As msgee reminded me
“abraham lincoln delivered the gettysburg address on nov. 19. “
So this week will have 2 questions
If you were president, what would you do so that you would be remembered for?
If you were a president, which one would you be?
November 19, 2008
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if i were a president, i would be franklin d. roosevelt. this is why. when he was president, the nation was in economic turmoil. he chose to help the americans out with what has now become our welfare system. however, when he designed it, in order to earn your check, you had to do something. remember the tennessee valley authority, the works progress administration, the youth conservation corps – all fdr. he knew that people would continue to value themselves and continue to try and better themselves if the money they got was earned income – not a handout. which leads me to what i would do as president. i would reform the welfare system. if you wanted a check, you would work (truly disabled people exempt). why can’t some of those welfare moms get together and keep the kids from other families so they can work – even part time? why can’t dad pick up trash, pull weeds, dig holes and fill them up – something – anything so that they have some incentive to someday get off welfare.
Comment by mrsgee — November 19, 2008 @ 12:04 pm |
I would place an enormous focus on education. This would include significantly higher pay for those in the teaching profession as well as more money for curriculum, supplies and before/after school programs. It woudl also include much better funding for math, science, art and music programs.
I would choose to be President Reagan for the following reasons:
1. President Reagan’s economic policies stimulated the economy, creating 17 million new jobs. One-fourth of the new jobs were created in 68 consecutive months. Black unemployment was cut in half.
2. We were given incentives to save our money, to work, and to invest because of Reagan’s tax reforms.
3. The inflation rate decreased to less than 4.4%. Family income rose 12%.
4. We experienced the longest and strongest peacetime prosperity in the history of the nation.
5. We experienced the best peacetime relationship with the Soviet Union in our history. We have also seen the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan.
6. We kept the peace. We drew the line in Grenada, Libya, Afghanistan, and the Persian Gulf, and no countries have fallen to communism during the Reagan era.
7. The U.S. military was refurbished and strengthened.
8. There was a call for prayer in schools. The Republican adminstration has been lobbying to give this deserved religious freedom.
9. We saw a return to traditional values. Under Reagan, we saw a cut in federal funding of abortions; emphasis on a strong family unit; and the development of family-oriented public policy.
10. Educational leaders worked to sustain moral values and reestablish a clear understanding of right and wrong. The need for values in the curriculum has been trumpeted by the Reagan administration.
11. People from other nations flocked to America to follow our example. Our principles of civil and economic freedom are now being copied all over the world.
Comment by Lynda — November 19, 2008 @ 4:25 pm |