Issues

There are a number of issues that we can discuss.  But I wanted to focus on ones that I believe have an immediate impact on our lives.

• Education - Strategic investments in education to enhance the workforce of the future and ensure all have access to a quality education 
• Energy & Environment - No one cares more about our future than ourselves.  What are we going to do to ensure that we can continue to survive and prosper.
• Social Security - Examine various issues regarding Social Security and other entitlement programs, such as solvency. Will it still be around when we need it or should we just start flushing our contributions down the toilet?
• Health Care - Access to treatment, innovation of new treatments so we don't stop progress today, prevention and wellness so we build a healthier, more productive society.
• Domestic Economic Issues -Debt/Budget - How do we get the debt under control?  What is the impact to GDP?  How does this effect our generation? What about inflation and unemployment?
• Homeland Security & Defense - Defense, Terrorism, and other security issues we should think about.  What should we do to protect ourselves in the future. Are we helping today but making ourselves worse off in the future?
• Intellectual Property - Building an economic foundation through IP that will allow the country to grow and prosper in the future.
• Globalization - Trade, International Development, Globalization and other issues we face globally because we can no longer examine the U.S. in isloation.  Whether we want it or not, we are now part of a global economy.