these plans are fully paid for, and we can afford to do them. restoring the dignity of work means making education an affordable ticket to the middle class. when we made public education, 12 years of it, universal, in the last century, we made the best educated, we became the best educated, best paid nation in the world. but the rest of the world has caught up. it s caught up. jill, my wife, who teaches has an expression. i hope i get it right, kid. any nation that out educates us is going to outcompete us . folks, we all know 12 years of education is not enough to win the economic competition of the 21st century. competition of the 21st century- century. applause we century. applause we want century. applause we want to - century. applause we want to have i century. applause | we want to have the century. applause - we want to have the best educated workforce, let s finish the job by providing access to preschool for three and four year olds, studies show that children who go to
jobs. folks, inflation has been a global problem because the pandemic disrupted our supply chains and puritan s unfair and brutal war in ukraine disrupted energy supplies as well as food supplies, blocking all the grain in ukraine. but we are in a better position than any country on earth right now, but we have more to do. here at home, inflation is coming down. here at home, gas prices are down $150 here at home, gas prices are down $1 50 from their peak. food inflation is coming down, not fast enough for coming down, inflation has fallen every month for the last six months. take home pay has gone up. additionally, over the last two years, a record 10 million americans applied to start new businesses, 10 million. applause and by the way, every time
folks, as if we do not respond. cheering. folks. as we if we do not respond. cheering. folks, as we all if we do not respond. cheering. folks, as we all apparently - folks, as we all apparently agree, social security and medicare is off the books now, right? all right. we have unanimity! unanimity! cheering. social security - unanimity! cheering. social security and i unanimity! cheering. - social security and medicare are a lifeline for many seniors and americans have to pay from the very first paycheck so tonight, let s all agree and apparently we are, stand up for seniors! . seniors! cheering. stand up seniors! cheering. stand up and - seniors! cheering. stand up and showl seniors! cheering. - stand up and show them! we seniors! cheering. stand up and show them! we were not cut social security! we were not part medicare! those benefits belong were not part medicare! those benefits belong to were not part medicare! those benefits belong to the - were not part medicare! th
childcare centres, so every childcare centres, so every child in america can drink the water, instead of having permanent damage to their brain. ~ ,, brain. applause we are brain. applause we are making i brain. applause i we are making sure brain. applause - we are making sure that brain. applause we are making sure that every community, every community in america has access to affordable high speed internet. no parent should have to drive by a mcdonald s parking lot to help them do their homework online with their kids, which many thousands were doing across the country. and when we do these projects, and again i get criticised for this but i make no excuses for it, we are going to buy american. we are going to buy american. we are going to buy american. we are going to buy american. applause folks, and going to buy american. applause folks. and it s going to buy american. applause folks, and it s totally folks, and it s totally consistent with international trade rules. buy