This afternoon, Barack and Michelle Obama held a discussion with 30 working class families at Greenfield Park in Indianapolis, IN, to talk about the economic hardships that they are facing.
Barack talked about his and Michelle's modest upbringing and how they understand that it's hard for people to even make ends meet. He told the group that in order to change the policies that are making everyone frustrated, you not only have to change the political party, but you have to change how Washington is run.
When asked about gas prices and what Barack plans to do to provide relief to the people who can't afford to fill up their gas tanks to get to work in the morning, Barack said:
I understand what it's like for folks -- and it's tough. This issue is really pressing on people and especially low income people. The gas tax holiday that people are talking about is not a real solution, but a gimmick to get you through an election. My plan is to pass a middle class tax cut, which will help not only gas, but groceries and healthcare. We will roll back the Bush tax cuts and provide every family that is making less than $75,000 an offset on their payroll tax. Short term -- this puts money in people's pockets.But long term, we need to prepare for the fact that gas prices are going to keep rising. And we need to counter that. We need to invest in alternative energies and fuel efficiency standards in cars. This is something we should have been doing 20 years ago. We need to get serious about our energy policy for the future.
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