If I were president I would aim to achieve three major things in our society. First, I would change our educational system, the second I would make drastic changes so that everyone has fair and equal treatment in the U.S., third would give ex-cons a fresh start after they served their time, and lastly I want to help clean our oceans and rivers of pollution
The educational system in America is a mess honestly it really is. America does have great schools, colleges, and learning institutions, but the standards they set aren’t good enough as other countries. For example, the U.S. does not fund our schools sufficiently. There are teachers in the U.S. that teach with no books, and no supplies, and the books that they do have are very outdated, most teachers are just teaching our kids their beliefs and opinions. How do we expect our children to be up to date with what’s going on in the world if the teaching materials are not up to date? Sometimes teachers in our public schools are told to use their hard-earned money to buy new textbooks and supplies that cost hundreds of dollars. Why do they do this? I'll tell you why because some of them believe in having a good education for everyone no matter what.
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If I were president, I would make sure that everyone in this country is treated with fairness and equality. The 13th Amendment did abolish slavery, and also the 14th Amendment granted citizenship to everyone born in the United States., but in reality, racism and discrimination are still a huge problem in the U.S. today. It’s not just with black people, it’s with Mexicans, Palestinians, and other races. Discrimination isn’t just a black-and-white problem, it also has to do with gender, credit, age, and origin. Every American deserves the same equal opportunity and is treated with fairness no matter if they are male or female, gay or straight, fat or skinny, and better than black or white. On the piano, you need both black and white keys to play the star-spangled banner.
Lastly, one of the most forgotten problems in the U.S., giving ex-cons a fresh start. One-third of American adults have a criminal record. I was reading an article online from WLBT by Nick Ducote. He stated, “The Mississippi Center for Public Policy reports that Mississippi has the third highest incarceration rate in the United States”.Oklahoma has the second highest incarceration rate with 673 per 100,000 people, and Louisiana has the number one highest incarceration rate with 760 per 100,000 people. In the state of Mississippi State Representative Mark Baker of Brandon is trying to get an act passed called the “Fresh Start Act”. The “Fresh Start Act” shots for helping ex-felons from returning to a life of crime, and trying to help them find jobs to better themselves. Bill. J. Robertson says, “the unemployment rates for the state are on the decline, but people who come out of prison aren’t counted in that number” . Robertson also stated, “The numbers show that in states where occupational licensing barriers are high, people are more likely to return to crime and go back to prison. So the goal of this bill is to decrease recidivism, to decrease the chances that people will return to a life of crime, to help them find a job, so they don’t go back to prison,' said Robertson.
If I were president I would invest my time into getting the “Fresh Start Act”, it’s a good opportunity for those who are ex-felons looking to turn their life around after serving their time. My other idea was if this were to fail, the U.S. could provide jobs across the U.S. by having ex-cons help clean our oceans. Almost 40% of the lakes in the U.S. are polluted for fishing, aquatic life, or swimming. This is a problem that people just not caring about in today’s society, global warming is getting worse, and natural disasters are getting more and more fatal each year. We should start trying to better our planet rather than make it worse. So by doing this, I think this would also be a good start for ex-cons getting a fresh start, we would pay at least $7.50 - $9.00 an hour and also provide homes for those who don’t have a home to go to. This would probably be one of the hardest things to get passed but I would do everything in my power to get this act passed because everyone deserves a second chance in life.
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