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My top priority would be to end wars on concepts that cost billions of dollars and have no end in sight. I'd start by ending the nearly 100 year-old War on Drugs, which has done absolutely nothing to abate drug use in the U.S.

Next, I would end the War on Terror. Sure, the U.S. has enemies that we must remain vigilant against, but we should identify those enemies, try to engage them diplomatically, then resort to military action as a last resort. For an idea about how the War on Terror will turn out, take a look at the previously mentioned War on Drugs.

Next, I would end the War on Poverty. For almost 50 years the federal government has spent trillions of dollars trying to keep people out of poverty. Unfortunately, it has only served to perpetuate a cycle which keeps people in poverty.

You can never win a war on a concept. You just end up spending a bunch of money that could be better spent tackling tangible initiatives.