Key Issues Facing America

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This year’s election holds many key issues such as national security, immigration, the U.S. role in the world, and the economy. U.S. debt has increased by 10 trillion dollars since 2006, and now the US debt is over 20 trillion dollars as of 2016, not just that but unemployment rates have gone through the roof, in the past several years the unemployment rate has increased to around 5%. Of these four issues, the economy is the most pressing issue facing Americans today. We have had many horrible times in our history because of our economies such as the Great Recession and even the Great Depression. The three main factors that are affecting our economy are tax reforms, trade reforms, and paid family and medical leave. These issues have posed

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