We all benefit when steps are taken to sustain and respect our natural resources, or when leaders can be trusted to do what is right, like getting our country out of debt. Candidates should be elected based on their qualifications and what they stand for, and not because they have the most donations.

We are all victims of greed—greed that destroys our planet for profit, greed that adds to our national debt at $15,273.00 per second (and that’s just the interest) and the greed that elects government officials by how much they raise, not how qualified they are. If things continue the way they are, it will take our children’s children 50 years to pay the interest alone on our national debt, and that would be presuming they have a planet to live on.

We’ve all seen that our leaders cannot agree on anything that is of constructive benefit to us, the people. It is up to us to take the lead that will truly build a better tomorrow.