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President Obama's speech to the nation
Tonight the United States of America, and the whole world witnessed history, as the first African- American president addressed the congress and the american people. The speech wasnt his greatest ever but i beleive he was trying to calm the people down and leen their fears. Now without bringing any race isues into this thread i would to see what members here at MH thought of his speech.
Personally i am wondering how the gov"t purposes for all these things they want to do is going to be paid for? We are running up national debt at an alarming rate. Many of things the President wants to do need to be done but we also have to have a way to able to pay all this back. Passing it on to our children and grandchildren is not the right thing to do. I know he is saying that they will cut 2 trillion off the debt in the next 10 years, but if they keep spending the way they are, how are the going to cut debt.
So i would like to hear from other members if they are less fearfull, and what you think about the spending they are doing. Again please leave any race issues out of this thread and if you plan on being nothing but nasty about our new President please dont.... thanks
Personally i am wondering how the gov"t purposes for all these things they want to do is going to be paid for? We are running up national debt at an alarming rate. Many of things the President wants to do need to be done but we also have to have a way to able to pay all this back. Passing it on to our children and grandchildren is not the right thing to do. I know he is saying that they will cut 2 trillion off the debt in the next 10 years, but if they keep spending the way they are, how are the going to cut debt.
So i would like to hear from other members if they are less fearfull, and what you think about the spending they are doing. Again please leave any race issues out of this thread and if you plan on being nothing but nasty about our new President please dont.... thanks
I believe he had been coached on making his speech more upbeat and positive after all the Doom and Gloom and rebuking of the last few weeks I too am concerned about the spending and how it is going to been paid,our children and grandchilden will inherit the debt.
I think it would be great for every American that has the potential (good grades) and the desire to be able to go to college. Of course not EVERY American wants to continue their education or has the potential. It would be illogical for every person of a nation to be college grad CEOs or doctors etc. There must always be the service people. LOL, Who would clean the doctors offices? And wait on people in restaurants? So I'm sure Obama is talking about those that really want college, should have a way to get there.
I'm not thrilled with all this bail-out stuff and running up the national debt, but I don't think I like the idea of a worsening economy and more people loosing their jobs, homes etc. and families becoming homeless, not able to feed their kids and the old folks not able to afford their meds. The money will be spent one way or another. If we don't do something to get things back on track, then more money will have to go to welfare, unemployment, shelters, nursing homes, etc.
The country is bleeding out, and it needs to be stopped, and hopefully find a way to deal with paying for the bandage.
I'm not thrilled with all this bail-out stuff and running up the national debt, but I don't think I like the idea of a worsening economy and more people loosing their jobs, homes etc. and families becoming homeless, not able to feed their kids and the old folks not able to afford their meds. The money will be spent one way or another. If we don't do something to get things back on track, then more money will have to go to welfare, unemployment, shelters, nursing homes, etc.
The country is bleeding out, and it needs to be stopped, and hopefully find a way to deal with paying for the bandage.
Maybe he was talking about those who CAN go to school but rather spend time doing other things. Some people just hate school. Others think school is stupid. You have those who didn't study anything because their dads owned a company; so they were pretty much all set. You have adolescents getting pregnant (at will) and getting married by choice because they just don't care about school. You also have high school drop-outs because they don't fit in...
Mothers who cannot afford education in America should get some help, I agree. But, maybe he was referring to those who can afford an education yet don't do a thing to better themselves. Or maybe he wants to look for ways to help the majority (at least) afford an education. Maybe…….
His speech wasn't a huge deal but I liked it.
Mothers who cannot afford education in America should get some help, I agree. But, maybe he was referring to those who can afford an education yet don't do a thing to better themselves. Or maybe he wants to look for ways to help the majority (at least) afford an education. Maybe…….
His speech wasn't a huge deal but I liked it.
I agree wish there were more mothers like you wanting to raise your children in the right way...and it's not guarenteed anywhere that everyone goes to college..thats not a right that is something a person strives for..it would be nice if everyone could go to college but this isnt a perfect world. And to be honest there are people out there that dont want to go to college, some want the military, some want other things in there liffe
I couldn't agree more. No longer does hard work reward benefits. Hard work just creates resentment b/c you watch others doing nothing getting all the handouts.
I am a little curious about his comments over "every american needs to go to college" "if not you are not only hurting yourself but your country as well"
I want to know how they are going to make it more affordable for someone like myself to go to school. I am a stay at home mom, and quite frankly we pinch pennies so I can raise our children. At the end of the day there is no money left over for school. I guess I take a bit offense by saying I'm hurting my country as well. B/C in reality, I'm probably helping my country more by raising children with strong morals, love of fellow man, and we all know children with parents at home are generally better adjusted adults.
To reply to yours...I don't think they can tell us how and when the money will be paid back. I think alot of Americans have stopped holding our government responsible. They feel as though there's nothing they can do to change things. I know this started with my generation (I'm in my 20's). Most the people I know my age pay a bit of attention but don't really get worked up over it b/c "there's nothing we can do".
I think it's very sad when you have a generation of people who have lost all hope in their government and feel they have no voice whatsoever.
I want to know how they are going to make it more affordable for someone like myself to go to school. I am a stay at home mom, and quite frankly we pinch pennies so I can raise our children. At the end of the day there is no money left over for school. I guess I take a bit offense by saying I'm hurting my country as well. B/C in reality, I'm probably helping my country more by raising children with strong morals, love of fellow man, and we all know children with parents at home are generally better adjusted adults.
To reply to yours...I don't think they can tell us how and when the money will be paid back. I think alot of Americans have stopped holding our government responsible. They feel as though there's nothing they can do to change things. I know this started with my generation (I'm in my 20's). Most the people I know my age pay a bit of attention but don't really get worked up over it b/c "there's nothing we can do".
I think it's very sad when you have a generation of people who have lost all hope in their government and feel they have no voice whatsoever.
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