Today Sen. Obama released his "Economic Rescue Plan for the Middle Class". I understand that Sen. Obama is trying to win an election, and that he believes proposals addressing middle-class economic problems are the way to get more votes. But I see nothing in his proposals to help those who need the most assistance.
We should realize that the poor will be hurt the most by this economic downturn. Poor people don't have individual retirement accounts, and homeless families don't have mortgages. More than one million children are homeless at some point each year, and these children are the future of our country. If our government can find $700 billion to bail out the banking system, surely we can afford the much smaller amount it would take to feed and house vulnerable children.
If Sen. Obama wins the election, as looks increasingly likely, we must speak up for those who rarely have a voice in the political process, but who have the most to lose.
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Nothing to do with this post, just wanted to say that I LOLed at this comment over on 538:
"Maybe Joe McCain was getting Virginia and Vietnam mixed up when he made his comments about communist North Virginia?"
I live in unreal north VA, I see a lot of McCain signs on the lawns of my affluent neighbors... and wonder how they feel about being slighted by their candidate?
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