Pensacola, FL Reduce spending by eliminating 90 percent of all politicains and their "staffs." Alias Irrelevante
Ensuring an equitable medical care, and education system....for all
Helena, 31
Sydney AUSTRALIA
Definitely the children. I'd make sure they had the proper parents, the proper education, and all their basic needs met. They are, after all, the people who will be running this country later: they should be the top priority on everyone's list.
Nicole
Elk Grove, CA
That's nearly impossible to say; there's so much that's important. I know I'd put a lot of emphasis on undoing the damage that people have done to the world, although I have this theory that humans are by nature destructive.
Karen, 20
Marshelltown/Ames, IA
I would make education--for all ages--my first priority. One prime target would be the disadvantaged school districts, whether rural or urban. I would increase Head Start money, provide outreach services for every family--not just the kids, but the parents--for prenatal care, child development advice, nutrition information and other in-home education that proved necessary.
Jill, 59
Saylorsburg, PA
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happines for everyone (and I mean everyone). This means that all had the opportunities to fully participate in society and life the life they really wanted. This would mean ensuring challenging and exciting learning environments, having access to health and medical resources, the ability to live in safe and non-harmful surroundings, access to information and goods of all sorts, and the support of an involved community be they parents, teachers, work colleagues or family. Too many people (children especially) are given up on because they are too poor, too powerless, or simply not deemed important. So much waste. I apologize for the polemics.
Felicia, 34
Somerville, MA
If I were the leader of my country: my number one priority would be to see to it that all citizens, regardless of income, have the same access to education, which would enable a more equal playing field for getting the good jobs.
Ernest, 28
Washington, DC
2) Call all of my ex-girlfriends and mock them.
3) Declare war on the heathen bitch-dogs in America! King Anthony, The Somewhat Unpleasant, 24
Baton Rouge, LA Decent food and shelter for everyone in our country. Laura, 34
Lowell, MA The straight answer is education.
The smartass answer is to give my parents enough money so my dad could stop working, establish myself as Goddess Supreme, and have a decadent court with cute boys in loincloths. *sigh* Alright, education. Amy, 23
Baton Rouge, LA Leading a country is a very huge responsibility. I think there are many 'number one' priorities to consider. Peace, growth, productivity, etc. The list goes on. It's too hard to just pick one. Or maybe I just lack leadership qualities… Ray, 17
Toronto CANADA I think a complete and total reorganization of the government is in order. There's got to be something wrong with a system that hasn't been tweaked in over 200 years. Kristin, 20
IA USA