bliss, do you have kids? ...
Anyone ever wonder if "your life" happened to occur during a time period considered to be the best that "mankind" will ever achieve? (meaning lifestyle and comfort)
What kind of challenges do you think your great-grandchildren will have in making it to the next century?
Those were the questions I asked.
Sounds like the national debt is the Big One for you, if so how would you tackle that problem? I agree it's a serious problem, but I don't put it above Global Warming/Climate Change.
Because I believe Global Warming/Climate Change is the Big One to watch, then obviously we need to get a handle on carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses before things get much worse. Yes, the US is taking steps toward clean energy, but if China is not on-board then we're still in trouble. I think the US needs to move faster, and China needs to make it a national priority IMHO.
Small changes in climate have a big impact on the balance of nature. The Polar Bear has been thriving on the polar ice cap for 600,000 years, now it's on the endangered species list because the polar ice cap is getting too small. All because of this ...