What government or political party has the capability to get America back on track to be great?

[ThatDude30]

Obviously America has been experiencing some major issues. Such as poverty, racism, people homeless, the middleclass dying out, people not being able to fully cover their annual cost of living expenses, illegal immigration, lack of affordable education, lack of affordable healthcare, unemployment, crime, mass shootings, welfare, wars with other countries, total national debt increasing, terrorism, the US dollar decreasing in value and I'm sure I missed some. So with all these issues America is experiencing, which type of government or political party do you think has the best chance getting America back on track? Or should America take on a whole different type of government?

 

[ScienceRocks]

Social democracy

Probably like someone like bernie sanders What we really need to know is break up the media and corporations with anti-trust and rebuild our unions. Those two things would go along ways in rebuilding a free media, giving our small businesses a chance and finally strengthening our middle class.

How can anyone disagree with this?

 

[fncceo]

 

[Old Rocks]

Well, if you think treason is great.

 

[BULLDOG]

America has always been great even with the problems we have. The right wing has convinced lots of idiots, and evidently you as well, that we lost our greatness. You are wrong..

 

[ThatDude30]

America has always been great even with the problems we have. The right wing has convinced lots of idiots, and evidently you as well, that we lost our greatness. You are wrong..

No one has to convince me to see the problems in this country. The US is crumbling, the value of the dollar is decreasing, increasing racism/inequality, poverty/homeless with a minimum wage annual income just roughly $1,886 more than the Federal poverty level. The US is one of the if not the best country to be a citizen of but the government is loosing their trust with the people. I never said America isn't great but we put on a front to the world as being a perfect/big brother country. I know a few foreigners from Egypt, Morocco, India, and others. Before they came to America they had this perception that they were going to live a life they would see in music videos and on television, that everyone lived luxuriously. When they would go back to their country all their friends and family think they would be lying when they would tell them how America really is.

America is great and I'm proud to be an American but I think priorities are wrong and we need to worker harder fix the problems within our borders and no focus so much on helping other countries.

 

[Avatar4321]

Self government is the only government that will make us great.

Until we stop demanding politicians do things for us with the money off others, we won't reach our potential or solve our problems

 

[ThatDude30]

Self government is the only government that will make us great.

Until we stop demanding politicians do things for us with the money off others, we won't reach our potential or solve our problems

We need to stop relying being so dependent on the government. Thinking that their reasons for shit is in our best interest.

 

[Mousterian]

Maybe you should emigrate to Australia. Just like USA, without the guns, and the delusion of being better than everyone else.

 

[SeaGal]

America has always been great even with the problems we have. The right wing has convinced lots of idiots, and evidently you as well, that we lost our greatness. You are wrong..

Like this 'right wing' idiot, right?

 

[Disir]

We need to stop relying being so dependent on the government.

What does that mean? Who do you think is dependent on the government?

 

[Natural Citizen]

Or should America take on a whole different type of government?

If we stuck to the constitution we'd be fine.

 

[Natural Citizen]

We need to stop relying being so dependent on the government.

What does that mean? Who do you think is dependent on the government?

Likely the monetary policy. That's how I'd answer it.

 

[Crixus]

Obviously America has been experiencing some major issues. Such as poverty, racism, people homeless, the middleclass dying out, people not being able to fully cover their annual cost of living expenses, illegal immigration, lack of affordable education, lack of affordable healthcare, unemployment, crime, mass shootings, welfare, wars with other countries, total national debt increasing, terrorism, the US dollar decreasing in value and I'm sure I missed some. So with all these issues America is experiencing, which type of government or political party do you think has the best chance getting America back on track? Or should America take on a whole different type of government?

Neither.

 

[Disir]

Obviously America has been experiencing some major issues. Such as poverty, racism, people homeless, the middleclass dying out, people not being able to fully cover their annual cost of living expenses, illegal immigration, lack of affordable education, lack of affordable healthcare, unemployment, crime, mass shootings, welfare, wars with other countries, total national debt increasing, terrorism, the US dollar decreasing in value and I'm sure I missed some. So with all these issues America is experiencing, which type of government or political party do you think has the best chance getting America back on track? Or should America take on a whole different type of government?

No political party can get us back on track. It is not necessary to create an entirely different government either. A lot of the problems that are mentioned overlap or are part of a domino effect.

 

[Disir]

We need to stop relying being so dependent on the government.

What does that mean? Who do you think is dependent on the government?

Likely the monetary policy. That's how I'd answer it.

Explain your version.

 

[SeaGal]

Obviously America has been experiencing some major issues. Such as poverty, racism, people homeless, the middleclass dying out, people not being able to fully cover their annual cost of living expenses, illegal immigration, lack of affordable education, lack of affordable healthcare, unemployment, crime, mass shootings, welfare, wars with other countries, total national debt increasing, terrorism, the US dollar decreasing in value and I'm sure I missed some. So with all these issues America is experiencing, which type of government or political party do you think has the best chance getting America back on track? Or should America take on a whole different type of government?

The fault doesn't lie in our type of government - but there is an issue with the scope of it. The poison's in the dose. Ultimately, I fault the electorate, us. Our government is a reflection of the people...a totalitarian style of government is far less messy, in some ways.

