There is so much that we need to do for our country. I don't think that we can afford to wait.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
We can't sit around waiting for big government, big business, big religion etc. to save us. We need to get informed and take inspired action.
We need to stop spending money on death, the war in Iraq and on enhancing the lives of the people in our own country.
But obviously, we can't afford to make some bad long-term decisions with regard to basic commitments our country has - trade those away for some short-term assistance that may or may not be there a month from now.
To rebuild this country will take a long time but we have the mandate and the people support us.
The government has made $44 trillion in promises we can't afford to keep. We must get serious now about our long-term budgetary problems, recognizing that the sooner we act, the less painful the choices will be.
We ought to be able to forgo the constant need to raise money and just focus on working together to solve the problems this country faces.
Before the math and the momentum overwhelm us all, we are going to solve this nation's economic problems. And I'm going to level with you: We don't have that much time. But if we are serious, and smart, and we lead, we can do this.
The problem is not that the U.S. economy won't be able to take care of its citizens - it is that taking away benefits, creating intergenerational warfare, and scapegoating will make for very difficult and bad politics. This is a tragedy that we can see coming. Early action would be relatively painless.
We can't afford as a nation - not because of money but because of our social fabric - to have large numbers of people who are not working.
What we need to do is to come together as a people and solve the problems facing our country. And unfortunately, Washington is just not doing enough of that these days.
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