Journal #19

The ideal United States would have some of the same qualities as the United States does now, but it would also have some different qualities. The ideal United States would still be democratic and allow people to vote for their leaders. There would be a difference in how candidates would run for their positions, though, because instead of spreading bad things about the other candidates on television or online or through any other means of communication, they would only be able to express the principles that they believed in and promote the things that they would do if they were in office. There would have to be an unlimited amount of land, so everyone that wanted to could come to the United States, and they would not have to go through such a rigorous system to try to enter. The people would be able to help decide where their tax money went, so we would not be in debt, and we would be a very prosperous country. We would have a good economy, and be self-sufficient, but we would still trade with other countries so that we could help their economy to make it as good as ours is. We would have politicians that do not lie, are not corrupt, and really speak what the people want to say. They would not just say one side of the story, either, but they would explain both sides of every story and figure out which was really better for the good of the country. They people whose side did not win would not be upset, for they would realize that it was true, and the government would help those that did not benefit from whatever law they had just passed. There would be more people that would be policemen, firemen, and doctors, so everyone could be okay if something bad happened, and everyone would know what to do if there was an emergency. Everyone in the country would be willing to help each other, and people would be a lot kinder to each other in the ideal United States of America.