Barack Obama

i often said that thi elect is 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__

nowher is that more true than when it come to our economi __PUNCT__

just todai __PUNCT__ we learn that __NUM___job were lost last month alon __PUNCT__ the seventh straight month of job_loss __PUNCT__ now total over __NUM___job job_lost sinc the begin of thi year __PUNCT__

thi follow yesterdai new that in the last year __PUNCT__ wage and benefit fell further behind inflat than at ani time in over twenti __PUNCT__ five year __PUNCT__

meanwhil __PUNCT__ ga_price ar out of control __PUNCT__

food_price ar soar __PUNCT__

if you lucki enough to have health_care __PUNCT__ your copai __PUNCT__ deduct __PUNCT__ and premium ar skyrocket __PUNCT__

colleg is becom less afford __PUNCT__

and we seen more foreclosur than at ani time sinc the great_depress __PUNCT__

back in the 1990 __PUNCT__ your incom grew by __MONEY__ and over the last sever year __PUNCT__ thei actual fallen by nearli __MONEY__

so for mani famili __PUNCT__ these anxieti ar get wors __PUNCT__ not better __PUNCT__

peopl ar start to lose faith in the american_dream __PUNCT__ which is the idea that if you work_hard __PUNCT__ you can build a better life not just for yourselv but for your children and grandchildren __PUNCT__

a lot of peopl_feel like that dream is slip further out of reach __PUNCT__

that why i run for presid of the unit_state __PUNCT__ becaus america is suppos to be the place where you can make it if you try __PUNCT__

and a lot of peopl ar try __PUNCT__ but thei have a tough_time time_make it __PUNCT__

part of it ha to do with chang in the wai our economi work __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 in st __PUNCT__ petersburg aren't just grow up compet for good job with children in boston or chicago __PUNCT__ but with children in beij and bangalor __PUNCT__

but what we also have to rememb is that our econom_problem aren't simpli due to chang in how our economi work __PUNCT__ and thei aren't just a normal part of the busi_cycl __PUNCT__

thei also due to irrespons decis that were made on wall_street and in washington __PUNCT__

in recent_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 __PUNCT__ 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 affect __PUNCT__

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

and when our 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__

well __PUNCT__ our countri and famili in florida cannot afford to keep do the same_thing over and over again and expect a differ result __PUNCT__

that a gambl we just can't take __PUNCT__

it time for someth new __PUNCT__

it time to restor balanc and fair to our economi so it work for all american __PUNCT__

that why as presid __PUNCT__ i will put a middl_class tax_cut into the pocket of __NUM__ __PUNCT__ of worker __PUNCT__ provid relief to struggl homeown __PUNCT__ and elimin incom_tax for senior make less than __MONEY__ a year __PUNCT__

and i end tax_break for compani that ship job_oversea and give them to compani that creat good_job here at home __PUNCT__

but you can't wait that long __PUNCT__

you need immedi relief __PUNCT__

now __PUNCT__ i alreadi call for a stimulu_packag on two differ occas thi year __PUNCT__ and much of what i propos ha pass in congress __PUNCT__

these effort have made some differ __PUNCT__

but with job_loss mount __PUNCT__ price_rise __PUNCT__ increas turbul in our financi_system __PUNCT__ and a grow credit_crunch __PUNCT__ we need to do more __PUNCT__

i discuss these issu with my top econom_advis at a meet on mondai and we agre that the main risk we face_todai is do too littl in the face of our grow econom troubl __PUNCT__

that why todai __PUNCT__ i announc a two __PUNCT__ part emerg_plan to help struggl famili make end meet and get our economi back on track __PUNCT__

the first part of my plan is a __MONEY__ emerg energi rebat that could go out to famili as soon as thi fall __PUNCT__

thi rebat will be enough to offset the increas_cost of ga for a work_famili over the next __NUM___month __PUNCT__

or __PUNCT__ if you live in a state where it get veri cold in the winter __PUNCT__ it will be enough to cover the entir increas in your heat bill __PUNCT__

or you could us the rebat for ani of your other bill or even to pai down debt __PUNCT__

as we provid relief __PUNCT__ we must also be mind of the swell budget_deficit __PUNCT__

that is why i am propos that we pai for thi rebat by tax the windfal profit of oil_compani like exxon mobil __PUNCT__ a compani that announc yesterdai that it made nearli __MONEY___billion last quarter __PUNCT__ more than ani u. __PUNCT__ corpor ha ever made in a singl quarter __PUNCT__

it time we us some of their record profit to help you pai record price __PUNCT__

the second part of my plan is a __MONEY__ billion stimulu to help jump __PUNCT__ start job_creation and help local_commun that ar struggl due to our econom_downturn __PUNCT__

half of thi stimulu will go to state_govern that ar face big budget shortfal __PUNCT__

when state govern ar forc to cut_spend on essenti servic like polic or firefight __PUNCT__ it doesn't just undermin the safeti of our commun __PUNCT__ it make our econom_problem even wors __PUNCT__

by offer __MONEY___billion to state_govern __PUNCT__ we can help ensur that thei don't have to let worker go or freez their salari or rais properti_tax on famili who ar hurt __PUNCT__

