Congress

I think Capitalism is behind a lot of America's current struggles but I don't really have the socialist vocabulary to articulate exactly what to do and how to do it. That being said, I think that America would become a much more virtuous place if the people in charge (i.e. Congress) were not so apt to ignore the intentions of the vast majority in order to acquiesce the insanely wealthy sliver of the population who financially contribute to their campaigns and ask for favors in return. The Affordable Care Act, for example, could have been improved or tweaked if the issue was the issue average Americans were facing with it. Instead, the most significant problem posed was the tax breaks that the wealthiest 200 families in America would receive if it were repealed.

Therefore, my solution is to send Congress toward the medium of American culture, meaning that their salaries and campaign funds would be shredded. I think Congress should make the minimum wage, actually, and that their health care should match that of their constituents. This would ensure that the minimum wage and the most basic health care are both capable of providing living conditions, because the people in charge of operating it would be utilizing it. Furthermore, if Congress made the minimum, it would inspire more people to be engaged for its own sake, rather than running simply out of greed and potential profit, which is exactly (one) of the things our country needs right now.