1993年美国国情咨文英文Word格式.docx
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Nations,likeindividuals,mustultimatelydecidehowtheywishtoconductthemselves—howtheywishtobethoughtofbythosewithwhomtheylive,and,later,howtheywishtobejudgedbyhistory.Likeeverymanandwoman,theymustdecidewhethertheyarepreparedtorisetotheoccasionshistorypresentsthem.
Wehavealwaysbeenapeopleofyouthfulenergyanddaringspirit.Andatthishistoricmoment,ascommunismhasfallen,asfreedomisspreadingaroundtheworld,asaglobaleconomyistakingshapebeforeoureyes,Americanshavecalledforchange—andnowitisuptothoseofusinthisroomtodeliver.
Ournationneedsanewdirection.Tonight,Ipresenttoyouourcomprehensiveplantosetournationonthatnewcourse.
Ibelievewewillfindournewdirectioninthebasicvaluesthatbroughtushere:
opportunity,individualresponsibility,community,work,family,andfaith.WeneedtobreaktheoldhabitsofbothpoliticalpartiesinWashington.Wemustsaythattherecanbenomoresomethingfornothing,andweareallinthistogether.
Theconditionswhichbroughtustothispointarewellknown.Twodecadesoflowproductivityandstagnantwages;
persistentunemploymentandunderemployment;
yearsofhugegovernmentdeficitsanddeclininginvestmentinourfuture;
explodinghealthcarecosts,andlackofcoverage;
legionsofpoorchildren;
educationalandjobtrainingopportunitiesinadequatetothedemandsofahighwage,highgrowtheconomy.Fortoolongwedriftedwithoutastrongsenseofpurpose,responsibilityorcommunity,andourpoliticalsystemtoooftenwasparalyzedbyspecialinterestgroups,partisanbickeringandthesheercomplexityofourproblems.
Iknowwecandobetter,becauseoursremainsthegreatestnationonearth,theworld'
sstrongesteconomy,andtheworld'
sonlymilitarysuperpower.Ifwehavethevision,thewillandthehearttomakethechangeswemust,wewillenterthe21stcenturywithpossibilitiesourparentscouldnotevenhaveimagined,havingsecuredtheAmericandreamforourselvesandfuturegenerations.
Iwellremember,twelveyearsagoRonaldReaganstoodatthispodiumandtoldtheAmericanpeoplethatifourdebtwerestackedindollarbills,thestackwouldreachsixty-sevenmilesintospace.Today,thatstackwouldreachtwohundredandsixty-sevenmiles.
Itellyouthisnottoassignblameforthisproblem.Thereisplentyofblametogoaround—inbothbranchesofthegovernmentandbothparties.Thetimeforblamehascometoanend.Icameheretoacceptresponsibility;
Iwantyoutoacceptresponsibilityforthefutureofthiscountry,andifwedoitright,Idon'
tcarewhogetsthecreditforit.
EconomicPlan
Ourplanhasfourfundamentalcomponents:
First,itreversesoureconomicdecline,byjump-startingtheeconomyintheshorttermandinvestinginourpeople,theirjobsandtheirincomesinthelongterm.
Second,itchangestherhetoricofthepastintotheactionsofthepresent,byhonoringworkandfamiliesineverypartofourlives.
Third,itsubstantiallyreducesthefederaldeficit,honestlyandcredibly.
Finally,itearnsthetrustoftheAmericanpeoplebypayingfortheseplansfirstwithcutsingovernmentwasteandinefficiency—cuts,notgimmicks,ingovernmentspending—andbyfairness,forachange,inthewaytheburdenisborne.
Tonight,Iwanttotalkaboutwhatgovernmentcando,becauseIbelieveourgovernmentmustdomoreforthehard-workingpeoplewhopayitsway.Butletmesayfirst:
governmentcannotdothisalone.TheprivatesectoristheengineofeconomicgrowthinAmerica.Andeveryoneofuscanbeanengineofchangeinourownlives.We'
vegottogivepeoplemoreopportunity,butwemustalsodemandmoreresponsibilityinreturn.
CreatingJobs
Ourimmediatepriorityistocreatejobs,now.Somesaywe'
reinarecovery.Well,weallhopeso.Butwe'
resimplynotcreatingjobs.Andthereisnorecoveryworthitssaltthatdoesnotbeginwithnewjobs.
Tocreatejobsandguaranteeastrongrecovery,IcallonCongresstoenactanimmediatejobspackageofover30billiondollars.Wewillputpeopletoworkrightnowandcreatehalfamillionjobs:
jobsthatwillrebuildourhighwaysandairports,renovatehousing,bringnewlifetoourruraltowns,andspreadhopeandopportunityamongournation'
syouthwithalmost700,000jobsforthemthissummeralone.AndIinviteAmerica'
sbusinessleaderstojoinusinthiseffort,sothattogetherwecancreateamillionsummerjobsincitiesandpoorruralareasforouryoungpeople.
