This is the world we live in

The world we live in has changed. America became a superpower, then we began policing the world when we shouldn't have. The mindset of, "stop the threat before it happens," does not work. No one can ever predict when something bad is going to happen. I say that we should pull our troops out of everyone else's country and take care of our own. There's corruption in our beloved country that starts at the top and trickles down. Because unlike wealth, corruption actually works like that. Politicians are corrupt, businesses and their owners are corrupt, even the school system is corrupt. I often wonder why the so called "authority figures" are the ones who are corrupt. Then I stop and think about what they control. Ceo's and presidents of businesses dictate the type of people that are hired into their companies. They do this based on wages that wall street has them set. Wages are so low because companies have to return a profit for their investors. I get that, however once the investors have been paid back; why not raise wages if the company does well. The economy would benefit from the workers having enough money to spend freely, not just on bills. Rare is it that an employee who make minimum wage or just above has enough money to pay bills, feed themselves, and be able to have extra money to spend as well.
The representatives that we elect into their positions make claims that appeal to conservative or liberal ideals. Using the beliefs that either side holds dearly to make those, who identify as either liberal or conservative, turn against each other. Liberal is defined as "a political philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally they support ideas such as free and fair elections, civil rights, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, free trade, and private property." Where as conservative is defined as a political and social philosophy that promotes retaining traditional social institutions. A person who follows the philosophies of conservatism is referred to as a traditionalist or conservative. Remember that we are all Americans, the only ones who should be afraid is the government. We the people of the united states hold the power to change our imperfect union. We hold the ability to vote in representatives who will honor every ones needs; such as a job that pays a wage that we can live on; a safe country to live in where our constitutional rights will not be violated in the name of safety.