He says,"Wherever you choose to look--at the economy and jobs, the public schools, the budget deficits, the nonstop warfare overseas--you'll see a country in sad shape" (564). He feels as though that we as a nation are in denial about how big the hole we have in the system and how much effort we would have to put in to turn everything around (564). He doesn't think it's impossible but he thinks it'll take 10 plus years to get things back where it needs to be. Herbert doesn't believe that American Dream will be back until things do turn around in our economy with employment and our money issues. "America will never get its act together until we recognize how much trouble we're really in, and how much effort and shared sacrafice is needed to stop the decline.
American’s can’t “pinpoint any lasting way in which the stunning attacks brought Americans together, strengthened our national character, made us more willing to sacrifice or even changed the daily routine for most citizens of the United States”. The shaky economy is still present today, the United States’ GDP accounted for about 23 present of the world’s outputs. Today that has gone to about 19 present. The nation is in debt, 5.8 billion in 2001 and now over 15 trillion in 2011 which is about 100 present GDP. People wanted a memorial for 9/11 but this will cost the country more money and that fact that it will put them even more under isn’t helping either.
The Reagan administration were against abortion, and cut many programs to assist mothers, children, and minorities. Reagan’s administration was mainly made up by white males. Reagan hoped that Sandra Day O’connor to the Supreme Court during his time in office would help increase his popularity and likability with the female voters, but it did not say much to the women of america. During the late 1970’s and most of the 1980’s, the United States was in a deep recession. Prices were peaked at their highest, inflation was high, and many americans were out of work.
Even though they didn’t have a choice in being drafted, the American Public still treated them with disrespect protesting against them upon their return from war. Many years later, American men and woman entered into a war with Iraq. Many of which are being killed in the conflict. Many Americans that lived during the Vietnam war may have been wondering if Iraq was going to be a second Vietnam. However, the American’s evolved between these two conflicts and although it may appear to be another Vietnam, the public is more supportive of their
The economy was still facing an upward struggle and suggested that Obama had failed to deliver on promises made in his campaign. As many Americans still believe the economy was poor with 76% of voters in 2012 believing it was ‘not so good or poor.’ There are a number of key factors that attribute to his failure such as his 47% comment however there are other factors such as the strength of Obama’s campaign and Romney’s
The economy is considered to be very unstable at the current time, and it is the duty of the United States government to do everything in their power to once again stabilize the once booming economy for the sake of the entire country and its citizens. Current Unemployment Rate Currently unemployment rates in the United Sates are a less than desirable 7.9%. Although, this number has decreased by 2.1% from its peak in recent years, it is still believed that there is a long way to go. Prior to the recession unemployment rates fluctuated between 4% and 6% (www.bls.gov, 2012). This increase in the unemployment rate is having considerable impacts on the economy.
Alexia Coyle Research Paper November 23, 2011 AML2020 Treatment of Ours Heroes Few of our family, friends, neighbors, and classmates have given the ultimate sacrifice to their country. They have signed their name on the line and have offered their lives to their country. Sometimes when they return they don’t get the welcome ceremony and exciting surprises like what is shown on the entertainment side of the glamorous war. When returning home from the Vietnam War, veterans were spit on and welcomed home with burning flags and anti war radicals who blamed the soldiers for the war. Now Iraq war veterans are not being welcomed home like Vietnam veterans but are not appreciated by a good amount of Americans.
Most of those opinions stand a good chance when it comes to why the number of American workers that are part of a union has fallen to barely 8 percent of the working population. It is inevitable to believe that such an explosive movement can’t keep up with the changes in technology and advancement that have left labor unions increasingly obsolete. The Creation of Labor Unions
There is less opportunity of jobs than before. If immigrants become citizens it would mean more people looking for jobs. Despite the improving economy, we still have millions of citizens out of work. Whether it's lack of skills or lack of opportunities, many of those citizens will be forced to take the low-paying unskilled jobs. If you pump in millions of new workers seeking jobs, it decreases the amount of work available.
To put this into perspective, the Vietnam War, which was way more lethal and lasted sixteen years, only cost the nation, factoring in inflation, around $527 billion. Most people don’t realize how much $1.27 trillion actually is. If a person wanted to spend that much money, he/she would have to spend a million dollars a day, every day, for the next two thousand seven hundred and thirty seven years. To spend that much money on a single war is mind blowing, however, the fact remains that the money has been spent and there is nothing anyone can do about it. (Yglesias,