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Throughout our history in America we have had big issues to deal with.  A few may unite us.  However, it seems today that more divide us.  The federal government is usually involved and we sometimes turn to our Supreme Court to sort it out.  We are a strong nation. We have been through worse internal conflict and our American form of governance has given us some unique ways of sorting things out. 
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America has always had big issues to deal with.  A few unite us.  However, today we hear more about the issues that divide us.  If we shed some factual light on the issues that are important to us, perhaps they won't be quite as divisive - so that when we come face to face, on line or in person, we'll be able to discuss them objectively.
  
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This portal is an entry point into what Civicwiki intends to be a factual and honest discussion of 'The Big Issues' to achieve better understanding and, thereby, more agreement.   
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We will start this portal/category by looking to polls that have been conducted by Gallup since the 1950s and 60s.  One of these asks the question, what is the [[http://www.gallup.com/poll/166535/record-high-say-big-government-greatest-threat.aspx greatest threat]] - big government, big business or big labor.  In 2013 72% responded with 'big government'.  Another Gallup poll asks more general questions about what Americans see as the[[http://www.gallup.com/poll/1675/most-important-problem.aspx most important problems]].   
  
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We will start this portal/category by looking to polls conducted by Gallup since the 1950s and 60s.  One of these asks the question, what is the [[http://www.gallup.com/poll/166535/record-high-say-big-government-greatest-threat.aspx greatest threat]] - big government, big business or big labor.  In 2013 72% responded with 'big government'.  Another Gallup poll asks more general questions about what Americans see as the[[http://www.gallup.com/poll/1675/most-important-problem.aspx most important problems]].  Weigh in with your edits.  And give us your articles as other issues fill your mind.   
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The polls are a place to start, but let's not be driven solely by them.  Weigh in with your edits.  And give us your articles as other issues fill your mind.   
 
    
 
    
 
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Revision as of 21:13, 25 February 2014

The Big Issues

America has always had big issues to deal with. A few unite us. However, today we hear more about the issues that divide us. If we shed some factual light on the issues that are important to us, perhaps they won't be quite as divisive - so that when we come face to face, on line or in person, we'll be able to discuss them objectively.

We will start this portal/category by looking to polls that have been conducted by Gallup since the 1950s and 60s. One of these asks the question, what is the [greatest threat] - big government, big business or big labor. In 2013 72% responded with 'big government'. Another Gallup poll asks more general questions about what Americans see as the[most important problems].

The polls are a place to start, but let's not be driven solely by them. Weigh in with your edits. And give us your articles as other issues fill your mind.

Face to face.JPG

"And it happened that both of them came to a place
Where they bumped. There they stood.
Foot to foot. Face to face."
from The Sneetches and Other Stories, by Dr. Seuss.

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Things you can do

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Sand Box

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  • Experiment 2

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