Poll: What Does the United States Need?

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68. What this country needs is a good ten cent cuppa coffee.

That means a cultural attitude that does not require every cup of coffee be a dessert or a status symbol of one's discerning taste.

We need to deleverage our empire before the energy resource wars ramp up. Voter turnout to make the country more progressive won't work if progressives are just as enthralled with over consumption as conservatives.

There is no doubt that we will become increasingly progressive as time goes on. The question is will we do so fast enough. The world we have made may have already outrun our ability to change.