On the Issues: Turnaround Plan for America
How Wes Clark Will Set Goals and Ask America to
Hold Him Accountable for a Successful Turnaround
Under President Bush's failed leadership, America is moving in the wrong direction:
- The typical family has seen its income decline by nearly $1,500.
- President Bush's environmental policies are projected to cause 100,000 premature deaths by 2020.
- Average tuition and fees for public four-year institutions have risen by 28 percent.
- 546,000 children have fallen into poverty.
- 3.8 million additional Americans lack health insurance.
At the same time, the government is borrowing more than ever before, with a record deficit that is only expected to grow higher. Wes Clark has a Turnaround Plan to get America moving in the right direction again. And he is proposing five explicit benchmarks that the American people can use to hold him accountable for accomplishing his Turnaround Plan for America.
I, Wesley K. Clark, promise to show the leadership to achieve the following five goals by 2008, while reducing the budget deficit each and every year, and to ask the American people to hold me accountable for meeting these goals:
- The typical family's income will increase by $3,000.
- I will put in place policies that will prevent 100,000 premature deaths from environmental causes by 2020.
- 1 million additional students will enroll in higher education.
- 2 million children will be lifted out of poverty, bringing the poverty rate to lowest on record.
- 30 million people who currently lack health insurance will get it.
Every President should be held accountable for failing to improve the lives of American families, students, and children. President Bush has failed to lead - I will not. I will hold myself accountable and will provide the leadership and vision that will turn America around and get it moving in the right direction again.
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» Goal 1: Read Clark's Plan to Increase Family Income
» Goal 2: Read Clark's Clean Air Plan
» Goal 3: Read Clark's Higher Education Plan
» Goal 4: Read Clark's Child Poverty Plan
» Goal 5: Read Clark's Health Plan
» What Wes Clark's Turnaround Goals Mean for American States
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