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Nuclear Unicorn

(19,497 posts) Tue May 3, 2016, 03:55 PM May 2016

What do you consider to be the most serious issues facing the nation? [View all]

Without making references to candidates or their positions what do you feel are the top issues facing the US?

Education
Gender equality
Minority rights
LGBT right
Income inequality
Crime
Terrorism
Domestic militarism
Climate disruption
Fiscal policy
Job creation
Other?

Edited to add -- please feel free to list more than one

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What do you consider to be the most serious issues facing the nation? [View all] Nuclear Unicorn May 2016 OP

Limitimg the power of corporations LiberalEsto May 2016 #1

Other. Scuba May 2016 #2

1 Civil Rights (minority/gender/LGBT) 2 Climate 3 Education 4 Infrastructure (highway's, bridges, Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #3

at 24 mins after the hour you are the ONLY one to say this...tells us about Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #28

We have made advances, but events the last years shows we are no where near a point Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #37

There wont be an economy or a society to reside in if the fascists get their way Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #38

That is why I have a anti-facist policy when it comes to voting. Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #39

Good, then there is no way you wont vote for the Dem in Nov. Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #43

Economy metroins May 2016 #4

Trump. nt onehandle May 2016 #5

#1 - income inequality Initech May 2016 #6

Lack of spending in general scscholar May 2016 #7

Climate change trumps all. No debate is possible on this. NickB79 May 2016 #8

Climate change, no question. broiles May 2016 #11

climate change doesn't matter if people are too stupid to understand- IE Education snooper2 May 2016 #14

Yet even educated nations that accept climate change is science do far too little to make changes NickB79 May 2016 #18

stupid or smart everyone will be just as dead Vincardog May 2016 #32

Climate distruption by far. skip fox May 2016 #9

Mmmmm NobodyHere May 2016 #10

Climate change is the number one global issue. CrispyQ May 2016 #12

Education and the final last full push by fundies before they are completely marginalized snooper2 May 2016 #13

Election corruption lagomorph777 May 2016 #15

+1 Euphoria May 2016 #27

2-party political system. KG May 2016 #16

I didn't see anything involving our crazy gun laws.... alittlelark May 2016 #17

They are all interconnected, I don't make much of a distinction between them Rebkeh May 2016 #19

right now, income inequality and climate disruption/environmentalism to my list.... mike_c May 2016 #20

Driverless cars. Tommy_Carcetti May 2016 #21

Beat me to it jberryhill May 2016 #30

Debt. National and personal. Throd May 2016 #22

What about the Corporate debt? You know derivatives that took down the economy in 2008 - 9. The kind Vincardog May 2016 #36

Climate change (related to science denialism, which leads to the rest) ... HuckleB May 2016 #23

The Economy/Income Inequality...every other problem has at its roots.... Bonhomme Richard May 2016 #24

Healthcare is our #1 priority IMO GOPblows431 May 2016 #25

Climate and Corruption. haikugal May 2016 #26

1st before all else? election fraud. 2nd, corruption. 3rd, globalism. 4th, climate change. Kip Humphrey May 2016 #29

Environment Thirties Child May 2016 #31

Bob Schieffer? KamaAina May 2016 #33

Republicans. JoePhilly May 2016 #34

Income inequality n/t Populist_Prole May 2016 #35

Climate Change. Everything else is pointless as Mankind faces extinction. Katashi_itto May 2016 #40

Public and private debt. AngryAmish May 2016 #41

In approximate order: Gun violence auntpurl May 2016 #42