Top 10 Most Important Issues of the 2020 Presidential Election

This was possibly the most important issue of the last election, and that's a good sign. The US health insurance system is inefficient, overly complicated, and overly expensive. Millions still do not have coverage, and millions more are about to lose their coverage that they gained through the ACA in the next couple of years. Even if you're lucky enough to have insurance, lots can't even use it, thanks to high deductibles and premiums.

We need to make health insurance drastically more affordable and ensure that everyone has access to at least a basic level of coverage.

The destruction of a stable climate and healthy environment ultimately undermines our well-being as a species overall.

More extreme natural disasters, water shortages, and crop shortages because of drought, ocean acidification, etc., all undermine international security and our ability to live in a peaceful and safe world. Increasing the global average temperature by just 2 degrees Celsius would submerge entire nations, leading to a massive climate refugee crisis.

There are plenty of solutions that countries can use, such as clean energy, electric transportation, vertical farming, increased conservation, and responsible production and consumption through waste reduction, recycling, and composting.

Have incentives for nuclear families (one man, one woman) to stay married and have children. End funds to Planned Parenthood.

Abortion is a choice depending on beliefs, moral standards, lifestyle, and living circumstances.

Gun violence is horrible in the US. On top of that, despite being the richest country in the world, we also have the largest incarceration rate. I personally do not support any form of gun control, but I do agree that things need to change.

Schools are having to shut down sports and art programs, like music, dance, and art. By shutting down these programs, thousands of students are losing the option to succeed in "non-important" classes. There are students who struggle in the core classes but excel in encore classes. That's where some students find their passions. What would the world be like without architecture or fashion designers or even music? There would be nothing. There wouldn't be houses or clothes.

Education in the US is a complete joke. Public schools are underfunded, classrooms are too full, and the students are taught to take tests rather than actually strive to learn.

Not only would improving education in the US lead to more scientific research and such, but it would also provide a stimulus to our sluggish economy.

Over the past couple of decades, most countries have taken action to reduce the spread of nuclear weapons, but most agree that more needs to be done. Sadly, this wasn't a big issue in the last election. Hopefully, this will be brought up next time.

The continuation of the world depends on the appropriate handling of this grave issue. The intolerable 21st century, WW1, hyperinflation in Germany, WW2, totalitarianism, national socialism, and communism, when millions of people were annihilated, is a testament to the importance of this concern.

While the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are over on paper, we're still heavily involved in the region. Many citizens are upset about this and demand that we pull out completely from the Middle East. This will be a difficult but necessary topic for the next president to address.

The middle class has been crumbling for decades. The average wage is going down year after year, thanks to inflation. This is not the sign of a healthy economy. In a healthy economy, the average income should be increasing annually.

Hopefully, during the next election cycle, candidates will discuss this more and try to find ways to begin to rebuild the middle class.

The lower and middle classes are the backbone of this country, and it would halt to a stop if it weren't for us. We need to make them our complete priority when focusing on tax reform in the 2020 election. Big tax breaks, lower tax rates, bigger paychecks, bigger returns. Stop helping all of the companies of America and help the citizens of America for once!

The US has a very difficult and arduous immigration process. Streamlining that process and making it easier to legally immigrate to the US would serve to decrease illegal immigration by mitigating its benefits. This would address concerns over terrorism by being able to track immigrants more easily since they are legal. This would also serve to increase the workforce as well as the taxable population.

We currently have millions of immigrants living in the country illegally. Most conservatives wish to deport these undocumented immigrants and beef up border security, while most liberals want to offer these people a path to citizenship and make it easier for future immigrants to immigrate legally. Whatever your stance is, this is a vital issue.

Honestly, I can't remember this being talked about ONCE during the last election. We're currently around 20 trillion dollars in debt, and it's still continuing to grow. If it keeps growing, and our only option is to default, then the entire world will fall into an economic panic.

No matter what party you represent, almost everyone agrees that we need to be more careful with our money and we need to stop adding to the debt unless it's absolutely necessary.

Tax dollars need to stop being used towards other countries when we, in our own country, have our own needs, problems, and debt. There is a time and place for help, but the money sent to foreign countries needs to be regulated, treated properly, and used in moderation with an America first mindset so we will be able to take care of ourselves first.

Marijuana should be legal. It has been scientifically proven that THC and other cannabinoids such as CBD slow growth and/or cause death in certain types of cancer cells growing in lab dishes. Some animal studies also suggest certain cannabinoids may slow growth and reduce the spread of some forms of cancer.

People will need fewer pain pills, which will lead to less opioid addiction and fewer deaths. People like me would be able to actually sleep and not need to get prescribed sleeping pills or pills that cause sleep, like Xanax or trazodone.

While great things have been done for the civil rights of African Americans in the past, many believe that the same protections should be applied to those who belong to the LGBT community. This will be a controversial issue that needs to be discussed.

There should be cops at every school and tightened door security.

The only way to give the power to the people long-term is to change the system. Otherwise, it's the pendulum swinging red to blue to red, etc.

No doubt this should be everyone's top priority. Corruption affects every other issue.

Bondage, a new form of slavery that limits your earnings. If you make more, you pay more. With a large debt and no degree, a person becomes a slave for 20+ years before they can get some relief.

I wish that poverty will no longer exist in the future!

Give back users' privacy, divide Google, and grant immunity to Edward Snowden.

Build the wall. Hire hundreds more staff. Remove the incentive to cross illegally. End the anchor baby policy. Arrest and send back as soon as an illegal crossing occurs.

The world after this will never be the same again. We will be miserable for a while, dealing with something on the scale of the depression. I am not American, but this will be the biggest issue. This and healthcare are crucial now. A free healthcare system in the USA is going to happen. Trump has a lot to answer for, with him calling this a hoax. As a Briton, I am appalled at how Boris did not attend five COBRA meetings on it, the lack of PPE for NHS workers, the lack of testing, and how long it took to go into lockdown, with schools being open for too long as well.

This will, however, set global poverty back 30 years, and the effects will be huge in Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and Latin America, to name a few.