Do you remember the movie back to the future? It was based in the year 1987 and the main characters traveled to the year 2000; were flying cars and hover boards are the way of transportation. Look at us now we are in the year 2008 and we are struggling to make a better way of life. This is amazing how things have changed in our views and lives.
The generation before mine is the leaders of corporate America. They are the ones who believe that they can strive to make more money for the company. These yuppies made a lot of money using the stock market and the internet and now have nothing to show for it but material possessions and major scandal. Think about this transition America was known for being innovative and reliable in boosting jobs and the economy. Now America is known for big business and being leaders of the free world. Our great nation has strived to be number one in the world in military power, Business, and science. Now I don’t mind being number one but I noticed we forgot something along the way quality. Would you rather go to Johnson and sons’ hardware store that has been in Pleasantville America for years or the new Wal-Mart that just developed in the outskirts of town? Johnson and son’s was a great place and they had the store in our little town America for over 15 years. Wal-mart is cheaper and has more parts, electronics, and tools then that old hardware store sorry old man Johnson. I remember watching a documentary stating that Americas growing industries strive to provide the people with the best products and a guarantee to make your life a little easier. Our leaders have turned a blind eye to all the in house kinks just to get elected. Insurance companies support senators and congressmen, which leads to unfair prices and stipulations in the peoples policies. Big Business develops rebates in order to promise you something and not deliver by saying you didn’t fill out the form correctly or the check was lost in the mail. All companies have a team of people brainstorming on how to beat last weeks numbers and generate more sales. They outsource many jobs to other countries in order to pay less and not offer any benefits. The justice system is easily influenced by a certain few who have the finances to buy freedom and justice. The peoples’ cry has fallen on deaf ears lately we are know noticing a ego driven popularity contest when we are all in need of change. From all the promises of a fantastic future were our imaginations can deliver a world changing idea. Hover cars were not made, instead we are trying to be the first on Mars and launch satellites that can monitor anywhere on the earth. We don’t have robots doing our bidding instead we are trying to find a more efficient way to conserve energy. We do not have easy space travel program for commercial use, instead we are launching satellite after satellite into space to monitor earth and yet we still took a long time to acknowledge greenhouse gas and global warming. If this is the outcome of a future promised o my generation what is the outcome of a future that is not promised to the next generation?