Most important problem in community
Divided country full of hate because of trump
The threat of Republicans winning in November
Too Many Bureaucrats not doing their jobs.
Republicans and white supremacists taking everything over.
they need to support deaf culture hire deaf people work!
A combination of things,not sure of just one problem.
Not enough people to fill jobs that are available
No real problems exist in my community at this time
Climate change disasters will affect all communities
people getting paid to stay home instead of working.
Inflation is the greatest problem right now in gas and food prices.
People more concerned with their own comfort than doing what's right to end the pandemic.
Businesses cannot find people who will work.
I think that the violence is an ongoing and difficult problem that we face.
Single Political Party rule in elective offices
To help the people in Urkraine as much as we can
Inflation and A lack of THE FOUNDATION OF GOD IN OUR FACILITIES
Inflation and ukraine immigrants in our country
Crime, higher gas prices, and food. Get rid of Biden and all the Dem's in the USA
Shortage of people willing to work/fill vacant employment opportunities
Hard to find competent & willing workers
well the fentanyl that Biden lets over the border, just 2 days ago they got 2 illegals with 50lbs of fentanyl & they told police the came across the border.. In Sterling Heights, Mi.
jobs available but seems nobody wants to work.
Democrats and Republicans not getting along
middle income people can't afford to live here
There is no jobs available or if there is people won't work
People thinking they don't need to work and let the government support them.
Employers not willing to pay wages or taxes
The death of a black man by a police officer
the moron in the white house and his whore vp
People not having extra income to come visit (tourist town).
An illegitimate president fucking America
Lack of good and affordable mass transit in many areas.
Rising prices for gas, utilities, and groceries.
Having a corrupt dementia ridden President.
the water contamination plume underground aquifer has nearly reached the river. But also inflation
The COVID vaccine rate should be much higher.
Car accidents, store theifts people shooting each other to solve their problems
Severe inflation, people cant afford to drive to work
Increasing costs of living and income not keeping up with those costs
The very high inflation, either we eat or not.
The most important problem facing my community today would probably be inflation. The average American citizen has had to limit the amount of money they spend on groceries and not travel far because of the gas.
The cost of renting homes is way to high. Not everyone has a 600 credit limit, but that should not hinder anyone from having a home.
To many people doing what they want to do.
People voting without having knowledge of what they’re voting for
Systemic inequality between rich and poor (low wages, unaffordable housing/food/healthcare)
Rampant mismanagement in local government, and overworked public servants who leave the system, and the internal systems start faltering for community services
NASDAQ getting fucking hammered by the Fed raising rates
Financial desparity between upper and lower classes
Inflation is causing prices to rise to the point where people cannot afford basin necessities.
This administration and all the lies politicians are able to get away with. No one holds them accountable & they don’t have to be transparent-as they should be per the constitution
Not enough people to fill the available jobs
I don't pay neough attention to goings-on in my community to answer this question with any amount of certainty. Sorry.
Most of the young people are moving away.
Growth of customer base in small rural community
income inequality/lack of worker’s rights
High prices on food, gas and other essentials
Water is still not good enough to drink.
Lack of better inclusion of minority populations
Not enough funding for Black Owned Businesses
Wealth gap between the white community and minorities.
Housing pricing. Apartments and houses cost so much that just living is a struggle.
no childcare and if you are a single mom (like myself), you cannot afford it.
Financial Issues, I've noticed a lot of my childhood businesses having to close down.
Inflation/cost of living is far too high
Theres a lot of unused buildings that need renovations and businesses to use them
Economic inequality that stems from loops and vacancies in the governing system and lack of third-party evaluations of the current governing efficiency and accuracy.
The rate of taxes going up on food and gas
The biggest issue in the comoi live in is racial inequality and white supremecists committing acts of violence onto black people
I think it is that people ate not will to go and work and it is affecting the economy by some business being short staffed and not being able to operate correctly
I would have to say the hardest thing in the community right now I was trust
The rising costs Is gas groceries everything is crazy
War in other countries costing inflation for
education being expensive and stuck with student loan
Biden policies causing eunemployment and inflation

Most important issues
Election year for Governor nothing will get done.
Stop wasting money on green energy technology and invest in coal or nuclear energy production.
Fix the damned roads we were promised and we paid for in taxes!!
