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Kwenzeka ntoni kwiCongress kwiinyanga ezimbalwa ezizayo kuya kugqiba ikamva lelizwe lethu - kunye neplanethi yethu.
Kulo mzuzu ubalulekileyo kwimbali yaseMelika, iiDemokhrasi kwiNdlu yabameli base-US kunye ne-Senate yase-US, esebenzisana neNdlu ye-White House, baye bacebisa iziqendu ezininzi zomthetho ezinokomeleza iintsapho ezisebenzayo, ukukhusela iplanethi kunye nokugcina idemokhrasi yaseMelika kwi-right-wing extremism.
Singadala izigidi zemisebenzi yemanyano ehlawula kakuhle esakha ngokutsha iindlela zethu eziwohlokayo, iibhulorho, iinkqubo zamanzi kunye nokwakha izigidi zeeyunithi zezindlu ezifikelelekayo esizidinga ngamandla. Singakwazi kwakhona ukuphelisa imivuzo yendlala eMelika ngokunyusa umvuzo omncinci we-federal ukuya kwi-$ 15 ngeyure. Ngexesha apho imivuzo yokwenyani yabasebenzi baseMelika imile kangangamashumi eminyaka, ezi zenzo ziya kuba linyathelo elikhulu eliya phambili ekuphuculeni umgangatho wobomi bodidi oluphakathi oluhlayo.
Ngaphaya koko, sinokudala izigidi zemisebenzi ngokuthatha ubunkokeli behlabathi ukulwa nokutshintsha kwemozulu - isoyikiso esikhoyo kwiplanethi yethu - kunye nokuguqula inkqubo yethu yamandla kude kumafutha efosili.
Ngokwandisa ikhredithi yerhafu yomntwana, sinokuyinciphisa intlupheko yabantwana phantse kwisiqingatha kwaye siphelise ihlazo lamazwe ngamazwe le-US ngokuba nelona zinga liphakamileyo lentlupheko yabantwana kwilizwe lemizi-mveliso.
Ngokuba norhulumente wobumbano uthethathethwano ngamaxabiso amachiza kunye neshishini loxubo mayeza, asinakuthoba kuphela iindleko ezibi kakhulu zamayeza kagqirha kodwa sinokunyusa imali efunekayo yokwandisa iMedicare ukuze ekugqibeleni igubungele amazinyo, umbono kunye neemfuno zokuva kunye nokuphucula ubomi bezigidi zabantu. abadala abasokolayo. Singakwazi kwakhona ukubonelela ngezempilo ezisemgangathweni kwizigidi zabasebenzi abadala ngokuthoba iminyaka yokufaneleka ye-Medicare ukuya kuma-55.
Ngokudlulisela ukhathalelo lwabantwana jikelele kunye nomthetho we-Pre-K, sinokuqiniseka ukuba wonke umntwana waseMelika, kungakhathaliseki ukuba umvuzo okanye ikhowudi ye-zip, ufumana isiqalo esihle ebomini. Sinako ukomeleza uqoqosho ngokwenza ukuba abazali baye emisebenzini yabo besazi ukuba abantwana babo abancinci bakhuselekile kwaye bakhathalelwe kakuhle.
Ngokudlula usapho oluhlawulelwayo kunye nekhefu lonyango, sinokujoyina onke amanye amazwe atyebileyo ekuqinisekiseni ukuba abasebenzi banokuhlala ekhaya nabantwana babo abagulayo okanye bachithe ixesha elixabisekileyo nosana olusandulโ ukuzalwa.
Ngokwenza iikholeji zikawonke-wonke kunye neeyunivesithi zifundise simahla, kwaye sithobe kakhulu amatyala abafundi, sinokwenza abona basebenzi bafunde bangcono kwihlabathi kwaye sinikeze inkxaso kwisizukulwana esitsha esiya kuthi, kungenjalo, sibe nomgangatho ophantsi wokuphila kunabazali baso.
Ngokuwisa umthetho werhafu oqhubekayo othi ekugqibeleni ucele izityebi kunye namaqumrhu amakhulu ukuba aqalise ukuhlawula isabelo sawo esifanelekileyo serhafu, sinokuqala ukulungisa inqanaba elibi lengeniso kunye nokungalingani kobutyebi kunye nokunyusa iitriliyoni zeedola ukujongana neemfuno zeentsapho ezisebenzayo.
Ngokugqithisela amalungelo okuvota ehlabathi, ukuphelisa amanqanaba agqwethekileyo okuziphatha kunye nokuqhubela phambili kwiphulo lohlaziyo lwezemali, sinokuphelisa ukucinezelwa kwabavoti, sandise inani labavoti kwaye someleze idemokhrasi yethu.
Ngokuphumelela uhlaziyo olutsha lobulungisa bolwaphulo-mthetho, singakwazi ukunciphisa izinga lokuvalelwa kwaye siqinisekise ukuba bonke abemi bethu, kungakhathaliseki ibala lesikhumba sabo, banokuhamba ngokukhuselekileyo kwizitrato zeli lizwe ngaphandle kokoyika izenzo zamapolisa ezixhaphazayo, ezingekho mthethweni okanye ezibulalayo.
