To achieve the greatest things. And the doors of Higher Education will be open to all. No matter what your circumstances or where you are, you are part of the life of our great nation. Its one thing all our president s agree on, each in their own unique way. [patriotic music winds down] have a good life. We will see you soon. And to get that good life, all we had to do was follow the Instruction Manual on how to do the right thing. Study hard, be nice to your brother. Get him go to college, graduate, and voila, achieve the American Dream. But at some point. [clattering] the us economy shrinking. Theyre not getting married. Theyre not getting homes. Theyre not getting jobs. Weve been looking at 40 years of flat wages. Those doors to opportunity got harder to open. [light laughter] this is a big one staggering debt from Student Loans. Today, that old Instruction Manual feels like false advertising. The system is unfair. We tell young people to go to college. They have to take out loans i
welcome to the programme. a smaller workforce represents a serious economic challenge. it makes it harder for employers to filljobs. it adds to wage pressures that drive inflation. it holds back growth. it reduces the tax revenues available to fund public services. there is an imperative in helping people back to work. the trouble is many parents in this country can t afford to because many would see their take home pay wiped out by the £15,000 average annual cost of full time childcare for a two year old. right now, uk childcare costs are double the 0ecd average. the only two countries where parents spend a higher percentage on childcare are switzerland and new zealand. when i had my daughter, who s five, i had to quit myjob because we couldn t afford childcare. i look forward to going back to nursing. my plan is to go back to nursing. if there d been more options and if childcare had been either cheaper or there was more flexibility, that would ve definitely been something
And a basic promise. A nation that rewards the effort and determination of every single american. So the least among us shall have an equal chance to achieve the greatest things. And the doors of Higher Education will be open to all. No matter what your circumstances or where you are, you are part of the life of our great nation. Its one thing all our president s agree on, each in their own unique way. [patriotic music winds down] have a good life. We will see you soon. And to get that good life, all we had to do was follow the Instruction Manual on how to do the right thing. Study hard, be nice to your brother. Get him go to college, graduate, and voila, achieve the American Dream. But at some point. [clattering] the us economy shrinking. Theyre not getting married. Theyre not getting homes. Theyre not getting jobs. Weve been looking at 40 years of flat wages. Those doors to opportunity got harder to open. [light laughter] this is a big one staggering debt from Student Loans. Today, t
[patriotic music] - america. [crowd chatter] land of opportunity. and a basic promise. - a nation that rewards the effort and determination of every single american. - so the least among us shall have an equal chance to achieve the greatest things. - and the doors of higher education will be open to all. - no matter what your circumstances or where you are, you are part of the life of our great nation. - it s one thing all our presidents agree on, each in their own unique way. [patriotic music winds down] - have a good life. we will see you soon. - and to get that good life, all we had to do was follow the instruction manual on how to do the right thing. study hard, be nice to your brother. - get him! - go to college, graduate, and voila, achieve the american dream. but at some point. [clattering] - the us economy shrinking. - they re not getting married. they re not getting homes. they re not getting jobs. - we ve been looking at 40 years of flat wages. - those doors to op