An Inclusive Litany

8/27/96

From Jesse Jackson's speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, August 27, 1996, keyword "take":
Certainly, these stakes are very high in 1996. We have the burden and the obligation to win for yet unborn generations. What shall we do economically?

We have $6 trillion in private and public pension funds. Why can't we take five percent of that money, $300 billion, government secured—use that money to reinvest in our infrastructure and put America back to work. We did it for Poland. We made for Poland 40-year loans at three quarters of one percent, first payment due in 10 years. If we can rebuild Poland and Europe and Japan, we can build Chicago and Atlanta and Memphis and Nashville. We can rebuild America.