Those issues affect me every, single day in a tangible primary fashion. The other problems, yes, are frustrating. Romney and Obama differ on how the feel towards funding that military industrial complex, and in a telling way given what you're discussing and the nature of the industrial complex.
As for national health-care, education, science, etc, they very noticeably and very starkly differ as well.
... I feel like you just supported what I was saying. My second post was simply an example of how they differ in meaningful ways.
This is not an either/or discussion. I see what you mean, that there is a very tangible difference between the current two candidates. On the other hand, two is a very limited choice. A lot of first world countries have multi-party systems and have some form of social democracy. Perhaps if it weren't for the first-past-the-post electoral system, the US might be a social democracy as well.
As for national health-care, education, science, etc, they very noticeably and very starkly differ as well.
... I feel like you just supported what I was saying. My second post was simply an example of how they differ in meaningful ways.