Presidential Speech Addressing Current Issues

¶ … Presidential Speech Addressing Current Issues

Presidential Address

My fellow Americans, in a time of economic trouble, medical crisis, and global terror, the American people have taken a stand for their values and well-being. Numbers of you have gathered together on nights and weekends or have even devoted most of your lives to working for the causes that you believe are most important to our nation. As a whole, Americans have announced their solidarity with a deafening roar, promising to continue to devote finances, time, and intelligence to tackling the problems that still plague America today. Because these are problems that all Americans face, challenging them is a task that has been given to all Americans, and while volunteers can be incredibly beneficial, it is time for the government to step up and lend a hand. This is why I am speaking with you today, to announce three policy changes that will eventually make America a better place for all of its citizens.

Each day, American men and women leave early in the morning for work and do not return home until late at night. Despite the fact that many work incredibly diligently at one, two, or more jobs in order to provide for their families, a large number are still unable to procure health insurance for their spouses and children. In the event of a medical emergency, financial hardship often supplements emotional pain, as victims and families are left paying hundreds and thousands of dollars in medical bills -- some end up just scraping by, while others are forced to declare bankruptcy and start anew with a far from clean slate. The cost of health care is even enough to make 30% of Americans delay healthcare that they desperately need ("What's Wrong With"). The crisis is even greater for those who have lost jobs or who have become underemployed, as health care costs and the cost of insurance continues to rise ("What's Wrong With").

For too long, the government has been turning a blind eye to this problem, refusing to recognize that that Americans' health is their most precious resource. But it is high time that the government learns that protecting its people is worth any fiscal cost. For this reason, we, as a nation, need to tell congress that Americas should not have to choose between health and financial stability, between medications and heat, or between school tuition and vaccinations. I am moving that congress hold a special session in order to weigh the different types of health programs available to us as a nation. Members of congress must bring in experts from the United States and other countries that can explain the success of universal healthcare programs in European nations like France and our Canadian neighbors. After this session, I am urging congress to draft a legislative policy offering at least some aspects of universal healthcare to the American people, so Americans never have to make the choice between fiscal and physical health again.