While this sounds like a political post from the title, it isn't, really. It's about our quality of life here in America.

It used to be that certain things were like dog whistles politically. If you wanted to get a party in line behind you, you ran on platforms about controversial issues that didn't have a lot of gray area, like gun control or abortion. If the midterms had been held closer to the time of the Supreme Court leak about Roe vs. Wade, I think our elections might have been colored by this. It would be much the same if an incident occurred that made us genuinely fear for our right to bear arms.

But as it stands, people are really worried about two things and both of these greatly affect the lives we're living right now.

Those things are the economy and crime.

Those two things are making it difficult for many Americans to get by financially or even exist safely. Of course, the two go hand in hand. If you fix the economy, some of the crime will disappear. But we've also experienced a dramatic shift in mindset so there's more to fixing this violent crime wave than just making sure everyone is employed.