definitley Katrina because it'll take millions of dollars to rebuild New Orleans and give food, water, clothes and and roof to all the people who lost everything in the hurricane. And of course because of all the poeple that died, plus there's the possibility that there could be an epidemy because of all the contaminated water that's floatong around there. Also because of all the oil companys or whatever that were lost too so that pretty much unbalanced the whole economy thing on the country so now they had to elevate the price of gas.
"In your opinion, what is the biggest problem facing the United States today and why?" The biggest problem facing the USA today is Hurricane Katrina because so much people were killed in the hurricane. And other Lost their loved ones. And lots of ppl are taking their anger on Bush because he didn't try to help sooner. And why didn't he and the ppl and knows when such hurricane tell the people to get out like 2 day before the hurricane hit those people. Just because lot of people that live they are poor that doesn’t me we should try to help. In my school no one seems or act like something bad had gone on. A ten yrs old girl was raped and people don't have food nor drinks and we need to do the least we can even just one dollar that is doing to hlep them. All we can do is trying to help and solve this thing and make sure that all those broken hearts have a home again. It goes on and on.
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I agree there are two many things that need to be addressed when speaking about this issue. However...I believe that in the coming years, we should go back to working solely on our own country. We will soon no longer be the 'World Power' with Europe uniting and Russia beginning their sales of oil to have their own staple in the great wealth available. If we keep pretending to be the World Police, we're going to get screwed and end up with a war on our own fronts. It's time for a look at our own issues here, and have the government take action (without the 'help' of Bush's 'republicans')
There are too many problems to say which is the biggest and which ones are irrelivent. War, terrorism, hate, racism and nationalism of any kind, environmental issues, exploitation of culture, animals, and youth, and many more. Too many problems. Pick one and take action.
America's Biggest problem is the fact that they want to get into everyone else's problem. There is no need for us to be the worlds most powerful country or whatever. i mean .. we are not powerful for love or peace are we?? we are just powerful because we have fantastic war weapons and will hands down beat any country that wants war with us.. and all this causes more pain and grief in the world.. is
GREED. America is a country full of greed and money-hogging individuals. There are many beautiful souls too, don't get me wrong, but most of us Americans are so comfortable in our huge mansions and fancy cars and running water and electricity and gourmet food that we simply forget, or purposely blind ourselves, to the suffering in third world countries. We are a GREEDY nation! Let's face it, but let us not just state the problem, let us CHANGE it. We need to be movers and shakers. We need to rock the boat of apathy, greed, hate, vegenance, narrow minded thinking, etc.. I am not sitting on the fence, nor am i on either side of it. i am soaring above it, watching from a higher point of view, and i know that ultimately, one day, the fence will be torn down, and there will be no divider that seperates our minds and souls from embracing one another. I have such a long ways to go in my own personal growth that i cannot say much without sounding hyprocitical or prideful, but i will say i love you, my brothers and sisters. We are family and we must unite. There is no other way- a fish may love a bird, but where will they live? I cannot say, but maybe the fish will try to become something better for the bird because he loves her so much. maybe he will change into something beautiful with wings. Our country needs to change to love the other countries on this planet. The birds are losing their wings- let us give them their wings back by also learning to fly- with love. CHANGE! I say this as much for myself as i say it for you. Namaste.
People don't care enough to know, and they don't know enough to care. Plenty of other problems stem from ignorance: prejudice (which covers a lot of things), lack of participation in the polls ( I have one word for you: BUSH), certain diseases, teenage (and younger) parents, violence, hyppocracy...and those are just a few. Unfortunately, it's a catch 22. How do you teach people who don't want to learn and get a message accross to people who aren't listening?
I don't know I get really satisfying buzz that makes my whiskey blues go away.
Then again, you're one of those people that want to legislate thier opinion and impose it on everybody else aren't you? You think cigarrettes are the biggest problem in the US right now? Wake the hell up and get off your crazy train.
