User blog comment:Jeremiah Garland/Jeremiah's Depressing Predictions on the Future/@comment-7097825-20130614162711

1. I tend to agree that surveillance  atleast in the near future will increase. However, I feel that the Republican Party will have to become more libertarian to be competitive in future elections, so I feel like the surveillance state isn't set in stone, and that the patriot act and other simmilar legislation could well be repealled.

2. We could just impliment Austerity measures. However, It would be incredibly improbable as those who are dependent on the Government will never give up thier free benefits, and will make it almost impossible for the political group that wishes to institute Austerity to be elected.

3. Where the hell are you getting your numbers from? The highest population in the year 2160 predicted by any credible source on the topic is 17 Billion people. I would also like to point out that overpopulation is NOT a worldwide problem, and is only endemic to certain areas. Ideally, once a country is capable of feeding all of its people, it should then maintain a fertility rate of 2.11%. (In Europe they are not doing this, and as a result are suffering from underpopulation. Due to this underpopulation, immigrants from developing countries who are not responsible with family planning, are taking Europeans place. This is largely why Europe will have several majority Muslim nations  in Western, and Northern Europe within our life time.)

4. At the primary and secondary level, We need to leave control of education to the States to eliminate unneeded bureaucracy. We also need to invest more in charter schools. In additon, things like "No Child Left Behind" need to be eliminated, and no illegal immigrants should be allowed to attend Public school. I would like to point out however, that Higher education is NOT failing us right now, and is arguably stronger in America than anywhere else in the world. The main issue, about it is cost however, and there is an easy solution for this: Eliminate Federal Student loans. The reason College costs so much, is because Colleges know the Government will provide large loans to students, and thus can charge more. 50 years ago, when Federal Loans to students were not used nearly as often, people had to get loans for College from the Bank (who at the time were much more responsible, along with their customers...), who would not give College students huge loans because they did not have any real credit history. As a result, Colleges had to keep costs low.