Stimulate This

President Obama knew what he was getting into when he ran for the office of our nations commander and chief. Obama is inheriting one of the worst economies in our nation’s history which also happens to be the worst recession since the great depression. What’s the poor man to do? His predecessor George W. Bush passed the now infamous government bailout, and now Obama is preparing to sign a stimulus package that is trying to save the government $787 billion dollars.

The method behind the madness is to try getting the unemployment rate in this country decreased. Our middle class population has been hit the hardest as is usually the case. Everybody knows someone who has been affected by the economic crisis. In my case I don't have to look very far someone who has. My mother has been unemployed for the better part of seven months, and my family is struggling to make it. Both of my parents are educated, holding masters degrees in their various fields, however even with their credentials and experience, they've gotten the laid off before in the past.

Some people are holding faith that this is just a period of national insecurity, what with two wars going on in the Middle East, our economic status is only adding to national anxiety. This is a period that will pass, but it's going to take a lot of work from top to bottom. Obama is the man on top. He was elected to his office, and now the pressure is on him. The proposed stimulus package has been approved by the house and the senate, and reports place Obama signing the bill in Denver, Colorado this week.

Hope and progress were two words that Obama wanted to bring to the table as president, and now here's his chance. He has the chance to show people that he was the right person for the job, and that he knows how to lead a nation. The stimulus package is aiming to create or save 3.5 million job nation wide. The nation needs this, and it needs this to be successful. My family needs this, and needs it to be successful, and I'm sure some of yours do too. Like the old Abba song says, "money, money, money, must be funny, in the rich mans world."

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