Ukufika kwam apha, ndifumene ntoni?
INew Jersey yaqhekeka, yadandatheka ngokwezoqoqosho kwaye ayaphumelela. Iminyaka elishumi yolawulo olubi yaguqula ilizwe lethu laba kwimeko yezoqoqosho. Sikhulile zero zero imisebenzi yecandelo labucala kwiminyaka esibhozo. Unothi. Sasifile emanzini.
Kwiminyaka esibhozo phambi kokuba ndibe yiRhuluneli, eli lizwe lalineerhafu ezili-115 kunye nokunyuka komrhumo. Sasilelinye lawona mazwe aneerhafu kakhulu esizweni.
Imisebenzi kunye namashishini ayebaleka. Ukungabikho kwemisebenzi kwakuphantse kwipesenti ezili-10.
Ulwaphulo-mthetho lwalugqugqisile kwizixeko zethu. Isithuba esikhulayo sokuphumelela sisongele amawaka abafundi ngobomi obuncitshisiweyo.
Aba bantu bathe mandingazami sele begqibe kwelokuba bayeke ukuzama kwiminyaka edlulileyo. Ndema apha ndathembisa ukuba sizakuzisa utshintsho lwenene kulomzi.
Ewe silapha. Kwiminyaka emithandathu kamva.
Umbuso waseNew Jersey womelele kwaye uya usomelela mihla le. Kwaye wonke umntu othe iNew Jersey ayibuseki ayilunganga.
Ngo-2015, ukubuyela kwethu emandleni kwezoqoqosho kuye komelela. Sizuze elona candelo lakha bucala lokudala imisebenzi eNew Jersey kwiminyaka elishumi elinesihlanu. Emva kokudala imisebenzi iminyaka esibhozo, sidale imisebenzi emitsha engama-224,000 kwiminyaka yethu emithandathu. Izinga lethu lokungaqeshwa lihle laya kwiipesenti ezi-5.3, elona lisezantsi kunanini na ukusukela ngo-2008. Elona nqanaba liphezulu ukusukela ngo-2006. Kunyaka ophelileyo ubhengezo lwehle ngeepesenti ezingama-20- ukwehla kuyo yonke indawo kwisithili sethu.
Ngomlindo wethu, iNew Jersey ibuyile kumda woqoqosho.
Sibuyise uqeqesho kwezemali zethu zikarhulumente nazo. Ngoku siphumelele kohlahlo-lwabiwo mali olulandelelanayo ezintandathu kungekho rhafu intsha. Inkcitho yethu ekhethiweyo kunyaka-mali ka-2016 yi- $ 2.3 yezigidigidi ngaphantsi kwamanqanaba ka-2008.
Sibonisile ukuba urhulumente omncinci ngurhulumente ongcono. Sibunciphisile ubukhulu bukarhulumente ngelixa sihambisa iinkonzo zikarhulumente ezingcono nezisebenzayo. Ngoku baphantse babe li-10 000 abasebenzi bakarhulumente kunangexesha endangena ngalo e-ofisini.
Irhafu yepropathi yayinyuka ngeepesenti ezisixhenxe ngonyaka kwishumi leminyaka ngaphambi kokuba sifike. Isiqingatha seshumi sokugqibela, kwiwotshi yethu nangaphantsi kwekepusi yesi-2%, sinomyinge we-1.9%. Ngotshintsho olungakumbi, sinokwenza ngcono nangakumbi.
Yile ndlela esiwafezekise ngayo amanqanaba embali otyalo mali lukarhulumente kwinkqubo yethu yezikolo, ngaphezulu kwe- $ 12.8 yezigidigidi kwizikolo zethu kulo nyaka. Leyo yindlela esiqhubele phambili ngayo ukwenza inkqubela phambili ngokuvuselela izikolo kwezinye zezona ndawo zethu ziphantsi eziseNewark, eCamden naseAsbury Park.
Kwangelo xesha saye saguqula imithetho yengqesho yootitshala, sandisa kakhulu izikolo zomgaqo-nkqubo, samisela izikolo zoHlaziyo phantsi koMthetho i-Urban Hope Act kwaye ngoku sibonile iminyaka emibini ilandelana nenqanaba lokuthweswa izidanga kwinto eyayisakuba sisithili esibi kunazo zonke eNew Jersey.