Stop focusing on party politics, nothing is getting accomplished.
Work together to do something for the people.
Aside from the Qpublicans, Michigan is doing alright.
Eliminating idiotic regulations and bureaucracy
Lowering taxes and getting rid of the socialist
Reducing energy costs/reopening Line 5 pipeline
stop supporting the fake pandemic and fake vaccines
livable wage for longevity, more requirements/stipulations for welfare. Time limits for govenment assistance.
Get people off unemployment and state aid and make them go back to work
NOT passing stupid bills like FL’s don’t say gay
Bringing back the pipe lines, lowering taxes
Their own violations of the Constitution
Rising food and gas prices as well as mask mandates because we are still in the midst of a pandemic.
Getting people to work instead of collecting welfare!!!!
Democrats; protect voting rights—republicans; stop voter repression and actually listen to the majority of constituents
Prosecuting all the Flint water crisis participants
return our schools to conservative values
keeping critical race theory out of schools
I think getting people gainfully employed is definitely important to not only focus on but to offer a great deal of assistance to.
all the marijuana shops that are popping up all over
All voters should be allowed to vote without restrictions
Bringing the Foundation of God back into our Government
Getting all the immigrants and illegals out of our country and reopening our pipelines
How to provide training to fill skilled employee shortage
Making sure our water is safe & chemical free
well she just turn down a tax reductions and will not fix the roads, she said she will raise gas 45 cents for fix roads , so i asked what about electric cars , "opps i forgot" she said.
Helping people get out of debt that coronavirus put them in
The roads and people suffering financially.
Getting people off of assistance and get them working.
Deschedule cannabis, free all cannabis prisoners, and expunge their records
social problems, differeing value systems
figuring out a way to get people to go back to work
Maintaining green health services, ROADS
The election process. Gerrymandering. Making it easier to vote...not more difficult.
election security so we don't have a repeat of the corrupted 2020 election
Repairing the damage that Biden and Whitmer have done
Bigots in Michigan do away with income tax on seniors make Mich a right to work state
Getting people off of welfare and making them get a job!
How groups of people need to work together and stop hating anyone that thinks different.
Reversing taxes on pensions that was enacted by Republican governor Snyder
Quit spending our money we can't afford.
Defunding police, reinvest in social services
Obeying the Constitution in the bill of rights
Increasing gun rights by ending state based restrictions
The corruption in Washington and Detroit
Repair and upgrade the infrastructure (roads, mass transit, water and sewer, etc.)
Stop the Covid nonsense. No restrictions anywhere!
More attention to the U.P. and Northern Lower MI
fixing the dam roads in northern michigan
COVID prevention and protection, especially for children who are too young to be vaccinated.
The importance of COVID vaccinations in our communities.
Fast speed INTERNET made available to everyone
How to low thing .. And they need to live how they expect seniors to .
To get rid of Ben Frederick. He's a scourge on society
Roads, Bridges, and Affordable Internet Access
protect the integrity of Michigan's election system against Trump's attempts to dismantle it
emergency food stamps for family that don't usually qulify
Making sure people have enough money for food
Finding things that can lower the economy
Michigan pays the highest car insurance in the country, something must be done about this. Some of our roads/bridges are in desperate need of repair.
Voting rights, so we don't go even more backwards.
Fixing all the pot holes on the roads to prevent damages to our cars.
Illegal immigration and drug/sex trafficking
not sure im not invested in politics or the news
getting people self actualized and independant
Education, especially in providing equitable education to all students
Whitmer needs to stop being obstructionist
Fixing everyones unemployment they're still waiting on
Balancing living wage mandates with fiscal responsibility
rights of all voters, esp LGBTQIA+ folks
Tax relief and other programs to help alleviate the cost of living to help offset inflation.
CRT removed, taxes, Mi water problem, freedom of speech
Raising financial stability in our community
Housing issues, high rent, homeless population
lowering taxes so the working class can breath.
Focus on fixing the roads, especially Hillsdale County Michigan
Programs assist children & families in the foster care system, as well as to get people off assistance and into the workforce. Building small businesses up, making trade school & university cheaper and more universal so that all can attend
Preventing the spread of COVID-19 and its variants.
Do away with paying back unemployment money.
