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Dear Mr. President, My name is Alexandra and I am a concerned young citizen from the state of Connecticut. I wanted to congratulate you on becoming the president of the United States for the next four years. I know there are many issues in our country right now but I believe the most important issue you should focus on is the Economy. In the U.S, economy is a big problem. Many people are in poverty because tax prices are so high that they can’t afford anything. More and more people are becoming homeless every year; right now there are about 4,500 homeless people in Connecticut. This is an outrageous number of people. Taxes are so high people can’t afford housing. Every American should have a stable, safe and affordable place to live. If we create more jobs in our country more people will have a chance to work and not be unemployed. By creating more jobs people are encouraged to work so they will get money and be able to put more money back into the economy. If people aren’t working then we aren’t getting money for the economy, and it’s costing the government more money to take care of these people. We need to start producing goods instead of buying them from other countries, like China. By increasing taxes on imports we are encouraging people to buy U.S goods, which will give us more money for our country. I would also encourage you to offer a tax credit for anyone who purchases an American automobile (GM, Ford, and Chrysler). This will offset the government for having to help bail out the Auto Industry. Free trade is an excellent concept but it needs to work both ways. We should increase tariffs on Japanese made vehicles. If you were to ship one of our vehicles to Japan the cost of the vehicle would almost double. How is this fair? Please make it more costly to purchase a foreign vehicle.

In this country one out of every six jobs is supported by the American Auto Industry. This is the backbone of our country. Encourage buying of American products especially autos and this country will once again shine.

I wanted to thank you for taking your time to read this letter because I believe these issues need to be fixed, so America truly remains the home of the free and the brave. Sincerely, Alexandra