Student A

I am gravely concerned about our current economic crisis in the United States. It saddens me that so many people in the United States are now out of work and that mega corporations that have been around since before I was born are now going out of business. I am also worried that this recession could get even worse than it already is, and that it could even become worse than the Great Depression. I have seen that is extremely hard for former or new workers to find good jobs at all. My older brother has been looking everywhere in Vienna for months to find a new job, but because of the recession there are no jobs he can take. I have seen prices of every conceivable commercial item or service in my town rise with no good end in sight.

I know that there is nothing anyone could do to end this crisis immediately or within a few years, but I dearly hope that you of all people can ease it slightly, Mr. President. I want to see some workers in my community able to keep their jobs, and corporations able to endure for more than a few weeks. I want to see my older brother and others able to find good-paying jobs without having other workers being laid off as a consequence. I want to be able to buy something at the supermarket without having to pay a superfluous amount of money for it.

It would be selfish of me to think that all of my requests would be attainable within a small amount of time, Mr. President. It would also be selfish of my to not to believe that this recession will get worse before it will get better. However I do want to see some kind of improvement of our economy over time. I hope that this recession does not become worse that the Great Depression. I have faith that our economic problems are surmountable and will eventually be overcome. I have faith that life in the United States will become better than ever before. I have faith that you, Mr. President, will be able to help us to overcome this crisis.