Ngokudlula uhlaziyo olubanzi lokufudukela kwelinye ilizwe, sinokuthi, emva kweminyaka yokungasebenzi, ekugqibeleni sinikeze inyathelo elimisiweyo lokuFika kobuNtwana abafumanayo kunye nabo banesimo sexeshana esikhuselweyo uzinzo olubafaneleyo, kwaye sidale indlela eya kubumi bezigidi ezili-11 zabantu abangabhalwanga phantsi, uninzi lwabo abenza eyona nto ibalulekileyo. umsebenzi ogcina uqoqosho lwethu luqhubeka.
Ngokuxhomekeke kwinkqubo efanayo yohlahlo lwabiwo-mali esasisebenzisa ukudlulisa iSicwangciso sokuHlangula saseMelika ngo-Matshi, sinokuphucula ubomi beentsapho ezisebenzayo kunye neevoti ze-50 kuphela kwi-Senate kunye nesininzi esilula kwiNdlu yabaMeli.
Ngamanye amazwi, ukuba iiDemokhrasi kwiNdlu kunye neSenethi ziyakwazi ukuma kunye, zibe nesibindi sokuthatha iimfuno ezikhethekileyo ezinamandla kwaye zenze oko iintsapho ezininzi ezisebenzayo zeli lizwe zifuna ukuba sikwenze, singakwazi ukudala uqoqosho olusebenzayo. bonke kwaye kungekhona nje abambalwa, sinokunceda ukusindisa iplanethi ekutshatyalalisweni kokutshintsha kwemozulu kwaye sinokuqinisa idemokhrasi yaseMelika.
Ezi asizozinto zincinci. Ziyinguqu.
Kwaye ngenxa yokuba umgaqo-nkqubo olungileyo uhlala ulungile kwezopolitiko, ukudlula i-ajenda eqhubekayo kunye nethandwayo njengale, ngokombono wam, isiqinisekiso sokuba iiDemokhrasi azigcini nje ngokugcina ulawulo lweNdlu kunye neSenethi kodwa zandise ubuninzi bazo kumacandelo omabini umjikelo wonyulo olulandelayo.
Kodwa kuya kwenzeka ntoni ukuba iiDemokhrasi ziya phambili kwicala elahlukileyo? Kwenzeka ntoni ukuba bachitha iveki emva kweveki, inyanga emva kwenyanga "ithethathethwano" kunye namaRiphabhlikhi anenjongo encinci yokujongana neengxaki ezinzulu ezijongene neentsapho ezisebenzayo zeli lizwe? Kwenzeka ntoni ukuba, emva kokudlula kweSicwangciso sokuHlangula saseMelika esibaluleke kakhulu - iphakheji yokuhlangula ye-Covid-19 esayinwe ngumthetho nguMongameli uBiden ngoMatshi - umfutho uyayeka kwaye siphumeza okuncinci okanye akukho nto?
Ngaphandle kokufezekiswa okunamandla kunye nokuqhubekayo okuphucula ubomi beentsapho ezisebenzayo, kukho ithuba elinamandla lokuba iiRiphabhlikhi ziya kuphumelela iNdlu okanye i-Senate okanye zombini imizimba kunyaka ozayo. Abantu baseMelika bafuna isenzo, "uthethathethwano" olungapheliyo kunye nokuthintela, kwaye abayi kuphuma kwaye bavotele iqela elingenziyo.
Kwaye ukuba iiRiphabhlikhi ziphinda zilawule iCongress, sinokuqiniseka ukuba uqoqosho luya kuhamba ngokuthe chu ukuya kwinkqubo apho izityebi zityeba ngakumbi ngenxa yokwanda kolawulo lweshishini. Sinokuqiniseka ukuba imeko yemozulu iya kuqina, inciphisa ukubakho kwabantwana nabazukulwana bethu abahlala kwindawo enempilo nenokuhlalwa. Sinokuqiniseka ukuba urhulumente wethu uya kuphambuka kwidemokhrasi, njengoko ingcinezelo yabavoti, imali emnyama kunye neethiyori zamayelenqe ziqhubeka zilawula inkqubo yethu yezopolitiko.
Eli lixesha elingazange libonwe kwimbali yaseMelika. Iidemokhrasi kwiNkongolo kufuneka ziqhubele phambili ngenkalipho, zikhusela iintsapho ezisebenzayo zelizwe lethu kwaye zibuyisela ukholo kurhulumente. Ewe, ikamva lelizwe lisemngciphekweni.
Yiyo loo nto ndikulungele ukwenza konke okusemandleni am njengoSihlalo weKomiti yeSenethi yoHlahlo-lwabiwo-mali ukwenza umthetho oyilwayo woxolelwaniso obonisa eyona migaqo iphambili ye-ajenda yenguqu kaMongameli uJoe Biden, i-ajenda ezifunwa zizigidi zabantu baseMelika neziyidingayo kwezi zinzima. amaxesha.
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