Siqhubekile senza inkqubela phambili ekwakheni iindawo ezikhuselekileyo, ezomeleleyo zoluntu, esomeleza unyanzeliso lomthetho kunye nokugcina aboni abanobundlobongela ezitratweni - ngelixa sincedisa ekwakheni iimeko zoxolo lwexesha elide kwiindawo esihlala kuzo. Ukusuka ngo-2011 ukuya ku-2014, ulwaphulo-mthetho eNew Jersey lwehla ngeepesenti ezingama-20 kwaye ukuvalelwa kwehla phantse ngeepesenti ezilishumi. ECamden, kanye esona sixeko sinobundlobongela eMelika, izinga lokubulala lehle ngama-52% kwiminyaka emithathu ukusukela, kunye noSodolophu, siwutshintshe umkhosi wamapolisa.
Kwaye enye yeempumelelo endizingcayo ngayo - sincedisile amawaka abantu ababomi babo bonakaliswe ziziyobisi ukufumana uncedo abaludingayo. Endaweni yokutshutshisa imfazwe engaphumelelanga kwiziyobisi -imfazwe kubemi bethu-siye sahlula iziyobisi njengokugula okuyinyani, kwaye sisebenzela ukunyanga nokubuyisela kwimeko yesiqhelo amanye amalungu asemngciphekweni kuluntu lwethu. Kunyaka ophelileyo kuphela ndatyikitya imithetho emitsha ukulungisa lo mba, kwaye namhlanje siza kuthetha ngamanyathelo alandelayo ekufuneka siwathathe ukuze siqhubeke nokwenza inkqubela phambili.
Zonke ezi mpumelelo zingaphezulu kwamanqaku kwikhadi lamanqaku. Obu bubomi obusindisiweyo noluntu luguqulwe.
Yonke into kwezi zinto zifezekisiweyo kuthetha ukuba omnye umntwana uya kuba nakho ukufikelela kubuchule babo obupheleleyo esikolweni nakubomi.
Kuthetha ukuba omnye umama notata banakho ukufumana umsebenzi owonelisayo, kwaye babonelele usapho lwabo.
Kuthetha ukuba abanini bamashishini abasebenza nzima bayakwazi ukuzisa ukukhula kunye nemisebenzi kwiindawo zabo, kunye nobomi obutsha namandla kwi-Main Street.
Kuthetha iidolophu kunye neendawo apho uziva ukhuselekile xa uhamba ezitalatweni, kwaye uzive unebhongo ngokwenza eso sitrato ikhaya lakho- kunye nendawo apho sinokukhulisa isizukulwana esitsha, kwaye senze ikamva elitsha eNew Jersey.
Kodwa ngaphezulu koko - siphumelele uloyiso lodidi olwahlukileyo lwezopolitiko.
Endaweni yokwamkela ukugxeka kunye nokungenzi nto apha eNew Jersey, sibonisile ukuba kuthetha ntoni ukufezekisa imigaqo-nkqubo yeziphumo, imigaqo kunye nolungelelwaniso.
Endaweni yokufihla kwiingxaki zethu okanye senze ngathi azikho, siye sajongana nazo ngokuphandle. Rhoqo kunoko, siyenzile kunye, njengeRiphabhlikhi kunye neeDemokhrasi. Asivumelani ngayo yonke into, kodwa akufuneki ukuba - nje ukuba siqhubeka sithetha kunye kwaye sizama ukwenza into efanelekileyo.
Endaweni yokubetha okuvakalayo, silawule ngeengxoxo ezinzima. Ngokuqinisekileyo ndibaninzi kubo abaninzi kweli gumbi. Kwaye ndizimisele ukuba nokuninzi namhlanje. Ezo ngxoxo bezingasoloko zindizuzela abahlobo, kodwa khange ibe malunga noku. Ekuphela kwento endakhe ndazama ukuyiphumelela sisivumelwano esingcono kubo bonke abantu baseNew Jersey.
