Current Issues

 Top Social Issues in the US today

Major Debt

We have been relying on money that we don’t actually have for too long, and instead of being in control of our spending, our spending habits and subsequent debt often end up controlling us. Irresponsible spending habits are catching up with us, leaving some people planning to pass away before they finish repaying their debt.

Lack of Funding for Schools

In high school I had classes every day where at least two or three students had to sit on the floor or in a chair in the corner because there was literally not enough space or desks. If we expect students to learn enough to compete in a global job market and their teachers to be able to constantly raise their standardized testing scores, it’s only fair that we provide them with the resources they need to do it.

  

Apathy

There is a frightening trend in my own age group of either feigned or real apathy towards current events. There are young people who keep up with the news and are aware of what’s going on in the world of course, but they are usually their own subgroup. It’s much cooler to know about a band before the rest of your friends than it is to know about a piece of legislation or a foreign conflict incident before them.

The Impossibly Perfect Women

"Now every girl is expected to have Caucasian blue eyes, full Spanish lips, a classic button nose, hairless Asian skin with a California tan, a Jamaican dance hall [butt], long Swedish legs, small Japanese feet, the abs of a lesbian gym owner, the hips of a nine-year-old boy, the arms of Michelle Obama, and doll [boobs]. The person closest to actually achieving this look is Kim Kardashian, who, as we know, was made by Russian scientists to sabotage our athletes.” –Tina Fey, Bossy Pants