way the government can prepare its citizens to tackle the tough issues facing the world today is by affording them universal education. This country lives under the illusion that we are number one in everything, but nothing could be farther from the truth. We are steadily declining in education in comparison with other industrialized nations. This can not be allowed to continue. By educating its citizens, the U.S. government can assure a brighter future for all. It can give those on the bottom rung of the ladder of life a helping hand up. It is a proven fact that people with a college degree make an average of $23,000 more a year, and that is only with a bachelors degree. To someone, like myself, who is only making $18,000 a year on a high shool diploma, that can mean a world of difference.
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bcuz america is werid.....n ppl in it also
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i think the biggest threat in america is stupidity.  there are just so many stupid people in this country and its whats causing so many problems.  if people actually cared more about their lives and their education, instead of trying to be cool and popular and not care about anything but marrying into money and stop being lazy and actually TRY to learn something, our country would be MUCH better off.
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Sadly, civil war/genocide in sub-sahara Africa just isn't important to Americans because it doesn't really have an ecomomic impact on them or our country like the illegal Mexican immigration issue.  If they had oil, if their refugees were flooding across our border, or even if we shared a common culture (and sadly maybe skin color) you can bet more attention would be paid.
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Well, I think that the US people are mostly to blame. We always get fixated onto our own 'domestic' issues, and hardly ever look outside the box. Our media giants never feed us the true news, and we have to spend hours searching on the internet to find the true story, but I still think we are too naive. There ARE much more important things than Iraq, like the genocides in Africa, but we never really care. Sometimes, it just gets me so mad. Then again, i'm only 13... PS. Thanks for helping me on my WWII question. I think yours was the best answer, but I accidentally clicked on Start a Vote. It's my first time using Yahoo!Answers,