Endaweni yokuya kwizilungiso ezikhawulezayo okanye kwizisombululo ezilula, siye kwizisombululo ezinzima kunye nenguquko yexesha elide kwindlela esisebenza ngayo kwilizwe lethu. Yile nto ithetha ukuba yiRhuluneli; ukuba yinkokeli yokwenene. Ngumahluko phakathi kokuthetha umdlalo omkhulu kunye nokuhlasela iingxaki ngqo kunye nokuba noxanduva lokufumana izisombululo. Nokuba lithandwe kangakanani-uvavanyo lulula-ilungile iNew Jersey. Ngendlela esifundisa ngayo abantwana bethu. Ngendlela esiwakhathalela ngayo awona malungu asemngciphekweni kuluntu lwethu. Ngendlela esigcina ngayo izitrato zethu zikhuselekile, sakha ubumelwane obungcono kwaye sikhulisa amashishini awomeleleyo.
Unyaka emva konyaka, iziphumo zisixelela ukuba le ndlela iyasebenza.
Sijike intlekele yezoqoqosho yaba yiminyaka emithandathu yokukhula-kwaye sayiphelisa intswela-ngqesho phantse ngesiqingatha.
Siphume kulwabiwo mali olukhulu saya kuhlahlo-lwabiwo mali olulinganisiweyo ngokulandelelana, ngaphandle kokunyusa irhafu.
Silupasile uhlengahlengiso lwerhafu kwaye salula ikhowudi yethu yerhafu kumashishini amancinci.
Sidlulise ukuhlengahlengiswa kobulungisa kulwaphulo-mthetho, kunye nokwanda kwilizwe lonke kwiinkundla zamachiza ezinyanzelekileyo kunye nohlengahlengiso lwenkqubo yethu yebheyile ukunika aboni abangenabundlobongela ithuba lokuba ngamalungu oluntu avelayo kwakhona.
Sidlulise ukuhlengahlengiswa kwemfundo kwaye sahlengahlengisa ingqesho yootitshala okokuqala ngaphezulu kwenkulungwane ukwenza into elungileyo kubafundi, abazali nabahlohli, ngakumbi kwizixeko zethu nakwiindawo ezisezidolophini ezifuna olona ncedo.
Kwaye sawupasisa umhlala-phantsi ophawulekayo kunye nohlaziyo lwezibonelelo zezempilo ngenkxaso ye-bipartisan -ivelisa ukonga ngaphezulu kwe- $ 120 yezigidigidi kubarhafi baseNew Jersey. Ngapha koko, uhlahlo-lwabiwo mali lowama-2016 lubonelela nge-1.3 yeebhiliyoni zeerandi kwingxowa-mali yomhlala-phantsi karhulumente, nelona galelo liphezulu lomhlala-phantsi kwimbali yelizwe lethu. Ngokungafaniyo nento oyivayo kubunkokheli bemanyano yecandelo likarhulumente, ngo-Juni siya kube sinikele nge-4.4 yezigidi zezigidi kwi-pension, ngaphezulu kweeRhuluneli ezintlanu ezidlulileyo zidibene.
Ke apha eNew Jersey, sifezekise uhlengahlengiso lwembali kwaye ilizwe lethu alikaze lilunge ngakumbi ukujongana nekamva. Siqinisekisile ukuba iNew Jersey inokulawulwa kwaye iinkokheli ezonyukayo kwaye zithathe umngcipheko zingenza umahluko omkhulu kubantu esibameleyo. Kusekuninzi ekufuneka sikwenzile kwaye, nceda, masingabuyeli emva emva kwawo wonke lo msebenzi unzima.
Ngoku eWashington, ayonyani leyo. Konke esiza kukuva malunga nemiceli mngeni emikhulu esijongene nayo namhlanje njengesizwe inomoya oshushu ovela kwiCongress nakwi-White House. Imeko yomanyano ayisiyo umnxeba wokuthatha amanyathelo, luluhlu lweminqweno emnandi nguMongameli ongaphumelelanga kuthi. Lihlabathi njengoko linqwenela ukuba libe njalo; ayililo ilizwe lokwenyani ubunkokeli bakhe obungaphumelelanga obubashiyileyo bonke abantu baseMelika.
Kule minyaka mithandathu idlulileyo, senze into eyahlukileyo eNew Jersey. Uninzi lwabantu kweli gumbi lubonakalisile ubukhalipha bokubekela bucala umahluko wokhetho kunye nokufezekisa inkqubela phambili yokwenyani. Kubo bonke abo bakhethe ukufikelela ngaphaya kwendlela - enkosi. Enkosi ngayo yonke into oyenzileyo kwilizwe lethu.
