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Polling the Body Politica

A random sampling of what women really want


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In this historical election season, The Green Magazine decided it was high time we asked women all over the country what their greatest concerns— political or otherwise—were for 2008.

I am disillusioned given that I am a product of a political arena that has repeatedly spoon-fed me unfulfilled promises as each and every presidential election has drawn closer. I crave a candidate who is determined to see to it that there is healthcare for

those who can’t afford to pay for insurance, more jobs and opportunities for the unemployed and an end to school violence, which can be had by incorporating conflict resolution education into the curriculum. Yet I know that despite all the altruistic motives in the world, all the funding and all the rallies and all the determination to ‘make things better’ that at the end of the presidential term I will walk away with nothing more than a spoonful of unfulfilled promises.

Narkie Nartey-Nolan, 26
Morrisville, NC
Preventative Maintenance Coordinator

The government really needs to start protecting their seniors, because we are a throwaway society and we are starting to throw away people. You look at our old buildings and they are torn down, but if you go to Europe, they restore them. I also worry about a recession. I feel sorry for young couples. I also worry about medical care for people like us who lost our insurance [because of a layoff] and have to pay $444 a month with a $10,000 deductible. Indiana has plans [with subsidy] but we would never qualify because we have retirement put away, but who wants to use that? We always thought we would be comfortable. Since my husband has been laid off we are hearing more and more people say ‘That happened to us too.’ It starts at age 50; it should not be allowed. If the government would step up to the plate to resolve law suits a little quicker maybe these companies would be a little gunshy when letting go of a senior for a younger person. I also want to see us out of Iraq. We’ve got a big armory here and there have been a lot of losses. I am worried about education too; our testing here is horrible. We need to go back to discipline in the schools and I think things would change.

Debbie Perry, 56
South Bend, IN
Temporary worker, accounting

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