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There are points in the history of our country where the government loses sight of the needs of its citizens and change is necessary. I believe that we live today in one of those moments. The world around us is rapidly changing, and the government is clearly not equipped to meet the needs of the people. Unlike others running for this position who claim to understand the American public and the working class, I truly know what it is like to grow up with parents who owned a small business and earned minimum wage. My family moved several times when I was a kid, so I have experienced many different ways of living, and I have seem how much where you live determines what opportunities are available to you. Who do you want to represent you, someone who grew up experiencing the same struggles and successes you have or an elite pretending to understand the feelings, thoughts, and ambitions of the working class?
America needs a new direction. There are too many people leading this country that will never see the results of the actions they are taking, and the legislation they are passing. For the American government to truly represent its people, we need leaders who understand the issues that the working class is going through, and who are connected to the needs of the general public. Many of those who are in charge have never held a minimum wage job, worked long hours or struggled to pay rent. Even if they have, for many it was so long ago that they don't know the experiences of the working class today.
To create change, we need someone new, someone who is willing to take risks and do what it takes to improve the lives of the American people. Healthcare is one of these things that needs to improve. Why should healthcare be tied to your job? I believe that everyone - regardless of who they are or where they work - deserves the right of medical care when they need it. The current healthcare industry is overcharging Americans for subpar services, and without intervention there is no way to improve the system. Childcare is another essential service that has become prohibitively expensive. In all 50 states, childcare is more expensive than rent, which leaves many working class families to decide between caring for their child or going to work to support them and their families. This is not a decision parents should have to make, and it needs to end now.
Instead of taxpayer money going to programs such as these to improve their lives, it ends up going to fund wars in other parts of the world. America has no reason to bomb other countries in the name of "peace." Doing so is a waste of money, government resources and often leads to escalation, not treaties. The default stance of the United States when a war breaks out between two other countries is now to pick a side and send them billions in bombs, tanks and planes rather than attempting to negotiate a deal diplomatically. Do you want your tax dollars to be spent funding violence and contributing to thousands of deaths? By focusing on diplomacy, we can waste less money and gain better outcomes with less violence.
Another area that needs to be addressed today is our changing climate. Those in office today voting on legislation will not see the effects of their actions tomorrow. We need someone who values the future of this country and the entire world moving in to the future. In 1932, Franklin Roosevelt introduced his New Deal to support the American people and to help the country to recover from the Great Depression. In the same spirit of this legislation, I support the green new deal which is an economic policy to bring our country into a new era of green energy and bring millions new jobs to Americans. Climate change is not a problem of the future; its impact can already be clearly seen whether in rising sea levels, record breaking temperatures or something else. We need a solution to this issue, and we need it now.
The generation in power has held it for too long, and it is time pass the torch to a new group. It is time for the new working class of America to take control of our nation and move into the future. No longer will we be stuck in the past, support me for a new direction. Thank you.