Ngoku sijamelene nomzuzu onobungozi ngokwenene. Sinonyulo lweRhuluneli entsha kunye nayo yonke indlu yowiso-mthetho engaphantsi kweminyaka emibini kude. Ke ngoku nonke ninokhetho. Ngaba siyaqhubeka sisebenzela ukwenza izinto kwaye siqhubele phambili iNew Jersey? Okanye ngaba siza kujongana neminqweno ekhethekileyo, kwaye sithumele iNew Jersey emva kweentsuku ezimbi zangaphambili? Ngelishwa, sele siyibona imiqondiso yoku. Iimpawu zokungakhathali kwezemali ukuhambisa ubunkokeli kubunkokheli bengingqi encinci. Asinakuyenza le nto yenzeke.
Kufuneka siqhubeke ukwenza inkqubela njengombuso; kuye kwafuneka sibambe omnye nomnye umgangatho ophakamileyo namhlanje.
Ngaba uyakuxhasa uluvo olusebenzayo nolusengqiqweni uninzi lwabantu olukholelwa kulo kwaye kufuneka silwenzile; okanye uza kuya kwimiba emifutshane, ekhuthaza ezopolitiko, ngokungakhathali kwezopolitiko eza kutshabalalisa ilizwe lethu? Kule nkqubo, siza kugxotha abemi eNew Jersey.
Siza kubagxotha njani abemi belizwe lethu? Yeyiphi imigaqo-nkqubo engakhathaliyo endithetha ngayo? Mandicace gca malunga nezifundo onokuthi uzenze kunye neendleko kwilizwe lethu nakubemi bethu.
Sele uqalile ukulandela ulungiso lomgaqo-siseko ukuqinisekisa intlawulo yepenshini kuzo zonke ezinye iintlobo zenkcitho karhulumente. Phambi kwenkxaso-mali kwizibhedlele zethu. Phambi kwenkxaso kwiikholeji nakwiiyunivesithi. Phambi kokukhathalela abantu abakhubazekileyo. Ngaphambi kokuhlawula iMedicaid. Phambi kokwakhiwa ngokutsha kweendlela kunye neebhulorho. Phambi kokuvalelwa kwabaphuli-mthetho. Phambili ukuzalisa iilwandle zethu. Phambi kokondla abasweleyo. Phambili ukukhusela abantwana bethu kuxhatshazo. Phambi kokunceda abantwana abane-autism kunye nokuxhasa ngemali uphando ngomhlaza. Ngaphambi kokuhlawulela ukhuseleko lwasekhaya kwinkqubo yokuhamba ngobuninzi eNew Jersey. Ndingatsho njani?
Kungenxa yokuba akukho nanye kule nkcitho iqinisekisiweyo nguMgaqo-siseko. Yonke le micimbi; imfundo, ukhathalelo lwempilo, ulwaphulo-mthetho, okusingqongileyo, ukuxhasa abahlwempuzekileyo, ukukhuselwa kwabantwana bethu kuya kuxhomekeka ekupheliseni ukuhlawulela ipenshoni yama-800,000 abakhoyo nababesakuba ngabasebenzi bakarhulumente. Impilo, intlalontle, ukhuseleko kunye nempumelelo yezinye i-8.1 yezigidi zaseNew Jersey ziya kuba yinkxalabo yodidi lwesibini; Ipenshoni ilawula ngokugqwesileyo. Izigidi eziyi-8.1 zeNew Jersey ziya kuba ngabemi beklasi yesibini. Abadla umhlala-phantsi kuluntu bayakudidi olukhethekileyo lwabemi abathathe umhlala-phantsi okhuselweyo ngaphezulu kwazo zonke ezinye iingxaki zoluntu. Ikhuselwe kuqoqosho. Kukhuselwe kwintlekele yendalo. Zonke ezo zinto ziya kuba semgceni emva komhlalaphantsi othethathethweyo kwimanyano- ngasemva kakhulu.
