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Remarks of Senator Barack Obama (Greensboro, NC) Greensboro, NC | September 27, 2008 We meet here at a time of great uncertainty for America. The era of greed and irresponsibility on Wall Street and in Washington has led us to a financial crisis as serious as any we have faced since the Great Depression. They said they wanted to let the market run free but they let it run wild, and in doing so, they trampled our core values of fairness, balance, and responsibility to one another. Everywhere you look, the economic news is troubling. But for so many Americans, it isnt really news at all. 600,000 workers have lost their jobs since January. Home values are falling. Your paycheck doesnt go as far as it used to. Its never been harder to save or retire; to buy gas or groceries; and if you put it on a credit card, theyve probably raised your rates. In so many cities and towns across America, it feels as if the dream that so many generations have fought for is slowly slipping away. Last night we had a debate. And on issue after issue - from taxes to health care to the war in Iraq - you heard John McCain make the case for more of the same policies that got us into this mess. But just as important as what we heard from John McCain was what we didnt hear. We talked about the economy for forty minutes, and not once did Senator McCain talk about the struggles that middle class families are facing every day right here in North Carolina and around the country. He defended his plan to give $300 billion in tax cuts to corporations and the wealthiest Americans, but he had nothing to say about the fact that wages have flat-lined and jobs are being shipped overseas. He railed against some study of bears in Montana, but he had nothing to say about the fact that more and more Americans cant afford to pay for college; cant afford health care for their families; and cant afford a retirement that is dignified and secure. Senator McCain spoke again and again about the need to keep spending