The system does not work. No one's system works. We just keep heading to hell, and no one either cares or wants to do anything about it. We NEED a change. What needs to change? Almost everything. Education, health care, welfare, the government in general.
First things first, we need to either greatly cut the funding to NASA or get rid of it all together. It is one of the biggest wastes of money in the history of the US. We need to spend 8 trillion to sen a fucking remote control car with a camera on it to Mars so it can take 4 pictures and then break? Bullshit! Its a fucking waste of money. Its good money that could be WELL spent elsewhere.
Education is also a huge fucking mess. The government needs to set guidelines like pick a singular curriculum that ALL schools must follow. That way everyone in the whole country is getting the SAME education. Every 6th grader in the country is working out of the same math book as every other 6th grader. Its all equal. I mentioned this to someone last night that brought up the point of private schools being able to teach their stuff too. Thats fine with me the Christian schools can still teach their Jesus stuff, and the Jewish schools can still teach their Jew stuff, but the would have to use the same gen-ed books as every other school in the country. I have never found it fair that someone who's parents can afford a private school get a better education than someone who's family is too poor to send them to one. Poor kids deserve the same education as rich kids. If you think other wise then you are a douche bag.
I know that almost every country that has it has problems with it, but I really think we need Universal Health Care. We are a a point where enough countries have it that we can look at how each of them is run and see what their problems are and where they made their mistakes so we can try and make the system better. I know that Canada has a huge surgery waiting list. Yes, but America has people who either can't or won't have surgery because they either don't have insurance or can't afford it. SO, what is the difference between that and being on the waiting list? At least if you are on a waiting list you will eventually get the surgery as opposed to never getting it because you can't afford it or because you don't have insurance. It is a flawed system, but so is the one we have now, and I truly believe we can make it work.
I don't care if you agree with this or not. The welfare system needs to be fixed too. It first of all needs to be a temporary aid NOT permanent. It being permanent never gives people any incentive to improve their life at all. the just keep waiting for their checks and waiting for their link cards to be recharged, and it happens month after month so why go get a job? People are so afraid of living in "Poverty" but they refuse to see that poverty is a state of mind. just because you can't run out and buy all the toys you want doesn't mean you are poverty stricken. Poverty is when you can afford food, because your gas bill is $600. I'm sorry you can't afford your ipod but that doesn't mean you are in poverty.
On a final note this Republic we have is not working. I am tired of my vote not really counting. This electoral college bullshit sucks. I am in favor of a cross between socialism and a true democracy. 50/50. A completely new form of government. The American government.