Barack Obama

i often said that thi elect_repres a defin moment in our histori __PUNCT__

on major_issu like the war in iraq or the warm of our planet __PUNCT__ the decis we make in __DATE__ and over the next few year will shape a gener __PUNCT__ if not a centuri __PUNCT__

that is especi true when it come to our economi __PUNCT__

most of you probabl know thi __PUNCT__ not just becaus whenev you open the paper or turn on the tv __PUNCT__ you see report of more job_loss __PUNCT__ more foreclosur __PUNCT__ and price_rise at the pump __PUNCT__ but becaus you feel the effect of all thi everi singl_dai __PUNCT__

you work_harder than ever to pai bill that ar bigger than ever __PUNCT__

you drive less and save less __PUNCT__

you struggl to balanc work and famili __PUNCT__

you worri about the valu of your home and whether you be abl to afford colleg for your kid and still retir at a decent ag __PUNCT__

for million of famili __PUNCT__ these anxieti seem to be grow wors with each pass dai __PUNCT__ caus mani peopl to lose faith in that fundament promis of america __PUNCT__ that no matter where you come from __PUNCT__ or what you look like __PUNCT__ or who your parent ar __PUNCT__ thi is a countri where you can make it if you try __PUNCT__

now __PUNCT__ part of the reason peopl ar struggl is due to fundament chang in our economi __PUNCT__

over the last few decad __PUNCT__ revolut in technolog and commun have made it so that corpor can send good_job wherev there an internet connect __PUNCT__

children here in missouri aren't just grow up compet for good job with children in california or indiana __PUNCT__ but with children in china and india as well __PUNCT__

but what we also have to rememb is that it wasn't simpli global or a normal part of the busi_cycl that got us where we ar todai __PUNCT__

it wa irrespons decis that were made on wall_street and in washington __PUNCT__

in the past few year __PUNCT__ we have relearn the essenti truth that in the long_run __PUNCT__ we cannot have a thrive wall_street and a struggl main_street __PUNCT__

when wage ar flat __PUNCT__ price ar rise and more and more american ar mire in debt __PUNCT__ the economi as a whole suffer __PUNCT__

when a reckless few game the system __PUNCT__ as we seen in thi hous_crisi __PUNCT__ million suffer and we all impact __PUNCT__

when special_interest put their thumb too heavili on the scale __PUNCT__ and distort the free_market __PUNCT__ those who compet by the rule come in last __PUNCT__

and when govern_fail to meet it oblig __PUNCT__ to provid sensibl oversight and stand on the side of work_peopl and invest in their futur __PUNCT__ america pai a heavi price __PUNCT__

so we have a choic to make in thi elect __PUNCT__

we can either choos a new direct for our economi __PUNCT__ or we can keep do what we been do __PUNCT__

my oppon believ we on the right cours __PUNCT__

he said our economi ha made great progress these past eight year __PUNCT__

he embrac the bush econom_polici and promis to continu them __PUNCT__

our countri and the work_famili of missouri cannot afford that __PUNCT__

these polici haven't work for the past eight year and thei won't work now __PUNCT__

we need to leav these polici in the past where thei belong __PUNCT__

it time for someth new __PUNCT__

it time to restor balanc and fair to our economi so it work for all american __PUNCT__ recogn that we must grow togeth __PUNCT__ wall_street and main_street __PUNCT__ profit and wage __PUNCT__

that start with give immedi relief to famili who ar on ill or foreclosur or pink slip awai from disast __PUNCT__

to help folk who ar have troubl fill up their ga tank __PUNCT__ i provid an energi rebat __PUNCT__

to help hardwork american meet rise_cost __PUNCT__ i put a __MONEY__ tax_cut in the pocket of __NUM__ __PUNCT__ of worker and their famili __PUNCT__ includ___NUM__ __NUM___million folk here in missouri __PUNCT__

to help end thi hous_crisi __PUNCT__ i provid relief to struggl homeown __PUNCT__

and to protect retir secur __PUNCT__ i elimin tax for senior make under __MONEY__ a year __PUNCT__

if senat_mccain want a debat about tax in thi campaign __PUNCT__ that a debat i happi to have __PUNCT__

becaus while we both propos tax_cut __PUNCT__ the differ is who we cut_tax for __PUNCT__

senat_mccain would cut_tax for those make over __MONEY___million __PUNCT__

i cut_tax for middl_class class_famili by three time as much as my oppon __PUNCT__

let me be clear __PUNCT__ if you a famili make less than __MONEY__ my plan will not rais your tax __PUNCT__ not your incom_tax __PUNCT__ not your payrol_tax __PUNCT__ not your capit_gain gain_tax __PUNCT__ not ani of your tax __PUNCT__

