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May 22

Tag: General — admin @ 10:38 am

Is it me or is everything falling apart according to the news?

There will be an estimated 400,000 new residents for arriving to Broward county (by 2020)
South Florida water is dangerously low and we are on restrictions - maybe permanently
South Florida Property Tax is still in limbo
Homeowners Insurance has not been addressed
Our Electric company is maxed out
Our current waste disposal is at risk as the population grows
Florida is gearing up for the tax roll backs with politicians cutting all sorts of programs
The roadways are clogged and maxed out with daily commuters
The war in Iraq rages on - Why are we really there? It is our tax dollars are being spent.
What about the National debt?
Are there any honest politicians? Seems like there is a veil of scandals that hangs over our government.
The Middle East and many parts of Europe have a very dim of the United States because of our policies in the middle east.
Social Security is still a mess and has not been addressed
Medicare is still in trouble
Our food is in danger - FDA cannot deal with inspections
Pollution is climbing all over the world
The Crisis in Darfur goes unchecked
Isreal and Palestinian conflict - can it ever be resolved?
Deforestation continues uncontrolled in many parts of the world
The population is expected to double - The current U.S. population is about 274 million - which is projected to exceed 400 million by 2050
Skin cancer is up
What happened to Bin Laden?
Americans are becoming more overweight
The US Immigration has fallen apart. With over 12 million illegal residents.
Gas is up over 1.00 per gallon since January, but it was down during the elections
Our planet is facing global warming - The weather conditions across the country are severe - flooding, drought, fires, and tornados.
Medical Services and Insurance rates are still expensive

Where is the silver lining? It's tough to see through the smoke from the fires that clings to our air. If this is a cycle of life, then I feel we must be hitting a low point. Each one of these issues can be addressed and or possibly corrected if enough people can take an action. We all have a stake in our future.

Here is a link to a YouTube video taken in June 1992 - It was a United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (The Earth Summit) that was held in Rio de Janeiro. This student that is speaking to the UN is addressing issues that are even more relevant today. It is an amazing, well written, moving speech.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g8cmWZOX8Q

This is just the short list of the major problems.

JMHO

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