If I Were The President

                 If I were the president I would want to improve the health of Americans, fix strained race relations, and improve school funding. I know these might sound like things anyone might say, but they really are serious issues.

                The health of Americans. Over 2 out of every 3 Americans are overweight or obese, and 142,000 preventable deaths happen each year because of obesity. The US has to spend an extra $147,000,000,000 on obesity every year. Statistics show that 3 out of every 4 Americans will be overweight or obese by 2020, which is a pretty serious topic.


                   I would roll out programs to help Americans either stop their increasing weight and/or lose their weight. Obesity is affecting Americans as young as 8 or 9 years old, and going up into the teens. People in the US are getting judged because of their weight. We need to control our habits, and be aware of ourselves.


                Race Relations. Not only race relations, but religious relations are being highly tested right now, with the ban keeping citizens from 7 countries from entering the US. I don't want to give my personal thoughts about the ban itself, but I am slightly concerned that the countries might want to retaliate against the US. Iran had even placed a ban on US visas entering Iran, in response to Trump's ban. They recently lifted their ban because the US ban was lifted, but people in many cities and even countries are opposing the ban.


                 Some African American relations are also being tested, represented through the Black Lives Matter. And on top of that the border wall to Mexico is being built. Right now the country is in a tight situation concerning race and religion, and I want to fix that.


                  Last of all is school funding. I know that particularly in Illinois state funding is at a low but I think that overall funding for education should be higher than it is now. Lead tests are being administered at schools across the nation and many of those schools are testing positive for lead. If funding was increased for schools,  testing and removal of lead would've been done earlier, and that additional efforts to control lead would be taking place.

                   I also think that efforts to increase sanitation in schools should be emphasized, so that students can learn in a good environment. Overall, I think efforts to improve schools should be taken upon by the government, and president.