Mr. President

I know that you probably get this email, these comments, from thousands maybe even millions of Americans everyday because no matter what we look like, what our educational background consist of, we are all struggling. I'm an African-American female that made it my duty to not rest on my laurels, I received a Bachelors Degree in Organizational Sociology from UC Davis in 2003 and more recently a Masters Degree in Mass Communications and Media Studies from Howard University in 2007. Almost two years later, I can not find suitable or permanent employment. I thought that higher education promised a brighter future? I thought that fortitude and hard-work opened up the door for a promising, yet challenging life? Isn't that what Republican's and more specifically White leaders and Politicians preach? This is not a race issue it's a people issue so I digress. No doors have opened for me, not even cracks for me to slide through. I just want to know, when will the young people, in my age group, the under 30's the under 35's get to enjoy a little bit of what our parents enjoyed after leaving college? We have left college so crippled in debt and having to accept jobs that we are grossly overqualified for, just to stop creditor harassment. Or in my case, I'm not even able to receive a job that I am grossly overqualified for because people my parents age and my grandparents age have had to swallow their pride and take the menial jobs. The types of jobs I am applying for are with companies that are looking for workers with specializations and years and years of experience. Well, if you are in your twenties, and a recent graduate, the years and years of experience does not exist. The point is, we are trying to take responsibility, which is why we went to school, held down jobs, interned and took out loans to receive jobs that would initially pay them off but that is not happening for us; yet we are still asked to keep our credit score high so we can buy a house, (not until we are 50 years old at this rate) get a job, (since companies feel as if good people ALWAYS pay their bills. Well good people would pay their bills if they had steady employment) and prepare for a brighter tomorrow. Well, I can't very well ask you for a job (although I will since I'm in desperate need of one and facing eviction) but I can ask you to please stop the cycle of suffering. Allow a grace period for people in financial straights were their credit isn't jeopardized when they are out of work. Make it so student loan debt is decreased for those that get a higher education. Those with higher education are a huge part of the contributing and motivated work force and a financial break for us means more people pursing skilled work and skilled education. Skilled education helps America as well as the world. We need a financial break and we need to stop being penalized for every miss step we make when in this type of economy it cannot be avoided. Please, I not only ask for myself, but I ask for all of us in the same boat. It doesn’t matter if you are White, Black, Latino, Asian, old, young, educated or non-educated or in between. My dad has worked in the car dealership industry for thirty years and was laid-off in 2007. He has yet to find a job. He has taught me the work ethic that I feel is so important. No matter what, do a great job and help other. He has a high school education and he is 60 years old. Do it for him because companies wont even give him a second look despite his years and years of experience. We need help. Thank You.