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So my big question is what's going to happen now.

Democrats have a majority in Congress and the presidency. What kinds of things are going to be passed? What's the future of the US and the world economy?

Any predictions?

Well, they have 56 as of now.

I am a little bit concerned. Universal health care? Not a good idea practically.

That and social security, taxes, and the budget.

I really wish I knew. That and my generation has to inherit the debt from yours and generations back. And I really don't want to pay for old people's social security that I won't actually get since the system is so immensely flawed.

But I really would like to go college.

obama won! =D!!!!!!!

I'm worried too. I'm afraid Obama is going to die. I'm a moderate Republican by the way and mad. A ban on Gay Marriage just passed in my state, along with banning heterosexual civil unions. They just killed two different groups of people. Huh, I bet you never heard that from a Republician.

I hope gun control that Obama is thinking up doesn't pass. We are allowed to have guns; it is in the Bill of Rights.

Well, he got more people to vote at least. That is a good thing, right? *still disappointed that Mccain didn't win*

Muahaha, we liberals fooled you all!
To say that Obama is anti-gun is a half truth. I think where people get this idea was a handgun ban he supported in Illinois. He's always supported sportsmen and more importantly people who hunt to eat, it's the illegal gun dealers he doesn't support. I think above all that's what he was trying to accomplish with the handgun ban even though I doubt it is very effective.
Anyway, I say all that to say this: he isn't going to step into the White House on day 1 and put gun control policies into motion. There are much MUCH bigger fish to fry. It's more likely that we'll see changes with gun laws in a year or two, but they will mainly be state by state and local bans if there are any bans at all.

And Cindy, I can certainly understand why socialized medicine would be of a concern to you. For those of us who plan to go into the health professions (word up!), it's important to know what it will mean for us. However that main question is will it benefit our country better than our current system. Really that depends on how you look at it.

It's a shocker to most people that the United States, the best country in the world, is 37th on the World Health Organization's ranking of countries and their health care systems. Below Chile, below Cyprus, below Singapore; even Taiwan has a lower rate of infant mortality than our country. Much improvement is needed, and what better way to do that than to have the government assure you that you will never be denied proper care? To have hospitals funded by our tax dollar makes just as much sense as schools benefiting from taxation as well.

France is an excellent example as to the wonders of universal health care. On average we pay nearly twice as much a year on our health then the French. Though physicians make less money in France, medical school is tuition free for those who make the cut. There also aren't these month long waiting lists like what you have in Canada and Britain for something as simple as a CT scan.
With 53% (middle class) of our country is struggling to pay their medical bills and another 12% (poor) can't get medical care at all unless is emergency care, tell me why something like a socialized medical system hasn't happened yet! Really, tell me. I'd like to know oppositions/questions.

I agree with you completely about people who rely on government hand outs. People have such a sense of entitlement these days. Habitat for humanity has it right: if you're going to get this help, you need to show us that you're earning it. Those people have to work 300 hours. Going back to FDR and the Great Depression people wanted a hand up, not a hand out. They WORKED for the help the government gave them. Ingenious.

One thing Obama has going for him is the help he wants to give college kids. I pay 2,500 hundred a year for college, but Obama says he will give me a 4,000 dollar credit in exchange for 100 hours of community service. That will cost the American people 10 billion a year, but imagine what kind of opportunity that would give the less fortunate if he fulfills his promise.

The times that are ahead of us are going to be hard. It wouldn't have mattered who we elected, we've got some major crap to deal with. Obama has made a lot of promises that can help our country greatly if they are achieved, but like he said last night we can't expect this to happen in 4 years or 8 years or maybe even 20. We've dug quite a hole for ourselves, and the only thing we can do is become more involved. We have to be the next great generation that steps up to the plate, sacrifices, and above all else never quits.

Barack is really adamant about bringing jobs back to America. On his infomercial he talks about giving thousands (I forget the number exactly) of dollars worth of tax cuts to companies for every American they employ. He doesn't support the crap Bush pulled with giving tax cuts to businesses shipping American's jobs oversees for cheaper wages. That right there could help the economy a lot if it happens. We'll know if it will happen sooner rather than later.

On a quick side note, rich people need to be giving much more in taxes. Screw Joe the Plumber, if you can afford to give more to your country I believe you absolutely should.