Ukuba uthi hayi, soze-ungaze uyiphelise loo nkcitho ukuhlawulela ipenshoni. Ungaze wenzakalise abantu abakhubazekileyo ukukhusela ipenshoni. Ungaze ubathintele abafundi bethu ukukhusela ipenshoni. Ungaze unciphise ukhathalelo lwempilo ukukhusela ipenshoni. Ungaze uvumele izaphuli-mthetho ziphume kwangoko ejele ukuze zikhusele ipenshoni. Ungaze uvumele iindlela zethu kunye neebhulorho zidilike ziwe ukukhusela ipenshoni. Ungaze uvumele abantu balambe-ungaze uvumele abantwana bawele ekuphathweni gadalala.
Emva koko, inye kuphela indlela onokuhamba ngayo ukunqanda ukunciphisa inkcitho eya kuthi ihluthe abantu baseNew Jersey ngazo zonke ezo zinto kunye nokunye. Ngelishwa yindlela uninzi lwenu esele ihambile. Ngoku ndiza kuxelela abantu baseNew Jersey ukuba izakubanjani le ndlela.
Ukuhlawulela olu hlengahlengiso lomgaqo-siseko kwaye ungabonakalisi ubomi babo bonke abantu baseNew Jersey, abasweleyo nabanethemba, abasebenza nzima nabadla umhlala-phantsi, kuya kufuneka unyanzelise unyuso olukhulu lwerhafu kubemi baseNew Jersey. Kukhulu kangakanani? Iya kufuna i-3 yezigidigidi zeedola ukuhlawulela ukulungiswa kwakho.
Ndifuna ukubuza umntu ngamnye kuni ovotele esi silungiso kwiiyure ezingama-24 ezidlulileyo- nizokweba bani le mali eNew Jersey? Nceda ungatsho oosozigidi; musa ukuqhubeka uthukisa ubukrelekrele baseNew Jersey. Irhafu yakho yezigidi iphakamisa kuphela i-600 yezigidi zeedola.
Uyithathaphi enye i $ 2.4 billion? Lungiselela iNew Jersey kuba zimbini kuphela iindlela zokwenza. Kuya kufuneka uyonyuse irhafu yokuthengisa ukusuka kwi-7% ukuya kwi-10%. Irhafu yokuthengisa ye-10% eNew Jersey ayiqondakali. Izakubulala abathengisi baseNew Jersey kunye nabanini bevenkile. Kuya kulimaza ngokungalinganiyo iklasi eliphakathi laseNew Jersey kunye nabampofu.
Uthi ngekhe uyenze lonto? Kulungile, ke, inye kuphela inketho eseleyo-nyusa irhafu yengeniso engama-23% kuzo zonke izigidi ezi-3.7 zaseNew Jersey ezihlawula irhafu. Njani ngale New Jersey? I-23% ngaphezulu kwemali yakho ukuya eTrenton? Ukuhlawulela ipenshoni? Veza izandla kweli gumbi zisuka kwabo bavotele olu hlengahlengiso. I-10% yerhafu yokuthengisa? I-23% inyuswe kwirhafu yengeniso? INew Jersey ibukele-mababone ngoku, kwangethuba, ukuba uza kuyithatha njani imali yabo ukubabuyisela kubaphathi bakho bemanyano.
Le yinyaniso oyikhethileyo kwaye uyazi. Ukuhlawulela ipenshini egolide kunye nezibonelelo zempilo zeplatinamu ezikhethiweyo, ezimbalwa ezikhuselweyo ngokomgaqo-siseko. Ukunika utitshala osebenza iminyaka engama-30 kwaye ahlawule kuphela i-126,000 yeedola kwipenshini yakhe kunye ne-inshurensi yezempilo kulo lonke ikhondo lakhe lokufumana i-2.4 yezigidi zeedola? Ngaba kulungile? Ingaba oko kulungile? Ngaba uza kuxelela iNew Jersey inyaniso malunga nevoti yakho izolo?
I-NJEA iyodwa inike iqela leDemokhrasi i-30 yezigidi zeedola kwimikhankaso yabo nakwii-PAC kule minyaka mibini idlulileyo. Ngaba kufanelekile ukuba siyikholelwe loo minikelo kunye nevoti yakho yokwenza ukuba ibe ngabo kuphela abamkeli abakhuselweyo ngokomgaqo-siseko imali yerhafu eNew Jersey engadibananga? Izigidi ezingama-30 zeedola ezivela kwi-NJEA yakho ukubuyisela i-3 yezigidigidi zeedola kunyuso lwerhafu kubo bonke abantu baseNew Jersey: sisiphi isivumelwano.
