On September 6, 2012, the US Democratic Party decided to officially approve President Barack Obama as a party candidate for the presidency of the country for a second term. To get better support in the upcoming November elections, Obama has declared his willingness to "go a long and hard way."
After the candidacy of Barack Obama was officially approved, he issued a statement and stressed that during his first presidential term, the country "took a step forward." In his speech, Obama focused most of all on the economy. He promised that if elected for a second term, he will do his best to double the volume of American exports by the end of 2014, halve the volume of net oil imports by 2020 and reduce the budget deficit by more than $ 4 billion in the next decade.
In addition, the presidential candidate also touched upon the creation of about 1 million new jobs in manufacturing by the end of 2016, support for 600,000 jobs in the field of natural gas production, halving the growth rate of the cost of education, and employing 100,000 mathematics teachers. and natural sciences.
In addition, Barack Obama has planned to invest in the economy money that the country no longer spends on warfare, since the troops from Iraq have already been withdrawn and the contingent in Afghanistan is being reduced.
Also, the candidate made a promise that he would achieve fairness in the area of the tax system. He wants tax breaks for millionaires and those Americans who earn more than $ 250,000 annually to be lifted.
Obama has pledged that he will not allow the Republican reform of the social medicine system Medicare and its monetization to be implemented. The candidate believes that citizens should not invest their earned money in insurance companies, and people of pre-retirement age should retire with great confidence and pride.
It is not known whether Barack Obama will realize everything he promised when he was elected president for a second term. In the meantime, it remains only to wait for the elections to be held in November 2012.
