World’s Biggest Problems Ranks
from most serious to least
1. Clean water
Access to clean water around the world is scarce. Water,
especially in the Middle East has become a commodity equal to oil.
2. Unemployment
Even though the economy is regaining its rigor, unemployment is
still a huge problem that causes inequality and tension between citizens.
3. Hunger
The UN estimates that about 1in 9 people go hungry each day. While
most of this is happening in underdeveloped countries there is still hunger in
developed countries as well. The price of food is skyrocketing leaving the poor
unable to eat.
4. Separation of Classes
The poorer are becoming poorer and the richer are becoming
richer. 95% of the worlds wealth is owned by 1% of people. The amount of power
that leaves these people is dangerous to say the least. Between running the
political front and owning the highest corporate power, the top 1% basically
runs the world.
5. Health
The need for cures for the most deadly diseases remain unfound.
It seems we have the capacity through science to tackle some of the most
dangerous diseases, but for some reason we have yet to find a cure.
I
Solutions
from most plausible to least
1.
Separation of Classes Solution
The solution for this is not a simple one. My very bare
suggestion would be to tax the richest who do not contribute at least 30% of
their wealth to bettering the lives of those they basically are in charge of.
2.
Hunger Solution
One solution for this would be to share. It's as simple as
kindergarten manners, if you don't need it share it. A lot of people have more
than their share of food.
3.
Clean Water Solution
A solution for this problem might be funding for scientific
research into natural economical ways to filter water.
4.
Unemployment Solution
Economists everywhere agree that a solution to this problem
would have to come from creating more jobs, whether it be private sector or
government funded job creation.
5.
Health
I
believe that more government funding needs to be allocated to cancer fighting
organizations who are focused on a cure. It's also essential that we educate
people on proper eating and detoxifying to protect ourselves from these
diseases.
I chose Water as the most important because it’s a natural
resource that can easily be made clean for others. People are dying and
becoming ill because they don’t have the tools necessary to clean their water.
I believe at the very least countries should be contributing systems to these
people for cleaning water.
I think the separation of classes is a huge problem, but I also
think that the solution is easily implementable. I mean how hard is it for
legislation to pass a bill saying A. if you’re a billionaire please contribute
your butt load of money to bettering the lives of not only your own family, but
the families around the world who can’t even eat at night. B. If you don’t do
this we will tax you ourselves and contribute the money to at least the people
in our own country who need the help.
Brittney,
ReplyDeleteReally liked your article, in fact, it reminded me a lot of my own. Every time I read the articles that students post about the world's problems, they seem pretty similar, which I find very interesting. It means that if we all see the same problems in the world, then we're all on the same side, which should make it easier to fix them. I guess we'll have to see if that proves true.
Anyways, my article also speaks about clean water and hunger: http://ent3003sinon.blogspot.ie/2016/01/top-5-world-problems-and-solutions.html
Good luck with the rest of class!
Hi Brittney, I really liked your post. I have hunger and water issues on my list as well! I found the way you organized your list of solutions interesting, since I would have them in a much different order. I wouldn't have thought to include separation of classes as a biggest problem, although it definitely is a big issue! It'll probably take a lot of work to change that one, since the rich won't want to be taxed more on the basis of being more successful. Anyways, I really liked your list, and please feel free to check out mine here: http://biancamarques23.blogspot.com/2016/01/top-5-world-problems.html
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