Kuya kufuneka sixelele iNew Jersey inyani. Le yindlela eya ekonakaleni. Ikhomishini yethu engathathi cala ibeke enye indlela eya kuthintela le ntlekele kurhulumente wethu kunye nokungekho sikweni kwabahlawuli bethu berhafu. Yeka le nto ngaphambi kokuba ihambe kakhulu. Asinakuyikhaba inkxaso-mali yezempilo, imfundo, ubulungisa kulwaphulo-mthetho, amahlwempu, okusingqongileyo, abantwana bethu kunye nezixhobo zethu zokuxhasa abo badla umhlala-phantsi. Asinakho ukuntywilisela wonke umntu ohlawula irhafu ukuze kuxhamle abo bambalwa banelungelo. Ndiza kukhokela amaRiphabhlikhi kunye nabazimeleyo ukuba bathi hayi kulo msindo - ngaba amaDemokhrasi omthetho aya kujoyina nathi? Kwaye ukuba awunakukwazi, uza kuyichaza njani le nto kwabanye abantu? Ungathembela kwinto yokuba ndiza kuthi-kuba ndenze nje.
INew Jersey ithembele kuthi sonke ukuba senze izinto ezilungileyo zenzeke kwaye simise ezimbi kwimikhondo yazo. Ke ngoku masithethe ngezinye izinto eziphambili ekufuneka sizigxile kulo nyaka uzayo. Masiphakamise imikhono yethu kwakhona kwaye sibeke umdla woluntu phambili kunomdla okhethekileyo kunye nemeko ekhoyo.
Kukho eminye imiceli mngeni emikhulu endifuna ukuba sisebenzisane ngayo kulo nyaka, kwaye loo nto iyakusivumela ukuba siqhubeke nokuzisa iziphumo ezimangalisayo eNew Jersey.
Okokuqala, kufuneka siqhubeke nomsebenzi wethu ukunceda awona malungu asemngciphekweni kuluntu lwethu.
Ndiyakholelwa ukuba sinayo into efunekayo ukuhambisa ifa lobukhulu belizwe lethu. Kwaye umlinganiso oyinyani wobukhulu ufumaneka kumandla ovelwano lwethu.
Namhlanje, ndiyakucela ukuba undijoyine ekuphindeni kabini kumlo wethu wokulwa iziyobisi.
Kukho izinto ezimbalwa endiye ndasebenza nzima kuzo njengeRhuluneli okanye endikholelwa kuzo ngokuqinileyo njengale. Iziyobisi, njengomhlaza, sisifo. Inokuhlasela nabani na, nakwesiphi na isikhululo ebomini. Sithetha ngabantu abanokuba ngunyana okanye intombi yam - abantu abanokuba ngabantwana bakho, abayeni bakho nabafazi bakho. Apho kodwa ngenxa yobabalo lukaThixo kuya elowo nalowo kuthi.
Umlutha sisigulo kwaye yinto esinokusoyisa.
Ukuba sinika abantu izixhobo kunye nenkxaso abayidingayo ukoyisa esi sifo- kwaye ukuba sikhetha ukukhulula abantu kwihlazo lokulutha, kwaye siyiqonde le nto njengomngeni wezempilo yoluntu-sinokubanceda abantu ukuba babuyise ubomi babo. Singawufumana umlinganiselo wokwenene wemfesane yethu.
Kule minyaka imbalwa idlulileyo senze inkqubela phambili. Sikhokele isizwe ekuphuhliseni iinkqubo ezinceda abantu ukuba bacoceke kwaye babuyele emsebenzini, kwaye ukusukela ngo-2012 simisele imithetho engaphezulu kweshumi ukujongana nobhubhane weziyobisi. Ngo-2013 sazisa inkqubo yenkundla yeziyobisi ukubonelela ngonyango olunyanzelekileyo kubaphuli-mthetho bexesha lokuqala, abangenabundlobongela. Sidibanise iinkonzo zengqesho nonyango, ukunceda aboni bafumane uqeqesho kwaye bafumane imisebenzi.
