There are many challenging social problems facing the United States today. Growing up singing songs about America made me think our country was perfect. As much as I love our country I realize we have problems we are facing. To name a few:
1. Tax reform – The United States has the third highest corporate income tax rate in the world. The world wide average is 22.6 percent while the US is at 39.1 percent. This makes companies based the US, source their income to these countries with a much lower tax rate (which is perfectly legal). If the US would just lower their rates many more US based companies would keep their income domestic, bringing more income to the United States.
2. Gap between rich and poor – I am not talking about the gap between middle class and the poor, I am talking about the truly wealthy and the poor. The wealthy where they have been inherited trust funds in their names. When they get to the age of twenty they already have a billion dollars to their name. What gives the right of a child to have a billion more dollars than the kid who was born in a home where he went to bed hungry every night?
3. Wage issues – I agree minimum wage is fine for the seventeen year old who works at your friendly neighborhood Smith’s, that job and salary builds a strong work ethic for our younger generation. However, it is an issue for a 45 year old man who is married has three kids and working morning and night for a lousy minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. That comes to a total of $15,080 a year. Yes this man might not have a great education and some might say he deserves it. However, shouldn’t we be as Christ and love all mankind and strive to help them? Isn’t there something we can do to pay this man a little more?
4. Education – Education is a right that should be given to all men and woman. It should not matter on ones race, sexual orientation, economic class. While many children do not get a good enough education to help them grow and be successful. It should be available and accessible to all, so all can have an equal opportunity in life.
5. Ethics/Moral/Religious decline – This is an issue that will continue to decrease. However, I think it is important for those of us that do have a moral code, to not lose it! Our moral code is the one thing we not only carry on to our next life, but it is the thing that will truly differentiate us from others. I have lived and worked in big cities, and have seen what makes good men truly great. It is by ones moral code, they live a life of freedom and respect.
Bibliography
"Corporate Income Tax Rates around the World, 2014." Tax Foundation. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 July 2015.
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