A few questions.

Over the last few weeks I have been taking notes in class and often come up with questions that probably can't be answered at this time without more serious thought and time.


- How is it possible that one of the best educated countries continues to be
    stuck on a politcal bend that the scientific facts no longer play a deciding
    role on how to fund public programs?

- When things need to be accomplished, decision need to be made and
      compromise often follows. Why does this governing body of state
      and country continue to make an argument on the major issues we
      face daily?  Why is there no compromise, why is there nothing being
      accomplished in an orderly fashion?

- As those in power continue to claim relation to religious groups, how can
     they continue to work for the fastest and biggest buck made?  How do we
     continue to let companies continually have record profits while millions
     struggle to put food on the table or simply afford school supplies?

- As funding is decreased or re-structured and critical education programs
    are cut, why do learning expectations decrease while we hope for,
    and expect better results?



This link is the current proposal by President Obama as a way to decrease the deficit and work towards creating a stronger America.  This appears to have some good parts and some bad parts that are being avoided, in my opinion solely because its getting close to election time.  I'm hoping that over the next few months something wakes up the politicians to the realization that American needs policy change, and there must be a re-structuring of a flawed government system.  With too many people having such diverse viewpoints, there is very little accomplished in a timely manner.  Big issues are not covered because they want to ensure they are voted into office again.  Social Security and the Medicaid/Medicare funding is not going to work with the way things are describe currently.  Too many people are coming into the retirement phase, and after knowing this problem would occur for the last 50 years and nothing happening to change it, this leads to little faith in government.