Can you please explain this to me, it's for economics.....

Question

I have to write an artical about the future of the US or something i think, uh, yeah, here's the directions:

Explain in your own words the problems facing the US now and in the futture? please include the following:

1. national Security

2. Foreign affair

3. domestic affair (education, Health care, Infrustrore, Immigration)

4. Energy Independent

but i'm not sure i understand. tomorrow's the 3rd day of school, we haven't gone over any of this yet and i'm lost. it doesn't help that i'm a jouniou and it's a senior course....

so can you exlain it a bit to me? the 1-4 i mean, i kinda get it, but i don't get how to write it. Um, like the condition ot it all now and stuff. what exactly would be concidered national security? like war? would that go with it? the only one i think i have a good grasp on is 3.

thanks in advance for help, and i'm not asking you to do it for me, i;'m a good writer, i just don't understand it, just explain it and then i'll be able to write it. thanks!!! ^_^

Answer 1

So the national security cost the american economy because the airlines have been forced to add more security in order to protect the air traveler. This means that the cost for a plane ticket has gone up due to this increase in security. The higher the individual has to pay for a ticket means there will be less flying with a direct reduction in the amount of money being spent. National security can also be the amount of money the government spends on defense spending and this can be good cause it increases the number of jobs but it then taxes have to go up to pay for the increase in defense spending. Anyhow I hope this helps you get some ideas for your assignment.

Answer 2

Well, either you're in way over your head and are going to have a lot of difficulty because those are all complicated issues worthy of papers in in their own right or you teacher wants to get a feeling for your impressions on those subjects.  Yes war is part of national security...so is terrorism, border enforcement, and general economic stability.  Foreign affairs mean our relationships with other countries.  Such as the way we view the U.N. and multilateralism vs unilateralism.  Energy independece is referring to our dependence on foreign oil.