It's election season, and it seems to me like it's the only thing that Americans have on their mind. Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton have been in the media everywhere we go. I personally agree that both candidates have their faults, but in this time of political turmoil, we need to be thankful for what we do have in America.
We can't forget that America doesn't have a terrible political system. No one can foresee exactly what will happen when either Trump or Clinton get elected, but we can look at where some other countries are at. Look at Libya and Iraq. What about North Korea and Sudan?
America doesn't have wars happening on our grounds. America doesn't have suicide bombings daily. We have a safety net -- something that makes us a top country in the world.
In the 2016 election, some spoken topics include tax rates and education. With Trump wanting School Choice for disadvantaged students and Hillary voting for a universal preschool system, at least we aren't likely to vote for the third-party Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson who wants to take away the federal Department of Education as a whole.
Clinton wants to raise taxes on the top 1% while Trump supports business tax cuts. America has had an income tax system since 1861 when President Abraham Lincoln passed the Revenue Act of 1861. Tax laws are constantly changing, but why let our happiness be set on money? Why post negative stuff about America as a whole over another tax change? Is the idea of leaving the country a good idea?
We have running water, even if we have some water shortage, we still have it. We have a good supply of food, and a high percentage of our population have some sort of housing/ shelter. According to Homelessworldcup.org, in Mali over 80% of the population lacks housing. Nigeria has about 24.4 million homeless people, and 50% of the population living in Mexico live in "informal" housing. America's homeless population has declined 9% since 2007.
Most of us complaining about the election are sitting in our houses, watching the debates on our flat screen TVs. Flipping through election articles on our iPhone's. Will we all live when the new president is elected in November? I think so. This is a time where we all need to realize where we are at and what we do have. So many of us take advantage of the food we eat and the cars we drive.
Please, in this time of fear with our political system, remember what we do have. Whoever is elected in November won't be the end of us, we need to remember where America has been and what we are capable of getting through. Be thankful for what you have.
