What do you think is the three  biggest issues that America is facing today?
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1)corrupt government\n2)corrupt government\n3)corrupt government
815240
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.
567308
A mess.  Our society would be alot better off if we tried to equalize the money a bit.  We are not making much headway doing it the way we are.  I would be willing to join a political party that thinks we should take care of our own country and it's people.  Global warming and the loss of fish, other animals and the state of our rainforests really has me worried.  And I am ashamed that we as a country have not learned to be above war.
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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.
891947
Of course you would three things have to happen...Amnesty, Immigration Reform and Border Control...All three will have to be implemented simultaneously or we will be back in the same situation..... in 20 years or even less
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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 large problems are:\n\n- open-ended costs of wars of unknown duration in Iraq and Afghanistan\n\n- essentially uncontrolled costs of entitlement programs\n\n- effect on Social Security, Medicare, etc. of population age shift toward more retired and fewer working.\n\n- off-budget obligations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.\n\n- Congressional pork spending\n\n- the possibility that oil price inflation will weaken the economy\n\n   Essentially what we do is tax and borrow to fund our federal obligations. As long as we can produce enough revenue and credit by those means, the budget can go to the moon and nothing will happen. If the economy is cooking along, tax revenue goes way up and a big part of the problem is taken care of. If the economy is strong, other countries will gladly invest in our treasury bonds and another big chunk is taken care of. But if our economy recesses, which it can be expected to do periodically, especially after a boom that encourages larger and larger deficits, watch out. Then tax revenues go down, maybe suddenly, and other countries may begin to retrench on their buying of our debt. No one knows what the Federal debt should be to avoid problems but a key thing to watch is how countries like China, Japan and Germany are buying our treasury bonds and notes. If the buying begins to slow, we need to cut back until it picks up again. To look for fiscal restraint from Congress is not an option to plan on. The best solution is a strong economy.
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It's just the dumbest possible thing for people to be focused on....it's so aggravating....we have real issues in this country that are in need of attention
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Problem #1: Population \n\nThe first problem I see with the current state of the immigration laws is the significant rise in population that has, and will, continue to occur over the next fifty years. According to the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), an estimated 1.1 million immigrants, both legal and illegal, enter the United States every year. 700,000 of these are legal immigrants; 120,000 are refugees, and between 250,000 to 300,000 are undocumented or illegal “aliens” ( Baldwin, 1995). The United States population at the moment is roughly 288 million people. If this trend of aliens is not decreased, the population will reach 400 million by 2050. How many people can America hold? \n\nProblem #2: Benefits Illegal Aliens Recieve \n\nCurrently, under federal law, undocumented foreign citizens are eligible for emergency healthcare, free schooling from kindergarten through high school, and W.I.C. or Woman, Infants, and Children nutritional program ( Baldwin, 1995). This is important to note because there are currently between eight and ten million aliens currently living illegally in the United States. An estimated 2.5 million of these illegal aliens currently reside in the state of California alone, due to the agricultural jobs that are readily available for cheap labor (Kadetsky, 102). It should not be surprising then that the residents of California were outraged over the amount of money that they were being forced to spend, and the amount of resources that were being used to support aliens that are not “allowed” to be in the United States in the first place. \n\n \n\nProblem #3: Homeland Security\n\nIn the Fiscal year of 2002, which runs October 1 through September 30, the United States Coast Guard, which is the country’s primary maritime, or sea going, law enforcement agency, intercepted 4104 immigrants from various South American countries (USCG, Para 2). Since then, the numbers of immigrants intercepted by the Coast Guard, has continued to climb at an alarming rate; jumping to almost 11,000 in 2004, 9,500 in 2005, and currently with less than two months into the 2006 physical year, there have already been 1,000 migrants accounted for and processed through the Coast Guard (USCG, Para 1). Illegal immigration can potentially cost American tax payers billions of dollars a year. The United States Coast Guard, whose primary obligation is to prevent the loss of life at sea, can not stop this problem by its self, it is mearly the first line of defense. It is up to the rest of America to join the fight and help put an end to this awful practice.
