America Needs a Revolution

My fellow Americans,

If you are like me, you are disgusted by the road our nation has taken. While we have certainly made some great advancements for equality in the past years, many other issues are still unaddressed and only getting worse. Minorities still get jailed all to frequently and many remain trapped in the lower rungs. The top of the ladder remain at the top while the everyday Americans at the bottom remain trapped there.

The very idea of the American Dream is opportunity, but currently, opportunity is only reality for the elite 1% of America. We need to bring back the America where everyone has an equal chance at success; where hard work is rewarded by promotion and better wages, not frozen pay and deducted benefits.

Our foreign policy is a disaster as our allies distrust us while our enemies mock us. Our economy is still sluggishly recovering from a crash that was started by an unregulated and foolhardy Wall Street. We need to bring back control over Wall Street and we need to take back control of what is ours. Our schools are a mess and student debt is skyrocketing while corporate moguls get tax cuts.

There are many candidates running for President, but few run on platforms that promise the action that we need. Dire situations call for drastic measures and now, America needs more than another Bush, Clinton, millionaire, Bible-thumping preacher, or sleazy politician. America needs a fighter, a revolutionary who will take on Wall Street, who will reform our tax code to lift the burden off the middle class while holding the wealthy responsible for their fair share of taxes, who will make America number one in the world again, who will have the guts to address our immigration catastrophe and welcome those who hunger to come to America, and most importantly, who will fight for social values that put the little people first.

That is why I, Katniss Everdeen, am announcing my candidacy for President in 2016. It is no coincidence that I decided to announce on Labor Day, for as we remember those who work daily to keep our nation running, let us support them more than just on Labor Day. Let us bring a revolution to America that will make a better nation for us all. And that starts by sending me to the White House. I look forward to becoming involved in the dialogue as we address these important issues and I promise to be a voice for the American people in this election.