Financial planning is important,
both at the personal level and at the federal level. Careful personal financial
planning is wise since it can help you to prepare for the future and avoid
overspending. Likewise, the United States has to know how much it has to spend
and what expenses it has in order to pay its most important debts first and
budget for the others. Unfortunately, though, even the best laid plans don’t
always pan out in the way hoped for. A perfect example of this is the recent
climate changes in the west and the subsequent fires it has caused. A recent
report from Yahoo! Finance declares
that over 200 square miles of forest are burning in Yosemite National Park
right now and that thirty-six other fires are raging in eight of the states in
the west.
While forest fires are obviously incredibly dangerous and
have the potential to destroy for-profit crops, homes, and more, dealing with
them and with the other effects of climate change is expensive. 2013 marks the
second subsequent year that the United States has gone above and beyond its
budget for fighting wildfires. In fact, the federal government is now
requesting additional funds from other government organizations. Tragic events
related to climate changes cost the United States a whopping $100 billion last
year, and more problems could be on the horizon if things don’t change for the
better soon.
The really sad thing is that climate changes could be
controlled if humans were not so wasteful and damaging to the environment.
Naperville residents can do their part by reducing energy usage and trying to
be as environmentally concerned as possible.
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