Reducing gasoline, sales, and property taxes.
Helping the onces that actually need help they worrying about the people who are scamming others or any yall there alot people struggling and yallnfail to see that
I only recently moved here, so I’m not sure
Those motherfuckers shouldn't touch a damn thing until they are replaced. Track record so far has been defied my expectations. At which point voting rights, infrastructure, police reform (including adding cops to placed that have none), and education reform in that order.
I can't pin point one. Just continue to make Lansing better
The extreme high prices for food, gas and other essentials
Anything other than the distractions they do focus on.
We will solve problems affecting people's livelihood.
Getting together as humans. Put people over money. They need to get together and not leave the room until there is agreement.
Helping the cities they represent we are struggling
Our roads and gas prices. Teachers wages need to be higher.
The most important issue to prevent societal collapse in terms of class division is to seek, evaluate, and hire a team that directly focuses on paperwork vs. actual work deficiencies and examines efficiency and socio-economic equality in absolute lack of effective evaluation of local governing bodies that are costing the state billions in deficits due to internal preference and determination to bend/break rules for a select few allowing upper-class vacation property owners to list their properties for sale and refuse to sell at full asking price cash because none of the homes are in truth for sale they are allowed by friends in local government to list their 2nd home for sale 6 months of the year to evade taxes while poor people cannot even find one home to purchase or rent because these owners are also local government officials and dominating the housing and rental properties raking in tons renting out homes they don't pay property taxes on. The inflation "estimate" must be evaluated in rural northern Michigan where the "actual" pay hasn't increased in 8 yrs but housing costs are set by HUD 2017 estimates and the local officials buy up properties & only rent terrible living conditions while the state and federal programs pay 1200/month and the people live in disgusting squalor. Yet, all the paperwork is good. Nobody is out asking the people. No third party evaluators have been allowed since the last governor executive ordered the third-party evaluation standards for the 2000 children he lost to sex trafficking through MDHHS. It's time to do the actual math and stop relying on HUD estimates from 2017. Stop reading the white papers doctored like the Italian Mob business books and start doing real evaluating. Evaluating externally.
They need to focus on the movements in the community
Domestic violence, racial inequality, racism, and stopping law enforcement committing unnecessary violence onto black people
All of them need to be focused on one at a time
Unemployment and the cost that inflation is having
Everything that they are not focusing on. That should sum it up
I say they need to focus on our economy helplessness and joblessness help people financially
The serious security issues that the students in college face. Specifically, women.
Fixing the roads and helping the poor community
Building up the economy by creating/allowing jobs to the people and not just government handouts.
Allowing people to go to the best school for them regardless of what district they live in.
I'm not sure exactly but they need to get it together
Affordable housing for low income people
Promoting things that are actually healthy
Opening up some of the closed down schools and paying teachers more
Fixing the roads would provide: a better domestic traveling experience; better tourist impressions of the state as a whole, and; more jobs for people to fix them.
Controlling the people that live in Lansing because people are being killed daily moreover, control violence and gun distribution
Getting American great again .stop all the killing.
Working for "We The People" instead of enriching themselves.
food shortage and getting kids in school
Getting Whitmer and her policies out of office

Using Federal American Rescue Act money - text
Only on things that were directly effected by Covid
Stimulus is not needed. The money should e sequestered for a rainy day.
Encouraging people on welfare to find jobs
A stimulus for social security recipients
Stop funding "awareness" and fund action

Why would you relocate - text
No more blue state blues. Tired of dealing with idiots
Local government and school governing officials are dangerous with their rhetoric.
government more closely aligned with my beliefs
To buy property and/or finally get out of the US
The local governments in northern Michigan are ignored and corrupt and the help and outreach is fake. You can be homeless with children and sleep in -13 weather. There is no assistance up here it's all fake. So many parents live through winter with babies in cars in the woods. You are denied assistance over and over. I have a genetic disorder could never get even 5.00 of help. It's terrible in Cheboygan County and Mackinaw City.

Why would you not ride in autonomous vehicle
I'm a control freak and would not be comfortable at all.
Safety. Also, it's a decadent waste of money, a disgusting excess of conspicuous consumption
I’m happy with driving myself. I don’t like riding much with other drivers and riding with no driver scares the hell out of me.
