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The Social Security Trustees expect the ratio to drop from its current 2.7 to 2.3 by 2035. If this ratio continues to drop — or even if it just remains at 2.3 — Social Security will ...
New Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Sunday said one of his top objectives will be to address the country’s “fiscal mess” -- even while acknowledging upcoming expected GOP tax cuts may ...
Senate passes funding bill, now headed to Biden. Congress reached a bipartisan, last-minute agreement to keep the government running 38 minutes after a midnight deadline for a partial shutdown ...
In Republic, Lost, Lessig documented why he thinks that crony capitalism is the gateway problem in the sense that we must fix that problem before we can fix any of the other major problems facing the nation today. The analysis in this book is summarized in the accompanying diagram: Current law in the US include many provisions that expire after ...
This list of global issues presents problems or phenomena affecting people around the world, including but not limited to widespread social issues, economic issues, and environmental issues. Organizations that maintain or have published an official list of global issues include the United Nations, and the World Economic Forum.
Iran, as well, presents problems with nuclear proliferation. [115] [116] In Afghanistan, the US 20-year war failed and the country fell into the Taliban regime. [117] The Middle East in general continues to fester, [16] although relations with India are improving. [118] Policy towards Russia remains uncertain. [119] China also presents a challenge.
The US Army has been wargaming in the Indo-Pacific, preparing for what a future war might look like. It faces challenges in navigating and fighting in the vast, geographically diverse region.
Annual CO 2 emissions, total by country (2017 data) shows the U.S. trails China in total annual emissions (not per capita). Environmental issues in the United States include climate change, energy, species conservation, invasive species, deforestation, mining, nuclear accidents, pesticides, pollution, waste and over-population. Despite taking ...