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My 2-minute speech introducing myself at the League of Women Voters Candidate Forum tonight: - Hello, everybody. Before I get into it, I want to say thank you to the League of Women Voters, who have done our community a service by inviting *every* candidate to this forum tonight.
Now, about me: My name’s Steve Cox, and I’m an independent. I was born and raised in this district, and I hold no allegiance to anybody but *you*, and to any*thing* but truth and honesty.
And one of the greatest lies we’re told is that wealth, in and of itself, is what makes our country great. But is it? As one example, we live in the wealthiest country in the history of the planet, yet 20% of our children live in poverty. That’s 16 *million* kids!
I believe greatness is judged by how we treat our most vulnerable. And by that metric, we’re *failing.* Here are some *other* lies we’re told: “We can’t *afford* universal healthcare, or even to take care of our nation’s veterans, but we *need* this $1.5 trillion airplane.”
“The war on terrorism, like the war on drugs, is *working*.” “Gun laws keep us safe from gun violence.” “Cutting taxes for the *wealthy* creates jobs for the *rest*.” “The press is *free*, and the intelligence community is *trustworthy*.”
You might believe some of what I just said, but they’re *all* lies. And probably the biggest lie of all? That we must rely on the same two, corrupt parties who *caused* our nation’s problems to *fix* them.
No matter which party’s in charge, this system makes life *harder* for the *many* in order to maintain the *privilege* of a *few*. That system must change. --- Fin.
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