Assignment 1: Americans Name its Government as its Number One Problem

Americans Name its Government as its Number One Problem

     “Americans continue to name the government as the most important U.S problem, a distinction it has had for the past four months. American’s mentions of the economy as the top problem dropped this month, leaving it tied with jobs for second place. Though issues such as terrorism, health care, race relations and immigration have emerged among the top problems of the government, the economy and the unemployment have been the dominant problems by Americans for more than a year.”

     The meaning of this short paragraph is quite clear; although concerned with terrorism, health care, race relations, the economy and unemployment, Americans consider the government to be the country’s biggest issue. It seems Americans are not happy with the way the government has been handling its affairs. This has been a recent change from previous months where the economy was considered to be the number one problem. The economy and unemployment are now occupying the second place. 

     The reason I chose this passage is because I completely agree with it, the government is America's biggest problem, as well as terrorism, race relations, economy and unemployment. The U.S. has been the target of numerous terrorist attacks before 9/11 and after. These attacks have caused many people to lose their lives; soldiers and civilians alike. It is a public threat the government has been dealing with for decades and in the past has proven somewhat successful in apprehending the individuals responsible for the attacks. However, it has become evident that each time the threat comes from a new group, the American government has difficulties in capturing or dismantling these groups. These wars on terrorism are costly to the country which in turn has had a negative effect on our economy. The problems Americans are most concerned about are part of ‘domino effect’, where one issue greatly impacts the other and the government’s response in dealing with these issues have not been very welcomed by the American people. 

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