Skynet
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The war on drugs, failure.
The war on terror, failure (or, at least, the money and lives spent has been too great for the curent outcome)
Neither of these Wars have ever actually been fought. Especially the first one. Take the leash off the US Military and the FBI/BATFE/DEA and we can easily win both of these conflicts.
Foreign Policy (doing the same thing over and over)
Immitgration Policy, failure (if in fact we have one)
A properly Isolationist and Nationalistic society cures both of these problems overnight.
Primary/Secondary Education, failure (for too many)
Higher education (too expensive for too many)
Pri/Sec Education was never intended to be a State or Federal issue. It should be handled at the LOCAL level, and predominantly structured and paid for by the parents of the children being educated.
The idea that college SHOULD BE the goal of most/all high school students is laughable. Most simply waste four years in college and come out no more prepared for a CAREER than when they went in. The expense isn't the issue, the VALUE is. $160K for a piece of worthless paper that makes one no more job-ready than when they walked out of high school? I don't think so.
the reason primary education has to be both a state and federal issue is so that education is consistent across the nation. that means you are taught the same basic information in all 50 states no matter if you are at a public or private school. if it was solely a state issue, you would have 50 different set of curriculum and standard, if it was solely a local issue you would have thousands of different standards.
and youre extremely laughable stating the college shouldnt the goal of all children, its has been consistently shown that an individual with a college education. A college master's degree is worth $1.3 million more in lifetime earnings than a high school diploma. but hey i do need someone to wash my car, mow my lawn and serve my food...
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