According to the latest polls Americans want healthcare, top schools, jobs and security. Who can provide this?

Question

Hillary and Al
or
Ron Paul and Fred T
or on the Green Party ticket
McCain and Romney
Whom do you choose?

Answer 1

No one can provide it.
We must start taking care of ourselves and quit depending on the government (taxpayers) to take care of us.
People have to grow up sometime.

WE CAN'T ALL BE ON WELFARE.

Answer 2

None of the above. At least two of those aren't federal issues. No president is going to be able to fix them no matter what party.

Education is primarily a state and local responsibility. People should be lobbying their school board, their legislature, and their Governor about education issues. The federal role in education is small.

While the overall state of the economy is a federal issues, job creation is primarily a local issue. State's that are doing well have solid plans to maximize their competitive advantage. They have solid job creation and economic development plans. These things are generally not do very successfully at the federal level.

Health care probably will have to be a federal issue, although some states are making great strides on their own. Given our current primarily employment based system national action makes sense.

Security is absolutely a federal issue. It's kind of the ultimate federal issue. It's also the area where candidates push the least change. They tend to be more about strengthening things or better funding them.

Answer 3

Americans are famous for wanting what no government can provide.

Think about those things. What the populance wants are free healthcare [which is to say that someone else will pay so that I can receive the best care at no personal cost], the best schools [which is to impossible since the measurement criteria is comparative -- someone has to have average schools and someone poorer schools -- unless we all live in Lake Woebegone], good jobs at high pay for all [which implies that the labor market cease to operate since what it does is fairly price the labor of all relative to each other and thus someone has to deserve and get the poorer jobs], and that all time winner -- psychology based "security" -- you'll have eternal security when you're dead -- life involves risk.

It rather follows that none of the tickets you propose can possibly deliver what Americans say they want.


So what you'll get is lots of hot air and promises that will always seem unfulfilled three years after the people are elected.


Time to grow up, America.

The real choice you can make is for more freedom or less freedom, not these other things.

In a society with more freedom, the ambitious, hard-working, and able will rise to the top and the lazy, slothful, and/or incapable will fall to the bottom.

We call that 'opportunity'.


Now, which possible ticket can best deliver opportunity??


[this exercise is left to the reader]


:-)

Answer 4

Americans have health care, they choose not to buy the insurance. I can buy private insurance for myself and the family for about 30 bucks more a week than what I currently pay through the company. All I would have to do to afford it is cut back on my smoking, or quite all together and the rates would drop drastically.

Top schools, that will never happen with the govt. in charge. Look at home much cash is dumped into schools now, and how poor the education continues to get.

Job security...Well, honestly, now A days all you really have to do is show up on time, and do your job and you get to keep it.

I don't understand how any president or political party can give Americans something they already have, they just have to apply real American Values to achieve their goals.

Answer 5

I don't think anyone you listed can provide all the things you mentioned. Bill Richardson may be able to do most of the things America wants. In a state of around 2 million, Richardson has created over 80,000 new jobs. He also proposes more alternative energy, which can bring more jobs, not to mention the security that comes from energy independence. On Education, Richardson proposes a minimum wage for teachers and building institutions to raise the US ranks in education. But for health care, I don't think anyone can really fix the fiasco we're in. Look him up, he has the experience, he just needs your consideration.

Answer 6

Isn't it interesting that the Constitution CAREFULLY outlines the duties of the President and NONE of those subjects fall within the President's authority to provide?
All powers NOT given to the Federal Government by the Constitution are to be handled by the various STATES.
All those items, to be administered LEGALLY would have to be be handled by the STATES. Any other method would be in VIOLATION of the Constitution and would violate their Oaths of Office.

Answer 7

Some people in this group just don't want to pay for any thing. These same ones does not want jobs they just want to be paid. Hillary wants the people who works to pay for these freeloaders.She has a bunch of this type on her side. most citizens have some type of health care .

Answer 8

No the top issues are the Iraq war, illegal immigration and border security. Who can provide this?

Answer 9

Only YOU can provide this to your family.

It is time to work harder, spend less, and save more money for the family. It was never a good idea to depend on the government for every little things in your life.

It is also time to quit complaining, leeching, and crying.

Answer 10

Better question who is going to pay for all that?
You and me bud with much higher taxes.

I know people want it all but guess what if you ask them to vote on tax increase to pay for it you will get a far different answer.