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America today, how we got here, and where we can go next.

Snapshot: 2010 : 

America today: the status quo Snapshot: 2010 “Only a foolish optimist… …can deny the dark realities …of the moment.” –FDR

Snapshot: Wage Stagnation : 

Snapshot: Wage Stagnation Source: Economic Policy Institute Since the 1970’s and 1980’s, Which used to closely track productivity, stagnated. Workers were left behind. wages

Snapshot: Union Demographics : 

Snapshot: Union Demographics Younger workers are unionized at much lower rates than past generations. It looks like sooner than later, unions will be phased out. ^ Bureau of Labor Statistics (January 28, 2009). Younger workers are at much lower rates than past generations. unionized

Snapshot: Housing Bubble : 

Snapshot: Housing Bubble The Housing Bubble amounted to a wealth bubble Millions of Americans made financial choices based on assets that later evaporated.

Snapshot: Mass Education in America : 

Increasing education access has been one of the great progressive achievements of the 20th Century in America. Source: NDN Snapshot: Mass Education in America Increasing education access has been one of the great progressive achievements of 20th Century America.

Snapshot: Student Aid : 

Snapshot: Student Aid Since 1980 Loan aid has replaced grant aid as the dominant form of financial aid

By 2050, Health Care Programs Will Dominate Federal Spending : 

By 2050, Health Care Programs Will Dominate Federal Spending + 0.6% + 192.7%

Quality of Care Lags While Costs Rise. : 

Quality of Care Lags While Costs Rise. Yet the WHO ranks the US 37th worldwide in health care quality. The US spends 16% of GDP on Health Care. That's 60% more than Canada and 100% more than Japan.

Our Place in the World: Foreign Aid : 

Our Place in the World: Foreign Aid of Americans believe that Foreign Aid is one of the government’s top two expenditures. In fact, the US government spends less than 1% of its budget on Foreign Aid. 41%

Snapshot: Ethnic Demographics : 

U.S. is on track to become majority non-White Source: NDN Snapshot: Ethnic Demographics Diversity

America’s Wealth : 

America’s Wealth The richest 1/5 of the population owns more than 80% of America’s wealth.

Snapshot: How Americans Retire : 

Lower-income Americans depend on social security for their retirement Snapshot: How Americans Retire Social Security is a big part of even the wealthiest American’s retirement. But for lower income Americans, it’s almost… everything

Snapshot: Social Security Assets : 

Snapshot: Social Security Assets Under current rules, Social Security is funded through 2038, but runs a deficit thereafter Without reforms to the current system’s finances or rules, Social Security will begin to run a deficit in 2038.

How did we get here? : 

People in the 80’s had values and outcomes in mind too—and they acted on them. How did we get here? is not to be ministered unto… “Our true destiny but to minister to ourselves …to our fellow men.”

Union Membership in the US : 

Union Membership in the US 1980 2010 23% 12%

America Powers Itself on Fossils : 

America Powers Itself on Fossils 1980 2010 Fossil Fuels 89% 84% Renewable Energy 7% 7% Nuclear Energy 4% 9%

Renewables Stagnate, Nuclear Grows : 

Renewables Stagnate, Nuclear Grows

Dramatic Growth in Public Debt : 

Dramatic Growth in Public Debt 1980 2010 61% of GDP 28% of GDP

The Growing Wage Gap : 

The Growing Wage Gap Wage Inequality Percentage Increase in Income between 1979 and 2006

Social Security: Who Benefits? : 

Social Security: Who Benefits? 17% Disabled 12%Survivors 69% Retirees

What are the challenges ahead? : 

How do we protect American workers, while preserving our tradition of openness? What are the challenges ahead? How do we rein in the exploding cost of health care? What kind of safety net do we want? How do we ensure regular people have a powerful voice? Will we restore America’s social mobility? Can we reverse decades of urban and rural poverty? How do we create sustainable, thriving urban centers? How do we rebuild our tradition of stable homeownership? What is the future of energy in America? What is the role of the US in a changing world? How can we tackle global warming, on a global scale? It’s your choice. Decide.

Where do you want to go? : 

How do you inherit the 2040 you envisioned from where we are now? Where do you want to go? “They only know the rules of a generation of self-seekers. They have no vision, and when there is no vision the people perish.