Middle Class SOS

Everyone in the United States (perhaps maybe the world) knows that the economy has always been a big deal, and a big problem in the United States. How can a nation go from such a successful and gleaming economy in the 1920's to a state of national disaster in just one day? Every presidential candidate since the Great Depression has focused on making appeals to the economy and making proposals during their campaigns. Many introducing new ideas to help the citizens or plans to amend relations with other nations' economies. However, helping out the citizens and giving them money isn't as easy as it seems; decisions must be made with precautions.

Maybe out of all the classes in the United States, the class that needs the most aid would be the middle class, rather than the lower class. Due to all the benefits and plans the government has issued out in the current years, the lower class could easily ask for more financial aid and such, but the middle class does not qualify for all these things; they are left to stand on their own.

Hillary Clinton, the nation's well loved female presidential candidate in the 2016 presidential election, has introduced plans to help the middle class. She has announced so in her speeches that she has used as part of her campaign. Clinton has declared that "if you work hard and do your part, you should be able to get ahead." This sounds more like a motivational statement rather than an uplifting and promising one. It seems as if she is saying that it is up to a person to do his or her own part and be successful on his or her own, rather than looking for and receiving help.

Clinton's plan to help the middle class will not be a simple and easy one. In the past, when presidents and government officials have tried to help the people by offering more benefits or trying to manipulate the economy themselves, the outcome usually didn't turn out the way they wanted to. Perhaps Clinton wants to offer more benefits and support towards the middle class, such as making financial aid applicable to them, instead of just the lower class. Either way, since her plan has not been unfolded yet, it seems generally well received to United States citizens, especially those who are not well off, yet still unable to qualify for any kind of monetary help.