I don't trust relying totally on technology. Computers are not as smart as people and can't evaluate unusual situations.
I seen enough glitches in my years in technology industry that it's not worth it
I like to be in control. Even though I know the safety records are good it still makes me feel unconfortable
I Like to be in control of where I travel and how I travel.
at this point the technology is still in it's infancy and there are still major safety concerns to work out
If autonomous equates with self-driving, I will not use such for my transportation needs.
Don't trust it. Too much potential for deadly mistakes. Machines are not infallible.
I don't believe in the concept, trust the technology nor am I going to be forced to accept and use it. Personal choice must remain the main factor and refusal must be an option. I like driving my way...not some stupid programmed way.
I like driving and I do not trust an autonomous vehicle.
The little that I have read about it is not encouraging.
I do not trust the vehicle to be safe for me.
I do not trust total tech control on anything. Things should be handled by human beings and not machines. That is creating only pure laziness and uselessness.
They are too dangerous and not dependable.
I don't like or trust technology to do the thinking and/or keep me safe. I would literally be worried sick the entire time so even if the ride went without incident it would still be terrible for my health.
I don't know what this means to comment on it.
I would have trust issues in that type of vehicle.
That technology doesn't impress me much. I can drive myself.
because cars can't predict what other drivers will do or see blinf spots or bad drivers
To much of a risk. Wouldn't be comfortable
They are not safe now and I am unsure when the tech advances will get to where I think otherwise
Lack of trust at this stage of development. U of M's testing has shown several points of concern. Though I do believe it will improve with time.
I do not trust them and am not interested in them.
I would rather drive myself, don't trust a driverless car
I wouldn't trust the automobile's ability to safely maneuver
There are too many obstacles on American roads for them to operate completely safely.
Like the old fashioned driver. Not sure of all the electronics involved with autonomous vehicles. It needs much longer research.
I don’t want my life in the control of technology
do not know anything about this so am not willing until i learn much more about the autonomous vehicle
I like to be the one driving and in control of what happens to me
do not feel they are safe for passengers or other drivers on the road
Don't feel comfortable with some one else driving
No need, I have a car, it's 24 years old and it works for me just fine. The Democrats want to get rid of all engines in the USA but the people will not let them, it will be all out war against the Dem's in the near future.
I would not feel safe, these cars will not be able to be supported with the electric system that is being developed for a long time so why do you ask these silly questions there is a lot of work to be done before we can safely use these cars, lets take this one step at a time.
i would not feel in control. don't feel safe if no driver
Feel vulnerable and helpless, scared of others
I like to be in control. There is some talk on social media that the government wants autonomous vehicles so that they can take over and take us away.
I know what it takes to make an autonomous vehicle. If you knew too you would stay away too.
they are not safe yet, I read about crashes with them
Because I would like to have control over the car if something happens
technology can break or glitch, I won't put m y life in the hands of something that can malfunction
I don't know enough about what the word is to say whether or not I would do it
I would not trust my life to a machine that I do not control.
Autonomous vehicles take away the skills of driving
I am a retired auto technician and I don't believe the technology can be depended on
I do not think the technology is safe 100% yet.
I’m not sure what that is. If it means no driver that is scary.
I prefer to be in control of my vehicle and not rely on a computer or machine to do it.
I would want to see autonomous vehicles kill their passengers rather than injuring somebody else.
Would need more info about vehicles before I would ride in one
Lack of control in a potentially dangerous situation
Technology is not yet proven for safety - like riding with a teenager.
I don’t fully trust the technology of them at this point
I do not trust a vehicle that is driven by a computer
Not safe at all and I don't trust the people that program computers and software.
they are not safe, they can not choose what to do in a no win situation ie: hit the grandma who just walked out in front of you or swerve into the mother pushing a baby stroller
I work with the people developing the technology, and don't think it is close enough for real world use
Clearly feel they are unnecessary and most of all they are 99 percent unsafe
Technology always takes time to be perfected.
I idea of no human behind the wheel is very frightening
If I am in a vehicle, I want to drive it myself, or have another licensed and trustworthy driver in control.
I don't trust them. Been to many accident.
