Obama presents reasons to vote for change

With the unemployment rate at 6.1 percent, the price of food and gas rising and real wages stagnating, every American knows that change is needed in our economy. I’m voting for Sen. Barack Obama this November because I believe he will enact policies that will provide millions of jobs to help the economy and let America prosper again. Obama knows that more of the same – tax cuts primarily for the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans and corporations – have failed and what is really needed are tax cuts for the middle class and an investment for our future. A strong, growing economy means good jobs for everyone, including students like you and me. Obama has proposed widespread investment in manufacturing, the energy industry and in the sciences, which can provide millions of jobs now and in the future. To help pay for college, Obama has introduced the American Opportunity Tax Credit, which will give most students $4,000 along with covering roughly two-thirds of their tuition at a public or state university.

Obama’s competitor, Sen. John McCain, is promising the same failed policies as President Bush with new gimmicks. Suspending the gas tax to save the average family $30, increasing offshore drilling which will have a negligible impact on oil prices and providing tax cuts to corporations who already avoid the income tax (GAO) are not what America needs. America needs to grow from the bottom up, and Obama knows this and will lead America back to times of economic prosperity.

Mike Doyle
Senior