If you had to prioritize America's needs as to what should come first

[Winterblues]

Would yours be different from what the MSM is suggesting it should be?
My picks would be 1st and formost...Health Care
2nd would be ending the "Wars" ~ Bring our troops home ~
3rd Energy policy
4th Climate concerns
5th Economy ~ jobs ~ Deficits

The reason I put economy last instead of first is I believe if we take care of those items I listed the economy will pretty much take care of itself, with the exception of infrastructure. I believe that could be a major part of an Energy Policy though..

[Hello_Kitty]

1. If jobs are 5th, you must have a job. eom

[hayu_lol]

3. There is only one order of needs right now...

1. Jobs
2. Jobs
3. Jobs
4. Jobs
5. Everything else that is paid for by taxes on WORKING Americans.

Bring our factories home now.

[T Wolf]

6. If, magiacally, jobs are created but nothing else changes, real progress will never happen.

We Americans have shown that we make progress ONLY when problems arise. ANd those problems have to be significant.

Simply putting people back to work within the same old system that eventually fucks us over (as a matter of standard operating procedure) will do nothing but make our cage a little more gilded.

[avaistheone1]

16. If you don't have your health a job won't be much use to you.

And if you get sick and have a job, and don't have health insurance your job isn't going to be much use to you.

Remember many employers don't provide health insurance, or provide inadequate health insurance.

Therefore, my priorities are:

1. Health insurance
   
2. Health insurance
   
3. Health insurance
   
4. Health insurance
   
5. Health insurance

[emilyg]

25. +100

[T Wolf]

4. And if you are sick, HCR would come first. Each person has their own, personal priorities. The OP

is speaking (typing) about national]/b] priorities, I believe.

[Winterblues]

10. I do, but I do not have Health Insurance or low cost energy or less worry

about Major Global upheaval from Climate Changes, or concern about our soldiers and our reputation throughout the world.. My priorities are probably not the same as many but they all sort of interconnect.

[T Wolf]

2. I am hard-pressed to argue against your list, or the order. As a pipe-dream, I would love

to see financial reform that would control the predatory practices of most of America's businesses, but I realize that is impossible without tearing down the entire country.

Not that that would be a bad thing...

[OHdem10]

5. Jobs are basis to all other issues. We need jobs with people once

again paying taxes so we can afford all other programs
plans etc.

[Mari333]

7. the occupations are the black hole sinking the economy

end both occupations and we have the money for health care

[Echo In Light]

8. End war$. H.C. Economy. Climate/Energy

[anonymous171]

9. #1 would be Jobs, #2 Healthcare, #3 Ending the Empire, #4 Energy , and #5 Climate Concerns

[Romulox]

11. The OP sounds suspiciously like *Voodoo Economics* ("trickle down") to me.

Job creation is the only priority right now, else this Presidency is over.

[Winterblues]

15. Do you believe that Health Care Reform would not keep or create jobs?

Or Energy Projects, which sort of blends with Climate Concerns. Green jobs would be "the new job market" Many business are not now hiring because of high Health Insurance costs. Eliminate those costs from America's businesses and you will see a job growth unprecedented. It would free up business and allow it to compete with Global businesses that do not have the extreme burden of providing Health Insurance for employees.

[anonymous171]

18. Business does not create jobs on its own. Freeing up business will not create jobs

In fact, that whole mindset (that we need to alleviate the burdens of business) is the very essence of voodoo economics.

[Romulox]

19. I think Single Payer would put us on a level playing field with the rest of the world

Forced insurance doesn't help the big employers in MY state, that's for sure.

[Initech]

12. 1. Ending the war, 2. Equal rights, 3. Jobs

[Little Star]

13. I would list them in this order

1) End War
2) Jobs
3) Single Payer Health-care
4) Election Reform
5) Energy/Climate
6) Deficits


I don't want just any so called health-care reform!

[Cid_B]

14. Hmm...

1) Defense / Security
2) Economy
3) Energy Concerns

[quinnox]

17. I agree healthcare should be the priority

and occupy number one position.

I would put environment and energy as the second priority. These go hand in hand. And also can create jobs with new technologies and green tech. If we don't make a real change soon, I'm afraid we could poison our planet for good, which would be the ultimate self destruction besides a nuke war.

The wars would be third. Ironically it gives people in the military something to do, and gives more jobs to people. By stopping the wars it would save as lot of money but you would have to find things to do for all these people in the military.

[timeforpeace]

20. Would say end wars but our President has no intention of that. So jobs.

[HughBeaumont]

21. Mine:

1. Jobs first and foremost. Tax cuts are NOT a substitute for a living wage JOB. People are losing their homes and livelihoods. Greed DOES NOT WORK.
2. End both occupations NOW. Both are useless and tax draining.
3. Infrastructure and energy independence. NO R&D for this sent overseas.
4. Health CARE. But hey, our country is still apparently fighting the Cold War, so it may never happen. Enjoy your Aetna if you get kicked out of your houses, assholes.
5. Repeal Gramm/Leach/Bliley and Bring Back Glass Stegall. NOW.

[JHB]

22. 1st: infrastructure repair and public works (Jobs)

2: Foreign policy reform (end the wars, bring the troops back)
3: Regulatory reform (FIRE sector: finance, insurance, real estate)
4: Tax reform
5: Campaign finance reform
6: Health care reform
7: energy & climate

[asdjrocky]

23. Poor people.

Then poor people and after that, maybe we can get around to all the fucking POOR PEOPLE!

[warren pease]

24. You don't get any of the above without...

...real campaign finance reform (that gets all corporate money out of political campaigns) and breaking up corporate media monopolies.

Just my opinion.

[rooftoprevolutionary]

26. Jobs first, unforunately

I am environmentally conscious, and often pick up trash while out walking.
I go to the free clinic because I don't have health care.
I know people who have died in the wars we didn't need to and shouldn't have started.

I still think the economy needs to be first.

Our country is run by corporations. They decide issues on all the things you've listed. Drug companies send lobbyists to decide on health care, to bribe the proud, infallible politicians to vote for viagra. They control the economy, knowing they can play dice with our money as they hold on to the profits and throw us the scraps of defeat and deficit. They control rules and regulations that would make it impossible for corporations to fill our air, earth and water with as many toxins as they do.

They have a stranglehold on everything. In order to fix anything, we have to go after our own economy. We have to stand up to big banks and wall street as they sit there sipping margaritas with CitiBank and demand change.

The free market economy we're rapidly approaching makes it impossible for any other issues to move forward. Go after the economic pirates, see what other issues their working with their puppet strings. I can guarantee you'll find environment, wars and health care.

[whatchamacallit]

27. Ending terror once and for all

:sarcasm: :banghead:

[TheKentuckian]

28. 1. reigning in corporate and religious influence on government 2. Economic justice. 3. Energy

4. Climate change
5. Civic equality
6. Infrastructure repair and modernization
7. Next generation technological development
8. Ceasing the stupid wars.
9. Reboot trade agreements.
10. Healthcare.

[Edweird]

29. Single payer and a new 'new deal' tie for number one. 2nd, bring the troops home.

The rest.. fit them in whenever.

(for the record I have a decent paying job with good health care - so spare me the "You must have x because you want y")