doityourself

The U.S. Economy Is Holding On - For Now

I agree with shure46. However, the root cause of most of the problems in the U.S. is the government and the policy makers. We all, at least the majority of us, are responsible for that because we put them up there. Many people would tell me if I don't like it then go somewhere else but I don't. This is my country, I am staying here and fight for a change. Here's my take:
- Stop policing the whole world and focus on domestic issues.
- Revise our education system so our kids can be competitive and not dependent on the foreign engineers and scientists.
- Teach our kids about empathy and understanding toward the others and the world.
- Teach our kids about financial responsibility at young age so not to become a 'consumers society' as we are.
- Promote and even subsidize renewable enery development and utilization so we don't depend much on foreign oil.
-Free health care to the elderly. It's heartbroken to see so many retirees got broke spending their whole life's saving on prescription drugs.
- Enforce fair trade practice to avoid the skyrocketting trade deficit. This has given outsourcing a bad name instead of the should-be 'efficient use of resource' principle.
- Change our foreign policy. Too much resentment is built up around the world toward the U.S. We don't need to be another Roman empire and watching it goes down. Our American values have been hijacked and transformed by evil politicians.
In short, the future is in our hands, that's our votes. In the meantime, do our parts and teach our kids to be great Americans.