7-3-I-search-Mohan

= What are the presidential candidates planning to do to improve America? = by Mohan

America the Country of the free, where we are all created equal and we have the right to the pursuit of happiness. Some people have been wondering is this true? "These problems all started 8 years ago " say some people. There is no use trying to blame someone now we have to find someone that will help us fix these problems. My I-search question is "What are the presidential candidates planning to do to improve America." We all know about their main issues health care, the war in Iraq and education. I chose this topic because almost every week my dad takes control of the living room T.V. and watches CNN about the presidential race. I watch it with him because it is somewhat interesting. I hear things like caucuses and primaries and wonder what they are. I also hear about the issues and listen without any real understanding. I think most kids are like me, they are forced to learn about this stuff and probably don't understand what is going on. I want to teach children about what all this means and I want to learn myself.

To find out about my topic I started to use the internet. There are many issues that the candidates worried about and many things they thought they would do. Some of the interesting things I found were that some of the candidates are actually agreeing with President Bush on things. In case you do not know who the candidates are here they are. John McCain is a senator from Arizona and is our only republican candidate and we have 2 other democratic candidates as well. These candidates are Barrack Obama a senator from Illinois and if he wins he will be our very first black president. There is also Senator Hillary Clinton from New York and if she wins she will be our very first women President. It has been a pretty tough race so far between Clinton and Obama because they are both working very hard to win, they have spent millions (all the candidates) for advertising and campaign. But money is practically useless without talking about the issues.

One of the issues that the candidates have been talking about is the Iraq War. Many people in America are against the war and so are some of the candidates. John McCain has voted to have troops in Iraq from the very beginning, he has also supported president Bush not wanting to take troops out of Iraq. I also found out that both Barrack Obama and Hillary Clinton have opposed the war from the beginning. They voted for the war spending bill that would have taken the troops out of Iraq by 2008. This was the beginning of my search and I realized that the 2 democratic candidates have been agreeing on the same thing so I decided that I probably need more information. I started my search on the internet. Then, I watched the news with my dad and I learned about some more of the issues, maybe the most important issues were probably the economy and healthcare. I really did not know much of these issues so I would have to start searching in more places on the internet. Some of these places were the candidates official websites. Also, I decided to do an interview with someone on the Obama campaign.

I think I will start with the issue of economy. I have learned that our economy is currently not very good. We are currently heading into a recession. For a long time I did not know what this meant. This really just means that the country has a bad economic situation. Our economy just is not getting any better. The presidential candidates have spoken about this but there is no real talk about some people have said. Many people are worried about the country's economic state. The candidates however do have a plan for this. Barrack Obama plans to provide income tax cuts for working families. He also plans to increase trade with other countries. Barrack also wants to create more jobs for Americans and make innovations on todays technology. Some of the things that senator Clinton wants to do about this issue is she wants to strengthen trading for America, she also wants to confront problems in the housing market. She will also create a 50 billion dollar fund to find new sources of energy. Some of the things that senator John McCain is planning to do is creating tax cuts for people of the middle class and for people who retire. He also plans to help Americans with the housing crises and plans to stop wasteful spending that goes on in Washington D.C.

Another issue that the candidates are worried about is health care. My first question was what is the issue with health care anyways? The problem for some people is that it costs way to much. American doctors and hospitals cost too much and drugs and prescriptions are way too costly. Senior citizens are worried about insurance and worried about making payments and other things or their insurance. This is something that concerns more than 44 million people and our presidential candidates. This is one of the prime things that they are focused on. One thing that Senator Obama plans to do is make sure all children are insured. There will be more insurance plans and people up to the age of 25 can stick with their parents plan. He will also fight against the global problem that is AIDS. He wants to invest more money in the fight to try and cure it. He will also reduce risk of poisoning by lead and pollution with mercury. Senator Clinton wants to try and donate to the fight against cancer, and stop it right when it starts to grow. She also wants to reduce the cost of healthcare and stop people from not getting Health care because of race. Senator John McCain plans to bring down health care costs and encourage people to buy health care and not only get it from their jobs. He also says that he won't make any requirements so a person can apply for health care.

After, all my research and work I have learned a lot about my topic. I learned about some of the issues that the candidates are going to deal with and how they will improve America. I have learned about the candidates and there issues. But, I am not certified to vote. This November will be our chance( if we are 18 and up) to make the right decision in the poles. Every vote counts, it is important we express our opinions. So when it my turn to vote I will do it with honor and make sure I know about the issues. And who knows maybe someday I will run. I will someday be your next president; so. you should probably get to know what I plan to do or you will vote for the wrong person, who just may bring an end to the war--I mean won't do what you want a person to do, hee hee.

**Works Cited**
"Northern Star Online: Election '08." __Northern Star__. 9 Apr. 2008 <[|http://www.northernstar.info/election08/>.]

"Barackobama.Com." 10 Apr.-May 2008 . "Johnmccain.Com." 10 Apr.-May 2008 .

"Hillaryclinton.Com." 10 Apr.-May 2008 .