Because Tesla's on autopilot kill people
Not interested! Rural people have different. needs in vehicles than city people. We need heavy duty vehicles for hauling farm animals and heavy duty trailers. It is outrageous to think EVERYONE should have these useless, stupid and dangerous vehicles. It is expensive to install charging stations and when a battery for one of those vehicles dies, it is extremely expensive to replace. Dumb! Dumb! Dumb! Government control.
Because I have no control and I don't trust them at all and never will.
I like driving and oppose anything that takes that away from me. Additionally, I feel like autonomous vehicles are a security risk in many ways. They may collide with an unseen obstacle in front of them if a car that had previous obstructed view of the obstacle suddenly darts out of the way. Also, they open the door for software failures (or insecurities) literally killing people (like occurs in Amazon's Upload to Robbie Amell's character).
Don’t trust machines to perform as safely as manual vehicles.
I don't need to. It's an unnecessary expense to tack on to your car. And while I believe that the autonomous vehicle can move well enough in a city, in rural areas animals, such as deer are far more unpredictable than people. I don't believe the car would stop in time to avoid hitting a deer, or would even see the potential for danger in a deer on the side of the road.
I previously worked as a test driver and have used them. I have seen too many flaws and circumstances that the programming doesn't suit.
I will never trust them. Human decisions rule.
Sorry, my life is too important to allow a car to make decisions I should be making
It is a stupid concept. If you want things safer, enforce the law, get illegals without a license or without being able to speak and read English off the road.
I don't think they are quite safe enough yet to trust. And the companies manufacturing them don't hold enough liability.
I like to have control of my vehicle. It isn't proven safe. Technology is not making us smarter, it is making us dumber. Add more things that something else does for us and we will ruin civilization in the long run.
I don't want to support big tech by using their silly self driving cars
Don't trust it with all the potholes in the roads, animals that go across roads, and other drivers.
I don't know what type of vehicle that is plus I don't drive
I think it is unsafe. Also, I do not trust hackers. There may be times when I need to control my car.
I don't trust autonomous vehicles. I would rather drive a car myself and be in complete control of the vehicle.
I don’t trust computers to drive me I can drive just fine myself
Since, as I specified I have never heard of an autonomous vehicle, I would take no chances.
Not safe. We do not need to be in the control of robots. Not safe.
I would never set foot in a autonomous vehicle because I have lots of experience with computers and apps and software, etc and I'm not about to entrust my life to some driving AI that could take a crap at any moment. What happens if you're flying down the highway and some kids hack your vehicle and drive you off a bridge or maybe you just get the Blue Screen Of Death on it's meaning becomes literal because the brakes fail or the accelerator glitches and plows you into a wall or an train or an on coming vehicle? I know, the odds maybe low, but I'll bet you a coke, right now, there will be an "average AV mishap deaths per year" when these things become more common, and everyone knows it! ...Sorry, got in my old man feels!
I just would rather have conrol over my car that is why I drive a stick
I'm still not sure I'm comfortable riding in a vehicle controlled 100% by artificial intelligence
i would prefer to drive myself for my safety
I don't trust that technology. I think it is untested and potentially unsafe. I am much more comfortable being firmly in charge of my car. Cars are very dangerous and I don't trust other drivers let alone a computer with no eyes.
Too many negative factors, such as the mix of autonomous and manually controlled vehicles, bad actors compromising transportation networks, programming flaws.
I would not trust the tech until it had more research
I have no trust or desire to have anything to do with autonomous vehicles ever
I don't think this is the way of the future. People love to drive.
I do not trust an algorithm to properly handle all situations.
Too easy for the technology to be hacked - until it becomes impossible to hack into the software that controls autonomous vehicles, I will never trust my life to a system that I do not have absolute control over.
Computers have never functioned correctly at all times for as long as we have been using them. While this is also true of people, there is a reasonable line of culpability and responsibility that we have built into our entire transportation ecosystem with human drivers.
Why would I? It may be better to WALK! SAFER ALSO.
I use a vehicle to do errands and appointments. I don't want the extra cost for an autonomous vehicle and I do not feel safe riding in one.
If I were to drive in a car, I would want to be in control of the car. I am not a LAZY millennial.
I will be in control of my vehicle. Forcing electric and driverless is not good.
I don’t feel safe with the idea. Plus, Elon Musk is a big player in this arena and I do not trust him at all. He is selfish, unpredictable, and generally evil.
