What do we want for America?

Question

As a country we are at an intellectual place where we are ready to make big moves. Congress has had a major shift as a result of the recent elections, but we don't seem to know where the country is headed. Or if we do know, then no one has told me. On most major issues we see such strong dichotomy that it is hard to believe we are all living in the same country. In the same way though, that is part of the beauty of this country - the right to disagree.
So how do we agree to disagree, and get some direction in our culture?
You can't build a house if you don't have plans, you can't get somewhere unless you know where you are going.
We have everything
so...
as a country
as a population
as a nation
as a people
what are we building?
and where are we going?

Answer 1

yes we are at a crossroads, we can't turn to the RIGHT....we already been down that old road and it is falling apart and DANGEROUS!
All signs point to the LEFT...YIPPEE!!!!

Answer 2

We are a divided country in a holding pattern. This country no longer has a defining issue that unites us. The Bush Administration tried with the War on Terror but failed dismally. The problem is I think my generation, the one born in the first twenty years following World War 2 was spoiled rotten by the era in which the US had no real economic competitors (1945-1973), and doesn't know how to deal with an era in which competition is plentiful. Unfortunately that's who's running the country these days regardless of which political party gains power. Neither one has a clue what they are doing, and neither do most of the voters. Witness the fact that they were willing to change parties based on a campaign that had little basis in fact.

Answer 3

For one .. i think politicians are trying to build hate with other countries... and we are going straight down from here. WHy? for a fact if you look throughout history there is no one great civilization that has lasted.... USA has been great since teh day it was born. however looking at it nowadays we are going down. Our nation is trying to hold up/prolong this by occupying other lands.. and try and take control of as much as it can. UK was big inteh past .. and it shrunk... so were teh romans / greeks/ muslims ... etc .. Its not our country's fault .. its just history repeating itself....

Answer 4

With the democrats in control, we're going backwards. Democrats only want technological process if it harms human fetuses, because the rest is environmentally unsound. Prepare to usher in a new Dark Age.

Answer 5

In my opinion, I want everyone in America to understand about 3 trillion dollars that we owe to our National debt.
2. What are we going to do with Iraq and our 152,000 men and women at Iraq war.
3. What about Afghanistan war and the next move for our people?
4.What are we going to do with 45 million Americans who are not insured? ( Health Care )
5.What about Bio-tech that we allow India to expand?
6. What are our outsource that we gave our jobs to oversea?
7. What about 12 million undocumented workers and how are we going to do with them?
8.How are we going to pay for the fence along our borders?
9.We are still trying to clean up especially political campaign money and corruption. Tell me who know the answer.
10. What are we going to do with older and their prescription drugs as well as the Health Plans.
11.Unemployment and right now we have create low pay jobs in U.S.
12. It is about time to think HOW are we going to solve these problems.
Now tell me how are we going to pay for our mistake 3 trillion dollars. If the Senate and the Congress raise taxes then EVERYBODY will complaints about the Derm for raising taxes but WHO went to war and spent the 3 trillion dollars and point s his and her Finger toward the Derm for Raising taxes.

Answer 6

We are mass producing the same stuff and we are going in circles.

Answer 7

we are building a highway to hell

Answer 8

"Where are we going and what's this basket for?"