What are the most pressing problems facing America today?
449449
Whether to care for the weakest in our society, or to just grab all you can for yourself.
590944
I don't know where you are living, maybe Iraq or Darfur or something. America doesn't have any problems like that. The present Government is just full of criminals right now. They will be dealt with Democratically. The Congress will change in November just watch. The Republicans have had their run since 96 in Congress, and they messed it all up. It's their failure.
805645
Yes...just one of many "concerns". More is happening than most people realize. The US is,  of course,  working on all of it continuously. The task would be easier I'm sure....with less whining and complaining from it's own citizens.
729740
It's one of America's biggest problems considering that every race in the world lives in the US
130138
I'd say trade barriers like quotas, tarriffs and subsidies. Those things hurt the economy and hurt people in foreign countries. If the US and other industrialized nations all cut such programs the world would be a more well fed, productive and peaceful place.
628063
How about the Immigration issue or global warming?\nBoth are highly controversial issues.
1009970
What other problems?...\n\nThe fact that we spend billions of dollars in foreign-aid while America is rotting morally and fighting among ourselves within our own borders?\n\nThe fact that the government has not clamped down on companies and businesses outsourcing their goods and jobs overseas?\n\nThe fact that we spend millions, if not billions of dollars in Social Security and welfare on individuals who refuse to work and instead rely on Government handouts?\n\nThe fact that the federal government continues to strip the powers of the American Individual, and yet ask for MORE power in the false attempt to solve the problems of society?\n\nThe fact that the Iraq War is starting to turn into Bush's version of Johnson's Vietnam War?\n\nThe fact that the USA is no longer the dominant super-power it once was, but is being bested by China, Japan, Brazil, and Finland????\n\nNo....i don't really think so.
770408
What happened to America....good question...\nI don't know if America will ever be what it once was....however, for it to try it has to face certain challenges in the 21st century.\nEssentially, America's greatest challenge is simple - itself. You. The person who throws around political terms such as ‘secular progressives’, ‘neo cons’, ‘libs’…all of these are detrimental to the greater good of Americans. The only way America can be hurt is by hurting itself, which it is currently doing in the mid-east...and has on a global scale since the Vietnam war. The hypocrisy of American politics is directly responsible for any misfortune that happens to the USA. Whether it be arming Saddam in the Iran-Iraq war, or the disasters of South American foreign policy/current problems with Chavez/socialism, giving North Korea technology in the 90s...Iran...\nall of these countries pose as a 'threat' to the American ideal because of reactionary politics towards the US . America's biggest enemy is it's 'pimp and hoe' foreign policy; it is it's media that does not show true violent images of Iraq, in an attempt to keep its people unaware of the reality of war. It's in the illusion that the most powerful superpower the world has ever seen is indeed that powerful - when domestically almost 1/6 of Americans cannot afford healthcare and live on the poverty line. It's in the illusion of divisive politics - wherein pundits debate not for the betterment of their country, but for their own agendas/egos. It's in the hypocrisy of embargoing Cuba, but trading with Communist China at a rate unprecedented in both countries histories. It's in the sensationalist entertainers that grace TV and movie screens everywhere to distract and condition it's public into thinking that we will all be movie stars, NBA players, pop stars....'Idols'...instead of having the public form a legitimate culture and become educated (not just in schools)\nAmerica's greatest challenge is confronting its own ugly underbelly in both politics/foreign policy and contemporary culture...then, and only then can America improve it's image globally, and develop its infrastructure in which all truly still have an opportunity to live comfortably - not just the elite. That, my friends, is America's greatest challenge. Not Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Liberals, Conservatives...\nAmerica needs to confront both the greatness of its history and its ugliness. America is the greatest melting pot in the world, which, in history, has prided itself on the tolerance of other peoples. Today, xenophobia is rampant, and pundits speak, not for their country, but their own beliefs. \nAmerica needs an Age of Reason, not religion. And then, and only then, will it be able to confront the challenges it faces in the 21st century.
472547
umm who is stopping us i mean what is america going to do about it
945643
the biggest problem is waste, separating it and paying to have it taken away.\nthe next is health and safety, policy / legislation.\nworkers rights, with personal protctive equipment.\nlocal government taxes with waste produced and controlled
398398
This country like any other has it's problems.  But America is like no other place in the world.  We have freedoms here that others can only dream about.  We have the will and strength to over come anything.  This country needs a strong moral center which it seems to be lacking on the west and east coasts.  There are the exceptions to that comment but most of the really liberal,(freedom w/o restrictions or consequences) crowd seem to live there.  I think we need to overhaul our social security system, our tax system and our education system.  If we take care of these basics then i believe we will be back at the top of the world in no time @ all.
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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).
436717
what kind of problem?
938640
American criminals are America's problem.  \n Criminal trespassers from other countries are becoming America's problem, to the detriment of all Americans.
1152579
In the US here's the top job prospects for the future in my humble opinion.  \n\nHealth Care, especially Registered Nurses -   Americans are aging and the use of Health Care facilities and services are increasing as a result.  \n\nCollections - The debt load of Americans has increased over the last few years and as Interest rates rise there will be more and more accounts entering into the Collections phase.  \n\nSocial Workers, especially in the Mental Health field - As the problems noted above increase, people are going to get more stressed out and seek the use of Counselors and Therapists.  \n\nHome Contractors / Construction - More and more Americans will be building an addition on to their homes to care for their aging parents.  It's cheaper than a Nursing Home and allows a relative to ensure care is being provided in the standard that they wish.  In addition, if there is a move to remove illegal workers from the US it will also add to the need for qualified individuals to practice in this field.
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There are a lot of serious problems that need fixing.\nYour opening question, asking if the U.S. Government works for Americans, leads me to answer: NO.\nThe government works for itself, it's own special interest groups and any business, social or religious group that feeds it cash.\n\nPresident Bush showed signs of a good leader while Governor of Texas.\nOnce he entered the arena of Beltway politics, he was overwhelmed by the personal agendas of savvy bureaucrats.\nI don't say this to excuse his decisions, because he is still Commander-in-Chief, meaning the buck stops with him.\nBut the dynamics of Washington politics is so great, one person cannot make a difference.\n\nStill, the slow deterioration of civil rights over the past two decades, the lack of leadership, the ignorance of domestic problems all indicate that no party (Democrat or Republican) wants to take charge and work FOR the people.\n\nInstead, the nation's leaders use a bait-and-switch method.\nProblems with illegal immigrants? \nLet's focus on gay marriage!\nThe economy and health care in ruins?\nLet's drum up more funding for homeland security.\nYou get the idea.\n\nOur leaders also use divide-and-conquer tactics to keep us polarized from working together to start a third party that might bring more accountability into government.\nThink about it: \nIf you are Republican, you are automatically labeled neocon.\nIf you are a Democrat, then you must be a liberal.\nNo room for people with moderate views, those who work towards compromise, in the best interest of ALL people.\n\nBottom line:\nelected officials find it easier to fool the public with some hot-button issue (remember flag burning?) rather than tackle serious problems.\n\nUntil we put aside our differences in social and religious issues and focus on domestic business, education, health care and infrastructure, we're doomed to go the way Rome did, centuries ago.\nOnly, this time, it will be the American people fiddling while this country burns to the ground.
686740
It looks like. In my opinion America is asking for more trouble, as if it hadn't enough. America has abused its freedom and its resources to the extend that the developing nations have started hating its dominating attitude. It's already on "war" with Iran and things are hotting up to a final nuclear holocaust.