The third reason I should be President is that I really do understand the issues of the middle class and the lower class.  Why?  Because I’m right there.  I don’t have an Ivy League degree and I’ve worked my ass off for everything I have.  I still worry most months about how the bills are getting paid and I know what happens when unforeseen medical bills throw wrenches into plans.

But at the same time, I am educated and I work hard.  I’ve never been afraid of hardwork and I’m sure used to finding solutions out of nothing.

I promised this reason would be about the money.  I’d like to start by saying the amount of money people spend trying to buy a candidate and the amount of money those candidates then spend buying an election is preposterous to me.  The idea that anyone could feel political contributions are the best use of his or her fiscal resources is preposterous

If you’re interested in voting for me, I encourage you to give any funds you’d be willing to donate towards something a whole lot more likely to benefit the greater good.  I’d suggest medical research, research devoted to developing viable alternative energy sources and, of course, organizations designed to make the world better by improving access to health care and education – both of which have been determined to lower violence and improve society as a whole.  If you want me to be President, give someone else a hand up, don’t give me a hand out.  Donate your money elsewhere and tell everyone you’re voting for me.  Then tell them why. 

As an aside, if anyone knows how I could participate in something like this, please leave a comment and let me know.

Let’s discuss my qualifications.  Like our sitting leader I have an MBA.   Unlike our current leader I have a track record of building successful collaborative relationships with trading partners.  I have demonstrated abilities to communicate effectively both orally and in writing both as an analyst and as an instructor.    I can even correctly pronounce nuclear 100% of the time.

Unlike almost all of our politicians today, I am willing to admit that I don’t have a firm plan for improving access to healthcare / health insurance and I don’t have a firm plan for improving education.  But I will guarantee that I know these things need improvement and I will seek professionals – not academics and certainly not lawyers – to help develop solutions built on sound economic and social principles so that we can help those who need it without bending over the middle class.

As a collaborator that means I’m not a maverick.  I do see the need to use negotiation to solve problems.  It has always been proven to work better than brute force.  We need to build bridges – but not to nowhere – that heal damaged relationships coming out of the current administration and develop true win-win solutions respective of human rights and responsibilities. 

Tomorrow:  My views on Campaign donations.  Hint:  It makes a lot less sense to raise and spend billions of dollars buying elections when we have atrocities like this going on in the world.

Every damn year I fall for this.  I agree to post every day for a month and it ends up making me insane by the end of November.  This year, however, my posts will all revolve around the same theme.  Get ready, six readers, for 30 posts about why I should be President.  At the end of the month, let me know what you think!