One huge issue in the United States is FDA Regulations. In food and over the counter medicine, there are so many unhealthy things that people are completely unaware of. Not only do These foods are made with chemicals, and are abusing animals in cruel ways. Fruit is sprayed with pesticides, animals are injected with hormones which get in meat, and milk, cheese, and other animal products, and high fructose corn syrup seems to be in everything we eat. These huge monopoly businesses provide cheap food which is bad for you, however if one is to get access to healthy food, it ends up being much more expensive and people tend to opt towards the cheaper option.
Another issue in the United States is Education Reform. Teens are constantly under pressure in high school with the extravagant costs of college. Kids know they can't afford college, so they end up giving up in high school. A lot of other issues involving human rights such as racism and sexism stem from misinformation and a lack of education on the subject. If college was to be made free like high school, and one could go based on district, this would give people a chance to educate themselves and get a credential to get a job. One problem the US struggles with is poverty and huge gaps between some people being extremely rich and some people being very poor, this free college would help balance this out and give people incentive to get through high school and college, and to give them a real chance to go out into the world and get a job.The final big issue in the United States is Womens Rights. People brush off women's rights saying its not that big of a deal, or saying that girls are just being crazy. Well in fact this is not the case since women are performing the same job as men, however they are payed 79 cents for every dollar a man would earn. The poverty rate for working women would be cut in half if the wage gap closed. In school, we hear less and less about this problem, when in reality its a pressing issue. We are living in a world where a girl can grow up and do the exact same job as her husband, yet she will still make less than him based on her gender.
These problems need to be talked about, and brainstormed as a whole on how to come up with a solution. We need to expose these problems and not bury our heads in the sand. Leave a comment below on your opinion, or tell me what you think the main three issues in the US are.
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you are a queen and slay at writing, love your opinions!!!!!
ReplyDeletesuper stellar post, Anna!
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