I ran with education -- why? Well, if our kids are smarter.. they should be more inclined to care about a wide variety of issues and elect better folks to address those issues.
I think one of the big problems we have today is that the averager person doesn't much know or care how the healthcare system works... or what the point of social security is.. or what it takes to immigrate legally.. etc. We hear a soundbite on tv and run whatever that four or five word bit said because on the surface it makes sense.
Whoops, I just realized.. I was only supposed to "explain" if I picked other. Bad Kraven Bad!