Here’s what I think are some of the top five social issues today:
The War on Drugs: This has lead to numberless deaths in drug wars on the border and has put access to dangerous drugs in the hands of almost every American.
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| That's a lot of drugs. |
Pornography - It destroys families and effects an individual’s ability to have normal relationships. It can be accessed so easily that it’s difficult to prevent from being accessed accidentally.
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| Not saying that's what this guy is doing... it's just hard to find an appropriate pic for this one. |
Entitlement Society: Our society is getting more and more dependent on government handouts. People are feeling more entitled to things that they didn’t work for. This is leading to bankrupt US cities (i.e. Stockton, CA) and bankrupt countries (i.e. Greece, Spain)
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Government and Corporate Corruption: It seems like every week or so there is a new news story about how some government or corporate official has done something unethical, embezzled funds or lived “above the law.”
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| I don't necessarily agree with the Occupy movement, but I thought this sign was pretty good. |
Healthcare: With the Affordable Care Act recently surviving the Supreme Court, there's been a lot of talk about this. Whether or not the bill will work or not, you can't deny that the health care system is broken.
The part on Entitlement Society I could not agree with you more! It is crazy how we do expect to get our share of things that we didn't work towards earning. One of the students who commented on my blog this week posted with such certainty that it had me thinking that maybe I've been fed the wrong information. It was in regards to the rich paying more taxes and pretty much paying their dues in America. As a person of lower status ( income wise), I guess I just needed to place blame else where, rather than realizing that yes, there are those rich folks that go through loopholes to avoid taxes, but then there are those who go about it the right way. The same applies here. Illegal immigrants should not be entitled to certain inalienable rights that Americans have, as well as, those Americans who are dependents to the government, certainly shouldn't be given incentives that they don't deserve- when looking at their overall performance.
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