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Then why are states suing the gov. about the NCLB?
I'd imagine it has something to do with the fact that the states have generally corrupt and ineffeicient education departments these days.
The interesting thing about education is that (to the best of my knowledge) we're second in the world for per-student spending, yet still have terrible scores when it comes to education quality. That tells me that the problem isn't money, but the way the money is used.
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I think that smoking is the biggest problem in the U.S. today. It may sound stupid while there are other disasters in the U.S., but the fact is that a cigarette is PURE evil. Nothing good at all comes out of it, whereas other things that we have to have that may cause diseases. Food may cause problems like diabetes and heart disease, but it won't be horrible for us to have if we limit ourselves (and it helps us live too). Sex, it can cause AIDS, syphillis, gonnorea, etc., but we can't get rid of it because that's the whole part of humanity (you want to have kids in your lifetime.) Plus if protected you can avoid the diseases. But smoking - come on. A crazy lady may say that smoking saved her life, but basically it's just crap in a wrapper and it's cause many people to be hooked and diseased (also dead). I think it's horrible that the U.S. made itself by trading tobacco with other countries. So I think it's sick and downright wrong that cigarette companies are still in business and I think that's a very crucial problem in the U.S. now.
I agree all of these are big issues, but isn't it obvious? Only one person has mentioned abortion. No one seems to realize what a big issue it is. That's 1,370,000 children killed every year. Yoo-hoo! Wake up! If that were 1.37 million 3-yr-olds, people would be shocked and amazed that Americans could let this happen. Yet no one seems to realize that babies in the womb are just that, babies. They are babies. Children. Has it sunk in yet? I know this isn't an abortion thread, but I'm astonished only one person has mentioned this huge problem.
I'm not a resident of the US so I may be way off base but I believe that there is still to large of distinctions between upper class and lower class. Public schools aren't providing the students with adequate information so that the students who attend these schools can excel in what proffession they choose. I think the government needs to provide more money for schooling so that two children from different classes would have the same chance at success. Also I believe more money needs to be put into helping people who are poor or are in some type of need to egt back on their feet. this could be done by providing cheaper daycare for parents who are trying to make ends meet or by giving more government funded money to prgorams that help people find jobs, homes, and lives.
Apathy, hands down. Example: Our governments are being run by people who did nothing but compromised to win their positions. If they've made that many compromises, they're stating in their campaign that they'll try to keep every group they made a compromise for happy. Making everyone happy makes certain that no governement with get anything worthwhile accomplished.
Besides the governments, however, there are most citizens who are as apathetic to any cause as humanly possible. I think that's what sites like these, rock the vote, etc. are fighting at the youth level. Maybe when we all get older, there will be less apathy to speak of.
I think it's our lack of morality. I believe that at times we lose the sight of the big picture and our sense of right and wrong. We care more about avoiding to offend one another than we do for the welfare of our country and her people. We also take our rights and push them too far. When the American Civil Liberties Union defends a group's distribution of guides on how to molest young boys because it's their First Amendment right, there's a problem.
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We're putting enough money into these, they're (like everything else the government does) just being managed poorly. We need fiscally responsibility, and throwing money at the problem will not bring us that.
Then why are states suing the gov. about the NCLB?
Originally posted by dermotlovesyou: Put more money into schools, rehabilitation programs, welfare, and not get rid of social security.
We're putting enough money into these, they're (like everything else the government does) just being managed poorly. We need fiscally responsibility, and throwing money at the problem will not bring us that.
the inabtainiable perfection. Americans see perfection on TV each and everyday, they are promised perfection through the media. We are striving for a perfection that we can necer reach. White teeth, not too big, no braces, not crooked. Shinning volumnoius un-frizzy hair without split ends, no acne, a great tan, the list goes on. We always have to have an image of the ideal in our heads...we're always striving for something. It's not all one ideal either. Different ideals are created by corporations for different groups. It's just nuts.
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