The government has been over budget for years. This has led to a slew of problems, all of which could gather to create long-running problems for this great country. By this point, following a deep recession set off by a housing market crash that was impossible to miss, most people are more aware than ever before that overspending is a major problem. Generally, people have looked beyond their usual direct tv days and became more aware about the economy. But with the government continuing to spend freely, it seems as if politicians haven’t learned to tighten the spending reins in quite the same way as the average citizen.

This has led to changes on many fronts. The Tea Party has been born recently, seemingly created out of thin air by people dissatisfied with how the government has been being run. Closer to home, each person seems to pay a bit more attention to what the political leaders propose. This evidenced itself in the last election cycle, in which many more incumbents than average were defeated. People are far more interested in a fresh idea that may or may not work than they are in ones that merely plod on, following a tried and true theme. It’s the tried and true method that seems to have led to the country’s problems, so anything fresh is granted more than average leeway.

It’s up to each citizen to empower themselves in the voting process to make their voices heard. Unlike politicians who seem largely deaf to the concerns of the future as contrasted with those of today – and the next electoral cycle – most people care deeply about the direction the country heads over the next twenty years. In order to do their part, each person needs to vote!