DearMr.President-AsiaKE09

President-elect Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW   Washington, DC  20500 Dear Barack Obama, Congratulations on your victorious election. I never thought that something like this would happen, and I’m very glad that it did. Being the 44th president is great, but being the very first African-American president in the world is amazing and everything great that I can’t put words to. When you won, chills ran down my spine and I shook. Even though you are the president of our country, icon of our world, we all know that it won’t be easy. I just want to get to the state of importance in this letter. Issues that not only affect our country, but the issues that affect me. I as any other person am an individual. There are things in this world that I don’t feel affect me very much, but there are ones that do great damage. The economy is the main issue that needs extreme mending, and if we can get that back on its feet, then we can get everything else back too. There are many middle/lower class families out there who are being constantly tortured by our weak economy. Bills that can’t be paid, food that can’t be put on tables, it’s just pure struggle. This is America, country of freedom. But how is this a country of freedom when its citizens are mentally, emotionally, and physically trapped by the damaged economy? You can fix this problem. Your idea to cut taxes for middle/lower class families and raise taxes for the wealthy is amazing because why would you give help and money and care to the people that already have it, right? I am the daughter of a woman who works so hard just to get by. A woman who deserves more than what she gets. There are people in this world who have things that they “think” they deserve although they don’t work to get it. I know that even though she never gives up, always does what she has to do, and faces hard choices everyday, that she will never get what she deserves if this country isn’t changed. That hurts me because there’s families out there who work so hard for nothing and there’s people just wasting money on things they don’t need or work for. I don’t want to be rich and have millions of dollars that I don’t need. I don’t want $500 jeans and $1000 purses. I want change. I want my mother and millions of hard working parents and single parent families to get what they worked for. No more worries about if there’s going to be food next week or if the power will get shut off. I’m just hoping that you can help those families, my family. There is another issue that is as important as our economy, education. America is a very privileged country and as others. But there are countries who live in poverty and aren’t as lucky. In those countries and even ours, children aren’t getting the education we need to lead successful lives. As I said, there are some wealthy families who can afford to send their children away to good colleges and some of those children take advantage of that. Some of those children don’t deserve it. While in poverty and families that can’t afford to send their children to college, some of those children actually want and deserve the good education. I’m not saying that everyone doesn’t deserve a good education; I’m just saying that there are people who deserve it more than others and some who want it. I go to school everyday knowing that this will help me a lot in the future even though it isn’t enjoyable all the time, but life isn’t all fun and games. I’m not a straight A honor student who has many talents and can do anything, but I know for sure that I want a good future. I dream of going to college and I am close to achieving that goal. I want to have a family when I get older and there’s nothing greater than to teach your children more than what they learn in school sometimes and help them with their homework when they don’t get it. People say I’m too young to be thinking of such things but it’s what I want and I’m willing to work hard for it. The thing that I am afraid might stop me is not being able to afford to go to college. I wouldn’t know what to do. I wouldn’t have a future. That’s why your thoughts of wanting to raise financial support for people who may not have the money to send their kids to college is a good choice. Especially for those who can’t get a scholarship; like I said, I’m not a genius and it may be difficult to get that. There are only so many mistakes you can make in high school and I’m determined not to make any. I’m not only speaking for myself, but I’m speaking for those who wish for a good education that leads to a good life. I think that everyone should get what they work for and what they deserve and children deserve nothing more than a good education. Even though they hate getting out of bed for a day in school, those early mornings and long days will pay them back greatly, and I think that everyone should be able to have a chance at that. Money shouldn’t stop them. Another issue that I feel strongly about is the war. I don’t think that it is necessary to kill and be killed for a problem that can be solved in a better, more humane way. It doesn’t make sense to be enemies of people whom we need to help and unite with. Pulling out the troops will be a hard decision because many people will think it was all for nothing but they don’t know that it will save the lives of the ones who were willing to risk them for no reason. We can help Iraq instead of killing women and children who have done nothing to deserve what have right now, while the U.S practically lives in luxury. I believe in karma and if we keep this war going on, karma will be looming in on us like a dark storm cloud. This decision is a hard one but there is a better way to deal with the problems we have with Iraq and no one deserves to go through what those poor children and women are going through. I know you can take care of these problems and I hope for the future. I can’t wait for your thoughts and ideas to become reality and the change that the U.S has been waiting for and needing. You are my inspiration and I am confident in you and your future work on this country. I am looking forward to the next four years. Sincerely, Asia K.