America the Great

Three problems with America:
One problem began in the 1980s with former President Ronny Reagan. His "war on drugs" could in theory be good, if done correctly. Instead, Reagan's war has wasted billions and billion of dollars, targeting users and addicts, rather than distributors. In the 1980s congressed passed a 100:1 law with crack cocaine. Crack was a popular street drug because it is cheap, and easy to make. The new 100:1 law made it so 5 grams of crack cocaine received a minimum sentence of 5 years, while in it's purer form 500 grams of cocaine received a minimum sentence of 5 years. The crack epidemic of the late 80s and 90s resulted in a widening education gap between whites, blacks, and hispanics. The education gap has lessened since then, but is still prevalent.
Another problem is our health care system. At the increasing rate of the cost of health care, we might not even have it in 40 years, when my generation will need it. The political parties we have now can not come to an agreement, they only argue that their side is better and the opposing belief is flawed, never coming to a consensus.