The issues as you've listed them -

Poverty - we've spent over 20 Trillion fighting the war on poverty. For the most part, poverty in this country is a relative term. Compare the life style of our bottom 10% with the majority of other nations 30%. Also remember poverty designations and percentages come from government agencies whose existence depends on fighting poverty. Our biggest poverty problem today is one of the poverty of ambition.
Racism - Nothing today compares to racism pre-mid '60's. Though todays lowered expectations is a form of racism that is destructive. There are those whose power, or hold, over minorities depends, on the narrative of racism being alive and well, despite 8 years of a black president. The politics of victimhood has become profitable.
Homelessness - Also a matter of definition and in most cases temporary, or even voluntary in some instances. Are the bag lady pushing her shopping cart and the unshaven man living under a bridge homeless by choice?...are they mentally ill and belong in an institution. If you don't have interest in a home, or have a rental lease - you are technically homeless.
Middle class - the parameters are changeable - many are moving up.
Cost of living - there is a government definition of that also. But many are simply living above their income, not within or below it. Minimum wage jobs are traditionally for those just entering the job market, part time workers and retirees who are either bored or would like a little more income.
Illegal immigration - we have adequate laws - they need to be enforced.
Education - We provide free education, pre-school through 12th grade to every child who walks into the classroom. Citizen or not.
Healthcare - Currently, anyone needing care will not be turned away from any hospital. Nearly every community has a health department offering free services. The more the government becomes involved, the higher the costs of insurance and services.
Unemployment, crime, welfare - an improving economy can go a long way toward mitigating those issues.
Mass shootings - The first mass shooting I remember was the Texas Tower Sniper in 1966. The Oklahoma City bombing was 22 years ago. It takes a mentally deranged person to target innocent people. Do we have a higher percentage of mentally deranged per population than in the past? I don't know - but the media blitz on how terrible life is here, and how they define hatred and evil by your political affiliations doesn't help.
Wars with other countries - this has been an issue since the end of WWII. In looking back over the devastation and loss of life world wide during the first half of the 20th century - I can understand the mentality of 'never again' - leading to the attempt to put out small fires before they become big ones. Churchill said that never was there a more unnecessary war than WWII. Hitler could have been contained much earlier. This world has never been free of wars. In my opinion - if a war is necessary, then it must be fought by generals to be won, not politicians to be lost.
Total national debt increasing - In my opinion our biggest issue - much of which is spent trying to address all the above issues. A thriving economy and a bit of spending restraint will go a very long way toward addressing the debt, as well as some of your areas of concern. Most of the federal budget is taken up by Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid - find a politician brave enough to address those issues and it might be somebody worth voting for. Though it will take more than one lawmaker - it will take an electorate who can move beyond 'getting what's coming to me'.

One more -
Affordable - An extremely subjective term. Is the latest technology 'affordable' if you choose to let others pick up the tab for your dr. bill, electric bill, food bill? If I spend more than I can make is it because I make too little, or spend too much? Credit gives us all a false sense of what we can 'afford'.

Anyway, I don't mean to diminish your concerns - am only attempting to add a little perspective. There is a big push to 'reinvent' the constitution and convince us that more government is the only solution. In my opinion more government is the problem.

 

[Natural Citizen]

We need to stop relying being so dependent on the government.

What does that mean? Who do you think is dependent on the government?

Likely the monetary policy. That's how I'd answer it.

Explain your version.

It's rather simple. We have economic interventionism. We have a planned economy. We have a welfare state. We have inflationism. We have central economic planning by a central bank. We have a belief in deficit financing. It is so far removed from free-market capitalism that it’s foolish. We're monetizing debt and printing money out of thin air. The poor, middle class, and seniors are being wiped out by the inflationism. Everybody's complaining about raises when they should be complaining about the monetary policy that puts them in the poor house.

Instead of the Keynesian economic model that is destryoing our dollar (down 98% since WWII), we should return to the free markets where the markets tell the government what to do instead of the other way around like we have now where the government dictates the economy.

 

[iceberg]

America has always been great even with the problems we have. The right wing has convinced lots of idiots, and evidently you as well, that we lost our greatness. You are wrong..

so it's "great" that we make up shit to pummel the other side with until we believe it ourselves?
it's "great" to put ourselves into a kill each other fashion or state of mind for the only real reason is we think differently?
it's "great" that the average white male has been demonized in our society and pretty much the fall guy for all things wrong today?
it's "great" we forgive crimes for those we like as long as it's not the other guy in power doing it?
it's "great" our media has de-evolved to the point to where they feed us the very bullshit and lies we want to hear cause it's saying how bad the other side is?
it's "great" who pees where was a huge controversy?

i've been around this world long enough to know what great is and to me, we are at an all time low. period. even the late 60's and early 70s were not quite this bad. i was 5 during this time so maybe it was.

but if anyone considers what this country is doing to itself today "great" - then you are trying to normalize the word to make yourself feel better about the shitpile we've put ourselves in.

we can still be great and i don't think our "run" is over yet. but we've got some more growing up to do and a lot of petty shit to put away. in my experience we only do that during a time of major tragedy and even then not for long these days. the only thing saving us from being a total laughing stock of the rest of the world is the rest of the world itself is also jacked up.

we're a long long way from great and i'm not going to devalue the word as our current trends tend to do and just admit right now we suck as a country. if you disagree fine but i have higher expectations based on what we've been able to do in the past, not that i just want to "feel good" today.

 

[Natural Citizen]

And something else, the socialists are smart enough to understand that we don't have anything close to capitalism going on. The socialists know that we have a planned, controlled, economy. That's why they're so interested in it. It's the so called conservatives who don't know. They're over there defending what they think is capitalism except they're actually defending socialism...a controlled economy...Keynesianism. So what happens is that the so called conservatives end up as useful idiots for the socialists. The so called conservatives end up promoting socialism in the name of capitalism when there is nothing capitalist about it. And the socialists know what they're doing. lol.