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We've Got Issues by Meredith Bagby

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her generation might be persuaded to change their behavior by a general, nonpartisan appeal written by one of their own. Although this is an admirable goal, Bagbys prose falls considerably  short of her expressed goals, largely due to the writers intense desire to appeal to her readership and present them in the best possible light, while simultaneously castigating them for  their apathetic involvement in the political process. Bagby, more or less, informs her peers that it is up to them to become involved  and save the country and make a difference. Otherwise, she warns that they may find conditions in the US deteriorating to the extent that they it may become advisable to  move to New Zealand, where the taxes are low and the "climate is temperate." To keep the country going, Bagby warns her generation that they must become more involved politically.  This fact, she assures her readers, is as sure as the "foam on your latte." Making coffee references is a central  theme of the book, which is not surprising as the dedication informs the reader that the book was written in a Starbucks. In fact there are so many references to  Starbucks that one can only hope that Bagby at least received some free coffee. As this suggests, Bagby tries so hard to ingratiate herself to her intended audience with hundreds  of pop-culture references that, ultimately, this causes her to overshoot her goal, never fully addressing the issues that truly matter, according to her title. The bulk of Weve Got Issues  is divided into short chapters, which are entertainingly written, covering such subjects as the federal budget, Social Security, Medicare, income inequality, education, etc. In these chapters, Bagby endeavors to outline