5 things we as Americans have taken for granted…and why it spells trouble for our future prospects for standard of living maintenance.

I had a interesting conversation on the way to school today with one of my close friends with whom I share a lot of social ideals. However, it frustrated me to hear her argue against (and I am stretching and paraphrasing here) Barack Obama’s “connection” with the American populace and disturbingly reiterating Hillary’s (who, to my friend’s credit, she supported from the beginning as the health care reformer candidate.