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Problem- Global Warming\nSolution- Using hybrid cars instead of SUVs\n\nProblem- Repeat Sexual Offenders\nSolution- Harsher punishments for 1st time offenders\n\nProblem- Fat Americans\nSolution- Ban food with high fructose corn syrup, and make gym memberships easily affordable for everyone. No excuses not to work out!\n\nThese are just some ideas that popped into my head. It doesn't really matter what problem you pick, just as long as you come up with a logical solution that you believe in. There really isn't a right or wrong answer to a problem/solution essay; it's also a matter of opinion as to what constitutes a "Problem" in the first place. \n\nIf your teacher grades you down on topic, feel free to use any of the above. It's America, Baby. Freedom of Speech. 'Nuff said. \nGood luck!
999695
That's one of the issues that needs addressing.  The other big one for me is the fair tax plan.
914894
The War in Iraq, Immigration, Taxes, law and order, New Prime Minister, Sleaze, the Economy.\n\nThe election isn't for a while so the issues are likely to change but currently its in the order listed if you knock on doors.
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I think we should break down the questions into three parts, and address the overarching themes (since we do not know what the final shape of the immigration bill will be).\n\nFIRST PART:\nShould there be immigration? The answer is a resounding yes. America is a nation of immigrants, and unless you're the great grandson of Sitting Bull, you are of immigrant origin. Immigration is what gives strength to this country: where do you think George Washington and Lincoln came from, spontaneous combustion? What about Einstein? \n\nFurthermore, while many sit around and complain about immigrants, the US is the country with the most transnational corporations in the world, which means we derive a great portion of our wealth from doing business abroad--so I think we can take a few immigants from those countries in which we do business. Mexico happens to be our fourth largest trading partner which means a lot of Americans have jobs because Mexicans are buying our products. \n\nAlso note that a lot of Americans are staffing the branches of US transnational corporations in other countries. For instance, Japan is the country with the second largest population of Americans (after the US, evidently, and excluding Iraq and Afghanistan were American populations are in theory temporary) and Mexico is the country with the third largest population of Americans.\n\nIt's true that it would be good if Mexico could provide enough work for its own citizens, but the fact is that it cannot do that yet; as neighbors the US and Mexico need to sit down and work together to find a solution. Building a fence will not even help; we'll probably have to hire immigrants to help us build it!\n\nSeparately, someone claimed that immigrants come here to take advantage of Social Security and our welfare state. In fact, statistically speaking, it has been proved again and again that immigrants work hard enough to earn their Social Security, just like any other worker in America. In addition, it's also a statistical fact that there are more Americans on welfare than immigrants; illegal immigrants do not really have access to it, since they are not US citizens and cannot receive it.\n\nHaving said that, you might say, "OK, but there ought to be a legal process to allow immigrants".  Fair enough. Which leads me to the second part of my answer.\n\nSECOND PART: \nShould there be a temporary guest workers program (which President Bush has proposed) that will eventually allow immigrants to become citizens?\nBy all means. Immigration is actually good to oil the global economy and the American economy. As economies develop, such as the US economy has, the citizens become more wealthy and better educated, which leads them to look for better paying jobs. If you are well educated, you are not going to apply for a fruit-picking job, you'll try to become a lawyer, businessman or a college professor, for example. Immigrants are the ones who help us do the jobs in sectors that suffer from labor deficits.\n\nThere are those who argue that if immigrants didn't come to the US, the minimum wage would be higher and therefore US citizens would be more willing to do those jobs. That's nonsense, because of what I just explained: a better educated population does not want to work in agriculture, work as house maids or delivery boys! If Mexico and the rest of Latin America fell of the face of the Earth, other immigrants would come from other countries to take up the jobs that nobody else is doing. In fact, that's what happened when most people came from Europe over the last 200 years. Do you think my or your great-great grandaddy was the Duke of Earl? He was likely as uneducated as any immigrant you meet on the Texas border!\n\nHaving said that, I understand the frustration that many people feel when they see immigrants coming to the US and getting jobs while they are having trouble getting jobs themselves. However, that's not the fault of the immigr
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I think Americans get along with each other rather well compared to some developing countries.  This country needs both liberals and conservatives to keep both extremes honest and moderated.  Neither extreme is right all the time.
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gay/lesbian rights, being a vegetarian, animal rights, giving blood, saving the rain forest, death penalty, open U.S. borders\n\njust remember to take a stand and be agressive.
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When it comes down to the issues that truly affect Americans. There is not much of a difference at all.\n\nFree Trade, Immigration, and Balanced budgets.
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Gay Marriage and flag burning...the usual ones that the GOP brings to the ballot box to help their chances.  Neither of these issues means jack crap in the grand scheme of things.  Not one American would be hurt or affected by either issue.