I want to have a human in control of my car.
I want to be in control of my own destruction.
Because I am not comfortable with a machine driving me around. It cannot anticipate some unexpected actions that humans can.
Their has been crashes and will be more I’m out
because I dont like other people driving me
It scares me too much. I don’t trust technology with my life.
I don't feel comfortable riding in that type of vehicle thank you.
Because it’s not a human being driving some thing and besides we’re not in the future where there’s no one driving
I would not because you don’t know who else is on the road and the ability to stop or swerve out of the way is always an option in your own vehicle not a vehicle you aren’t driving.
Because man I mean think about it dude technology everything people hack into stuff steal identity what happens if that car has an error and you crash and die what are you going to say that I trust people to drive I don't trust machines
I am not comfortable with not being totally in charge.
I would be concerned about machine malfunction
I would not feel comfortable with this type of technology
I don't like the idea of vehicles driving themselves.
I don't trust not being able to be in charge of my car.
I would rather learn manual driving and not have an autonomous vehicle

How concerned dangers of autonomous vehicles - text
Vulnerability to someone else taking control
total theft of privacy and outside control of vehicle by nefarious people
Tires going bad, battery cost and how many times will be charged until it goes bad. There are question the auto co's are not telling people about these vehicles. I don't trust them or their vehicles.
It not seeing a hazard ahead causing crash
Unexpected events while in an automated vehicle
Increased data collection of users by big tech
GPS issues from the tilt above the 45th parallel that still causes tourists to get lost in Northern Mi.
Cost of repairs/Skilled technicians that can work on AV

Why did covid make autonomous vehicles more acceptable
The population is getting older - we're going to need those autonomous vehicles! And maybe it would mean better driving on the road and less car accidents.
Less public interaction so less transmission of virus
Society normally accepts a technology the longer it is around and viewed.
Don't need a driver - one less person in the car
I think people would like to travel alone in their own vehicles.
The ai used is becoming more sophisticated.
human contact make transmission of covid possible.AV's obviate that
we would have flying people drones by now if Brandon did not stop them, I was working on this 4 years ago, and NO pilot
People are lazy and technology will allow people to push for it. Rich governments money will push to weaken unions and the middle class.
because there is no issue of social distance having a driver
Better for seniors and people who cannot or do.not wish to drive and people without licenses
It is very important that they are all good
Autonomous vehicles are more safe and secure to acceptable. And also reliable and dependable to drive morning noon and night.
Because the technology will improve and make the vehicles safer. It's also a good option for people you can't or don't drive.
I believe that when autonomous vehicles are proven from vigorous testing, they will be acceptable.
Cost, no human interaction, and safety features (AV less likely to crash than human drivers)
Better technology cheeper cost better government relagitions
Less work, easier to drive for some people. Some people will like it because their hands will be free to use the phone.
People are aging out, and some can't drive or see too well, so I think it's a great idea for that kind of vehicle
Transmission of illness prevention and people are scared of each other so it elminates that fear
Because you don’t have to communicate with a driver
Their sharing of information from one vehicle to another will make autonomous vehicles thousands of times safer than human driven vehicles. They've simulated and shared info on millions of more hours driving than any human ever.
Fewer people for jobs = more automation, plus it's just a matter of time. When people see what we can do, what we've been able to do already for years but haven't yet perfected, the perception will follow reality for once.
Because that fact that times change and we are (at least in our minds) a very technologically advanced culture.
Autonomous vehicles will be more acceptable to people who appreciate them.
Less interaction between people will lead to more acceptance
Autonomous vehicles will be more acceptable because it will make it simpler for humans to go about there day in the future
People don't have to rely on taxes or ride shares like lift or Uber
People need it especially if we are in a pandemic less old people will be riding the bus spreading the virus, they can be in a car that drives its self.
Popular now and going to be more economical
were in a time where people are buying anything new that seems cool but im not like them im always wary
Because there would be less chances to spread viruses.

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Agnostic with sympathy for “corporate” church (ex: Eastern Orthodox, catholic, episcopal, Presbyterian etc and utter contempt for fundamentalist evangelicals.
Believe Jesus dies for my sins but not affiliated with a group
Appreciative of life and undecided on spirituality

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