and we can also help ensur that thei continu provid foreclosur counsel and other servic to help famili stai in their home in area that have been hard __PUNCT__ hit by our hous_crisi __PUNCT__

we invest the other half of thi __MONEY___billion in our nation infrastructur so we can creat new job and save over on million_job that ar in danger of be cut __PUNCT__

with construct cost rise __PUNCT__ the highwai trust_fund is face a deficit for the first time ever __PUNCT__ and that mean that current infrastructur project ar be delai and new on ar be postpon __PUNCT__

thi is part of the reason we lost___NUM__ __NUM___job in the construct industri in recent_year __PUNCT__

so what we do is replenish the trust_fund and make a down __PUNCT__ payment on my plan to creat a nation infrastructur bank to rebuild our crumbl road and bridg __PUNCT__

we also invest some of thi monei to repair our crumbl school __PUNCT__ becaus that won't just help make sure our children ar get a world __PUNCT__ class educ __PUNCT__ it will spur job __PUNCT__ growth and boost our local_economi __PUNCT__

now my oppon ha a veri differ econom philosophi __PUNCT__

he propos to cut the gasolin_tax paid by the oil_compani and trust that thei will pass on the save in the form of lower_price at the pump __PUNCT__

it a plan that strip __MONEY___billion from our highwai construct fund __PUNCT__ which mean we will lose over __NUM__ construct job __PUNCT__

and he also propos tax_cut for corpor and the wealthiest american in the hope that a littl bit of it will trickl down to you __PUNCT__

well __PUNCT__ i do not believ that give __MONEY___billion in new tax_cut to oil_compani __PUNCT__ includ __MONEY___billion to exxon __PUNCT__ mobil alon __PUNCT__ will creat ani job or save you ani monei __PUNCT__

instead __PUNCT__ i believ america is at it strongest when our economi is grow from the bottom __PUNCT__ up __PUNCT__

if we want relief for famili __PUNCT__ we should give relief to famili __PUNCT__

if we want to creat_job __PUNCT__ we should do more to make work pai for ordinari_american __PUNCT__

that what my plan doe __PUNCT__ becaus that how we bring america the chang we need right now __PUNCT__

but we have to do more than just provid short __PUNCT__ term relief __PUNCT__

we have to 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 seiz our own econom destini __PUNCT__

but we do have a choic to make in __DATE__ __PUNCT__

we can choos to go anoth four year without truli solv our energi_crisi __PUNCT__ or we can make_america energi_independ so we less vulner to oil_price shock and __MONEY__ a gallon ga __PUNCT__

we can build an american green_energi sector by 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 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 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 by start to wind down a war in iraq that cost___MONEY__ __MONEY___billion a month __PUNCT__ by cut wast spend __PUNCT__ by shut corpor loophol and tax_haven __PUNCT__ and by roll_back the bush_tax_cut for the wealthiest american __PUNCT__

we can go anoth four year with a broken health_care_system __PUNCT__ or we can sai that if we spend more monei on health care per capita than ani other nation on earth __PUNCT__ we shouldn't have __NUM___million_peopl without health_care __PUNCT__

we shouldn't have famili go bankrupt just becaus thei got sick __PUNCT__

we shouldn't have busi struggl to stai afloat becaus thei can't afford rise health_care_cost __PUNCT__

we should be 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__

and that what we do by the end of my first term as presid of the unit_state __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 qualiti_educ so thei have the skill to 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__

america will invest in you __PUNCT__ you invest in america __PUNCT__ and togeth __PUNCT__ we move thi countri forward __PUNCT__

these ar the choic we face in __DATE__ __PUNCT__

and yet __PUNCT__ instead of talk about these real choic __PUNCT__ my oppon is run an increasingli neg campaign that distort my record and us the same old washington polit attack that ar trot out everi four year __PUNCT__

just yesterdai __PUNCT__ your own st __PUNCT__ petersburg time wrote that their campaign ha taken a __PUNCT__ nasti turn into the gutter __PUNCT__

the american_peopl deserv better __PUNCT__

you deserv a seriou discuss about our nation challeng __PUNCT__

and you deserv real_solut to our econom_problem __PUNCT__ solut that will help ensur that here 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__

you don't expect govern to solv all your problem __PUNCT__

you want to be self __PUNCT__ reliant and independ __PUNCT__

you want to be respons for your own live and take care of your own famili __PUNCT__

but what you do expect is a govern that isn't run by the special_interest __PUNCT__

what you do expect is that if you will to work __PUNCT__ you should be abl to find a job that pai a decent_wage __PUNCT__ that you shouldn't go bankrupt when you get sick __PUNCT__ and that you should be abl to send your child to colleg even if you not rich __PUNCT__

you do expect that you should be abl to retir with digniti and respect __PUNCT__

that what you should expect __PUNCT__

and that why i run for presid of the unit_state __PUNCT__

and if you will to stand with me and work with me and vote for me __PUNCT__ then we will not just win florida __PUNCT__ we will win thi elect __PUNCT__ and then you and i togeth will chang thi countri and chang thi world __PUNCT__