I need a topic

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Since I'm here, let the glorious internets help.

I need a good topic for a persuasive speech I have to make.
I'm having trouble narrowing down a good topic. I don't want to do something that's been over done like heath care or abortion... but it has to something concise and something that can pertain to the general populace.
I'm terrible at finding topics... but I know once I get focused one I can put it together well...


Suggestions?

Marriage equality?

establishing a nationwide public transportation system out of interconnecting local county transit bus systems? It would make travelling across the country, or even just across your local county relatively easy. A person could then easily travel to anywhere in the country even if they don't own a car.

public transportation between cities where i live is fairly established in my county, but i know alot of counties in this state and others that are either lacking or hideously inadequate.

lol I'm rather passionate about marriage equality.

I like that idea.

I was reading some more and got an idea of modifying the current existing HSR plan to use mag-lev trains. I was thinking that since mag-lev trains can run on an elevated track, they could theoretically be above or near the current existing rail system or even the interstate highway system without having to induce major changes to the current rail system and/or rezone nearby properties for creating new track.

Currently the only HSR(and a stretch at that) is Amtrak's Acela Express from Boston to New York. However it truly pales in comparison to modern HSR systems in Europe and Asia. Part of the problem in implementing it though is that dedicated track has to created for HSR trains since the current rail system can't support modern high speed trains... So I was thinking that perhaps a mag-lev train might be a better alternative since it wouldn't require the existing rail tracks to be modified or expanded. That and mag-levs are just as fast as the HSR trains.

... but again I'm not really sure how to tell people to support such a plan though. Write your congressman? ... I think I need to come with something better than that.