Second,ourplanlooksbeyondtoday'
sbusinesscycle,becauseouraspirationsextendintothenextcentury.Theheartofourplandealswiththelongterm.Ithasaninvestmentprogramdesignedtoincreasepublicandprivateinvestmentinareascriticaltooureconomicfuture.Andithasadeficitreductionprogramthatwillincreasesavingsavailableforprivatesectorinvestment,lowerinterestrates,decreasethepercentageofthefederalbudgetclaimedbyinterestpayments,anddecreasetheriskoffinancialmarketdisruptionsthatcouldadverselyaffecttheeconomy.
Overthelongrun,allthisshouldresultinahigherrateofeconomicgrowth,improvedproductivity,higherwages,morehigh-qualityjobsandanimprovedeconomiccompetitivepositionintheglobaleconomy.
Inordertoaccomplishpublicinvestmentanddeficitreduction,governmentspendingisbeingcutandtaxesarebeingincreased.Ourspendingcutswerecarefullythoughtthroughtotrytominimizeanyeconomicimpact,tocapturethepeacedividendforinvestmentpurposes,andtoswitchthebalanceinthebudgetfromconsumptiontoinvestment.Thetaxincreasesandspendingcutswerebothdesignedtoassurethatthecostofthishistoricprogramtofaceanddealwithourproblemsisbornebythosewhocouldmostreadilyaffordthatcost.
OurplanisdesignedtoimprovethehealthofAmericanbusinessthroughlowerinterestrates,improvedinfrastructure,bettertrainedworkers,andastrongermiddleclass.Becausesmallbusinessesgeneratemostofournation'
sjobs,ourplanincludestheboldesttargetedincentivesforsmallbusinessinhistory.Weproposeapermanentinvestmenttaxcreditforsmallbusiness,andnewrewardsforentrepreneurswhotakerisks.Wewillgivesmallbusinessaccesstothebrillianttechnologiesofourtimeandtothecredittheyneedtoprosperandflourish.
Withanewnetworkofcommunitydevelopmentbanks,andonebilliondollarstomakethedreamofenterprisezonesreal,wewillbegintobringnewhopeandnewjobstostorefrontsandfactoriesfromSouthBostontoSouthTexastosouth-centralLosAngeles.
Ourplaninvestsinourroads,bridges,transitfacilities;
inhigh-speedrailwaysandhigh-techinformationsystems;
andinthemostambitiousenvironmentalclean-upofourtime.
Ontheedgeofthenewcentury,economicgrowthdependsasneverbeforeonopeningupnewmarketsoverseas.Andsowewillinsistonfairtraderulesininternationalmarkets.
NAFTA
Apartofournationaleconomicstrategymustbetoexpandtradeonfairterms,includingsuccessfulcompletionofthelatestroundofworldtradetalks.ANorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreementwithappropriatesafeguardsforworkersandtheenvironment.Atthesametime,weneedanaggressiveattempttocreatethehi-techjobsofthefuture;
specialattentiontotroubledindustrieslikeaerospaceandairlines,andspecialassistancetodisplacedworkerslikethoseinourdefenseindustry.
Ipledgethatbusiness,governmentandlaborwillworktogetherinapartnershiptostrengthenAmericaforachange.
HealthCareReform
Butallofoureffortstostrengthentheeconomywillfailunlesswetakeboldstepstoreformourhealthcaresystem.America'
sbusinesseswillneverbestrong;
America'
sfamilieswillneverbesecure;
andAmerica'
sgovernmentwillneverbesolventuntilwetackleourhealthcarecrisis.
Therisingcostsandthelackofcareareendangeringbothoureconomyandourlives.Reducinghealthcarecostswillliberatehundredsofbillionsofdollarsforinvestmentandgrowthandnewjobs.Overthelongrun,reforminghealthcareisessentialtoreducingourdeficitandexpandinginvestment.
Laterthisspring,IwilldelivertoCongressacomprehensiveplanforhealthcarereformthatwillfinallygetcostsundercontrol.Wewillprovidesecuritytoallourfamilies,sothatnoonewillbedeniedthecoveragetheyneed.Wewillrootoutfraudandoutrageouscharges,andmakesurethatpaperworknolongerchokesyouoryourdoctor.AndwewillmaintainAmericanstandards—thehighestqualitymedicalcareintheworldandthechoiceswedemandanddeserve.TheAmericanpeopleexpectustodealwithhealthcare.Andwemustdealwithitnow.
Perhapsthemostfundamentalchangeournewdirectionoffersisitsfocusonthefutureandtheinvestmentsweseekinourchildren.
Eachdaywedelaycarriesadearcost.Halfourtwo-year-oldsdon'
treceiveimmunizationsagainstdeadlydiseases.Ourplanwillprovidethemforeveryeligiblechild.Andwe'
llsavetendollarsforeveryonewe'
llspendbyeliminating
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