and unlik my oppon __PUNCT__ i pai for my plan __PUNCT__ by cut wast spend __PUNCT__ shut corpor loophol and tax_haven __PUNCT__ and roll_back the bush_tax_cut for the wealthiest american __PUNCT__

but in thi elect __PUNCT__ we can do someth more than just provid short __PUNCT__ term relief __PUNCT__

we can secur our long __PUNCT__ term prosper and strengthen america competit in the __NUM___centuri __PUNCT__

it won't be easi __PUNCT__

it won't happen overnight __PUNCT__

but i refus to accept that we cannot meet the challeng of our global_economi __PUNCT__

i run for presid becaus i believ we can choos our own econom destini __PUNCT__

we can choos to go anoth four year with the same reckless fiscal_polici that have bust our budget __PUNCT__ wreak_havoc in our economi __PUNCT__ and mortgag our children futur on a mountain of debt __PUNCT__ or we can restor fiscal_respons in washington __PUNCT__

we can go anoth four year with a broken health_care_system that leav million uninsur __PUNCT__ drive million more to financi ruin __PUNCT__ and make it harder for manufactur to compet __PUNCT__ or we can final solv our health care crisi onc and for all __PUNCT__

we can guarante health care for anyon who want it __PUNCT__ make it afford for anyon who need it __PUNCT__ and cut_cost for busi and their worker by pick up the tab for some of the most expens ill and condit __PUNCT__

we can choos to do noth about disappear job and shutter factori for anoth four year __PUNCT__ or we can encourag job_creation in the unit_state of america __PUNCT__

we can end tax_break for corpor that ship job_oversea and give them to compani that creat_job here in thi countri __PUNCT__

we can make sure that our trade_agreement work for both wall_street and main_street __PUNCT__

and we can creat nearli two million_job by invest in our crumbl infrastructur and build new school __PUNCT__ road __PUNCT__ and bridg __PUNCT__

and if anybodi tell you we can't afford to make these invest __PUNCT__ you just tell them that if we can spend___MONEY___billion a month in iraq __PUNCT__ we can invest some of that monei right here in the unit_state of america __PUNCT__

that what we can do in thi elect __PUNCT__

the choic is our __PUNCT__

we can go anoth four year without truli solv our energi_crisi __PUNCT__ we can choos my oppon plan to give __MONEY___billion in tax_break to oil_compani at a time when thei make record profit __PUNCT__ or we can final_make make_america energi_independ so that we less vulner to oil_price shock and __MONEY__ a gallon ga __PUNCT__

we can invest in renew_energi like wind_power __PUNCT__ solar_power __PUNCT__ and the next gener biofuel __PUNCT__

and we can creat up to five million new __PUNCT__ green_job that pai well and can't be outsourc __PUNCT__

that what we can choos to do in thi elect __PUNCT__

we can choos to stai mire in the same educ debat that consum washington for decad __PUNCT__ or we can provid everi child with a world __PUNCT__ class educ so thei have the skill to compet and succe in our global_economi __PUNCT__

we can invest in earli_childhood childhood_educ __PUNCT__ recruit an armi of qualifi teacher with better pai and more support __PUNCT__ and final_make colleg afford by offer an annual __MONEY__ tax_credit in exchang for commun or nation_servic __PUNCT__

these ar the choic we face in __DATE__ __PUNCT__

we can choos to remain on the path that gotten our economi into so much troubl __PUNCT__ or we can reclaim the idea that in thi countri __PUNCT__ opportun is open to anyon who will to work for it __PUNCT__

in the end __PUNCT__ that all most american ar ask for __PUNCT__

it not a lot __PUNCT__

the peopl i met dure thi campaign in town_hall and live_room __PUNCT__ on farm and front_porch __PUNCT__ thei know that govern can't solv all their problem __PUNCT__ and thei don't expect it to __PUNCT__

thei will to do their part __PUNCT__ to work_harder and studi more and replac the remot control and video_game with book and homework __PUNCT__

thei believ in person_respons and self __PUNCT__ relianc __PUNCT__

thei don't like see their tax_dollar wast __PUNCT__

but thei also believ in an america where job ar there for the will __PUNCT__ where hard_work is reward with a decent live __PUNCT__ and where you can actual build a better life for your children and grandchildren __PUNCT__

that the promis of thi countri __PUNCT__ and i believ we can keep it if we choos a new direct for our economi __PUNCT__ a differ cours for our countri __PUNCT__ and get to work in the month and year_ahead __PUNCT__

thank you __PUNCT__