In 2001 terrorists attacked the world trade centers and pentagon causing 2,974 confirmed fatalities. As a result, the American military was sent into action, attacking targets in Afghanistan, and then Iraq shortly there-after. To date, the American war spending has reached nearly a half a trillion dollars.
In Detroit alone, more than 360 people, on average, are murdered every year. That doesn't include deaths caused by poverty, poor living conditions, or accidental deaths. And that, my friends, is just in Detroit. If you factor in cities like Flint, Saginaw, and Pontiac, Michigan loses well over a thousand people a year to crime and poverty.
Over the past couple of years many of Michigan's schools have shut down due to lack of funding. This has cause major over-population in the schools that are left. The Michigan lottery supposedly donates 63 Million dollars a year to out school systems. If this is true, why are all the schools closing down?
Over the past couple of weeks Michigan has faced an even larger problem; The threat of the entire state government being shut down. This would effect anything state related including social security offices, Secretary of State offices, public works buildings, etc. With the current situation of Michigan, if we were to shut down our Government, we would literally have no where to turn.
No education, no jobs, no money, no government; It seems to me like some of us "Americans" have a third world country in our own backyards. I'm sure this type of thing happens else-where in our country as well, but for now I will only speak on what I know.
Half a trillion dollars to fight a war when our own people are dying. Michigan is dying. Where is our funding?
Don't be an "Activist", be an American. For the People, By the People. Demand Action.
The problem will remain a problem however. Nothing can be changed, except we have to pay higher taxes now :(