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What Are The Most Important Issues Facing Our Country Now?

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What Are The Most Important Issues Facing Our Country Now?

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What are the TOP 3 issues facing the country, and why should WE care about them? Come prepared with facts and figures to justify why the issues you pick are important to the country as a whole.

With the election next year, candidates have a plethora of issues to talk about, so what should they be addressing? Below is a list, not by importance, but by alphabet! Use these and/or add something different.

Artificial intelligence
Climate change
Cost of college
Drug addiction/oppiods
Economy/Jobs
Education
Environment
Federal deficit
Foreign relations
Gender issues
Gun policies
Health care
Immigration
Income inequality
Infrastructure
Polarization of parties
Race relations
Russian involvement in elections
Social Security protection
Taxes
Terrorism
Wars

The Pew Research Center surveys public concerns yearly. They also compared the concerns of Democrats and Republicans and found that they differ significantly, except that both list the economy as one of the most important.
https://www.people-press.org/2019/01/24/publics-2019-priorities-economy-health-care-education-and-security-all-near-top-of-list/

Gallup had similar findings when they polled before the 2018 midterms:
https://news.gallup.com/poll/244367/top-issues-voters-healthcare-economy-immigration.aspx

THE DISCUSSION WILL BE ABOUT ISSUES - NOT POLITICIANS!

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