If I suddenly found myself in charge of the world, I would make the following five changes:
1. Follow Europe's lead to support local economies. This is more of an American change. I would love to see more people going to farmer's markets, supporting locally grown produce, locally raised meat, locally made cheese... well, you get the idea! It also helps with fuel emissions because the food doesn't have to travel far before hitting your plate!
2. Make voting in every country required. That way everyone has a (albeit forced) voice. Voting should be as accessible as possible and people should be fined if they don't vote. (This already exists in one country, but I can't remember which!)
3. Create livable space stations. I would love to see more technology and funding be put towards space adventures, which is a bit hypocritical since I myself have no desire to go into space.
4. Promote solar powered energy in sunny places, and find a suitable alternative source in cloudier regions. I don't know a lot about energy, so don't jump on my case if this is a bad idea. Sunshine is free and should be used! I am a big advocate of green living.
5. Cure cancer. It's tragic that this awful disease is still plaguing so many people and stealing so many lives. The US is working hard to raise money for cancer cure funding, but I wish this would be more of a unified global effort.
Thanks Katie-Rose, I like your five changes. dw
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ReplyDeleteYour five changes are very intriguing, I think. I like the idea of supporting local economies. When I work in the mornings, I sometimes see people setting up a little farmers' market type thing outside the mall, and I've always been interested in checking it out, but I never have. I actually might stop by soon because of your post!
I think it's a good idea to encourage people to vote. I'd never really thought of actually making people vote though! It's an interesting concept!
I can't even imagine living in space! It'd be crazy! What about living underwater or having floating buildings (like in the Jetsons or something)? I think I'd prefer to live on Earth too!
I don't know much about solar powered energy either, but there are definitely a lot of natural resources that we don't take enough advantage of, like water power and wind power too!
If you could cure cancer, you'd probably be the most famous person EVER. Of course, then there's always more diseases to cure, like HIV and the like.
Okay, we are totally discussing Jetson living tomorrow!! :)
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