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Hailey Fitzgerald 141 Hope Hill Road Wallingford, Connecticut 06492 November 16, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500

Dear President Barack Obama, Congratulations on being elected president. It means a lot to me ,and other United States citizens to know that the country is in capable hands. The reason I'm writing to you today, because I know there are a lot of issues in America, but I think you should start with the economy. The economy effects everything. It effects education costs, taxes, health care costs, the housing market, college tuition, and even the basic necessities of life. Fixing the economy will trigger a domino effect in which it will eliminate multiple issues. For instance, if the economy is fixed there will be more money to spend on the war, the environment, poverty in America, and immigration. For example the money can be spent to create greener collar jobs, to put plug in hybrid cars on the road, and put into motion your "use it or lose it" command to oil companies. Other issues that will be affected are unemployment, the United States national dept, and the crashing housing market. The unemployment rate has raised 6.1% in the last five years. The United States dept has gotten so large that the clock in Times Square, New York is running out of numbers. The current national dept is about 10.6 trillion dollars. These issues affect all American life. Another reason to address the economy is that it will be very difficult to tackle the social issues stated in your campaign. For example it will be very hard to spend money on health care if we have to bail out insurance companies, automobile companies, and banks. It ‘s going to cost billions to enact your programs of college tuition, incentives for alternative fuels, and fighting poverty, and you cannot do that if you are spending billions on bailouts. Thank you for spending your precious time reading about my thoughts on the economy. I wish you the best in office. Sincerely,

Hailey Fitzgerald