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President Barack Obama speaks about health care during a town hall meeting at the Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va., Wednesday, July 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) More You Tube Videos Newly Released Home Videos of Michael Jackson with his children 72 year old woman tasered by police Full Video of Michael Jackson Memorial Service Repeat Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest Video Michael Jackson's Last Performance President Obama Town Hall Health Reform Neda Agha Sultan Video (warning graphic video) Shawn Hornbeck shares his miraculous escape from kidnap and sexual abuse Bird Dive Bombs People in San Francisco Girl beaten, burned, and hair cut off (warning graphic video) For breaking news updates delivered to your Inbox, click "subscribe to email" either above or below this post. |
President Obama takes questions submitted through YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter at a town hall in Virginia. July 1, 2009.
We are at a defining moment for this nation. If we act now, then we can rebuild our economy in a way that makes it strong, competitive, sustainable and prosperous once more. We can lead this century the same way that we led the last century. But if we don't act, if we let this moment pass, we could see this economy just sputter along for decades -- a slow, steady decline in which the chances for our children and our grandchildren are fewer than the opportunities that were given to us. And that's contrary to the history of America. One of our core ideas has always been that we leave the next generation better off than us. And that's why we have to act right now.
I know that people say the costs of fixing our problems are great -- and in some cases, they are. The costs of inaction, of not doing anything, are even greater. They're unacceptable. And that's why this town hall and this debate that we're having around health care is so important.
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