World's Biggest Problems

1.  Selfishness, the world has gone to a very selfish "what have you done for me lately" type of place.  Just about everyone is guilty of this, and frankly I don’t have a way to stop it or help it.  Everyone would have to look inside and fight it for it.  Start with baby steps, little things make big things.

2.  I think that another problem with the world is focusing attention on the wrong things.  Why can’t we put some of the energy we used to fight the name of a football team (Washington Redskins), and use it to focus on helping the homeless in the country?  In order for this type of a change we would need to make more pressing matters more mainstream.  Instead of tweeting how you don’t like Synder why not tweet about helping someone have a bite to eat?

3.  The number of homeless in the country is another issue that we have.  When I worked in Orlando I had to walk by close to 20-30 homeless every day and it was only about a half mile from the parking garage to the office.  Trying to set up more programs to help train and teach the homeless and uneducated would, I think, help them get back on their feet and maybe become a useful member of society.

4.  Unemployment is another pressing issue.  I actually think the number of unemployed people is higher because more and more people with skills and background are in the job market and are being taken for jobs that are typically occupied by entry level or unskilled laborers.  One way to help this is, get rid of the automatic check machines from the stores and order and payment machines at restaurants.  This will increase the need for checkout clerks, servers, and even runners.

5.  The economy is something else that needs to be addressed.  Right we live in a world where everything is overpriced and over inflated, but the dollar is not worth as much as it used to be.  A way to help combat this is to get rid of unneeded spending, particularly by the government.  As an example I have seen a government vehicle need to be towed 20 miles because it had low air in the tires.  Instead of taking less than 2 minutes to top off the tires this company wasted over $100 to have it towed.

6.  Hunger is another major issue in the world.  After the day is over, restaurants will throw away any food that was cooked but not needed.  Why not take the food that can be reheated or safely consumed and set up a facility, like a good will for food, that can disperse the food to areas that need it.  This facility would also have employees that have to work there. (See number 4).  

7.  War is a problem that is going across the world right now.  With the addition of cyber terrorism and advancements in biological and chemical warfare, it is becoming harder and harder to protect the innocents in a war.  I think that better communication between world leaders would help this issue.

8.  In this country, health care is a major concern.  Getting insurance through the market place is very difficult and you must make a decision based on plans that you don’t fully understand.  Then again health care through work can be extremely expensive, for instance I pay $600 per month for insurance.  This is another area where I feel inflation has had a major effect.  We need to find a way to get pricing for different procedures under control.  Example would be $300 for a 1 mile ambulance ride.

9.  Helping cure diseases is something else that I feel needs more focus.  There is a saying that there is no money in finding cures so we don’t them.  I think that statement is probably true.  I also feel that not having to widow a mother at the age 47, because we didn’t want to find a cure for cancer, is payment enough.  More research facilities and actually devoting resources for a cure would be beneficial.

10. My wife is really big on the overabundance of stray animals such as cats and dogs.  I do not see this as a major problem in the world, but she is being persistent.  There are ways to start reducing these numbers.  To start it could be mandated that all animals that are not fixed must be registered to breed and all others are subject to fines for the owners.  This will help take care of the addition to the strays.  In regards to the amount of strays that are currently roaming around well it could be a solution to problem 6.

In short there are a number a major problems in the world and not everyone will even agree on my top 10.  In regards to the “solutions” I presented to be honest I have not done the amount of research required to find a feasible solution.  I think that for most of these to begin to, implement, execute, and follow through with a successful solution to even one of these problems, would be a full time job and then some.