Kwi-2014, sazisa inkqubo kazwelonke yokunceda ukunciphisa inani lokusweleka okunxulumene ne-heroin ngoqeqesho kunye nokuxhobisa abaphenduli bokuqala ukuba basebenzise iyeza lokuthintela ukubulala amaxhoba. I-Narcan ngoku ilawulwe ngaphezulu kwamaxesha e-7,500 ngale nkqubo-kwaye siphumelele ukwehla kokuqala kokubhubha ngokweqile kwilizwe lethu kwiminyaka emine.
Kwaye ngoJulayi ophelileyo, simisele inqaku elinye lokungena kwabantu ukuba bafumane unyango, kwaye ngaphezulu kwe-30,000 yeminxeba sele yenziwe ngabantu abafuna ukudibanisa neenkqubo zonyango lweziyobisi. Akukho zininzi zeminxeba yokuzama ukufumana uncedo; ubizo olunye, ukuya endaweni enye. Ngoku yindlela urhulumente afanele ukusebenzela ngayo abo banesidingo.
Ngoku sinethuba lokuya phambili, kwaye sivumele abemi bethu abaninzi ukuba bafumane uncedo abaludingayo.
Namhlanje ndibhengeza ukwanda kwenye yeenzame zethu ezithembisayo zokulwa umlutha, iNkqubo yokuQeqesha abaQeqeshi.
Kule nyanga, iSebe leeNkonzo zaBantu liphehlelela inkqubo yokulinga ungenelelo lonyango kwiindawo ezinobunzima kubantu abachaphazeleka kukusebenzisa iziyobisi ngokugqithisileyo. Iingcali ezikhokela olu ngenelelo zihlala zibuyela kwimeko yesiqhelo, kwaye zithunyelwa kumagumbi kaxakeka ukuze zikwazi ukubonelela ngesikhokelo, inkxaso kunye nokudluliselwa kunyango. Ngoncedo lwamava abo kwindlela yokubuyela kwimeko yesiqhelo, aba baqeqeshi bangachaphazeleka ngoku xa amaxhoba okusebenzisa iziyobisi ahlala esesichengeni kwaye xa inkxaso ifuneka kakhulu.
Siyazi ukuba ungenelelo lunokutshintsha ubomi. Kwaye namhlanje, kweli gumbi sinomzekelo obalaseleyo - uJohn Brogan.
UJohn uneminyaka engama-38 kwaye ungutata wabathathu. Kangangeminyaka emininzi, uJohn kalusizi waye elixhoba leziyobisi. Wayegqitha kwi-heroin ngaphezulu kwaye ephindaphinda izihlandlo ezine noNarcan. Wasondela ekufeni. Kwaye kwade kwaba kukufumana kwakhe inkxaso ngenkqubo yamanyathelo ali-12 apho wakwaziyo ukwaphula isiqalekiso sokuba likhoboka.
UJohn ucocekile iminyaka emihlanu ngoku, kwaye uzinikele ubomi bakhe ekuncedeni amanye amaxhoba ukuba aphume kwiziyobisi. Namhlanje, uJohn ungumqeqeshi wokubuyisela kwimeko yesiqhelo, kwaye uzakusebenza neNkqubo yoQeqesho lukaRhulumente lokuBuyisa njengoko iqhubela phambili. Xa ixhoba lokudlula ngokweqile livuka kwaye lifikelela kwinkxaso, uJohn ubakhona.
Siza kunceda uJohn kunye nabo bonke abanye abaqeqeshi bethu ukuba baqhubeke nokuhambisa ungenelelo oluguqula ubomi, ngokunika i-1.7 yezigidi zeedola ukwandisa iNkqubo yokuQeqesha abaQeqeshi ukuya kwiikhawuntari ezintandathu ezongezelelweyo eNew Jersey.
John, ndicela uphakame - enkosi ngenkalipho yakho. Enkosi ngokusinceda ekubuyiseni ubomi.
Ukubuyisa ubomi obuninzi, kwiminyaka emine eyadlulayo ndaye ndema kweli gumbi ndaza ndacela ukuba sitshintshe indlela esiphatha ngayo izaphuli-mthetho ezingenabundlobongela ezikwizigulo zesisifo.
Ngotshintsho esiluhambisileyo, njengenkundla yamayeza enyanzelekileyo, sinabemi abancinci namhlanje.
Namhlanje, eli nani lincinci linika amandla kunye nethuba lokwazisa ngento enomdla ngokungaqhelekanga kwaye yahlukile kwilizwe lethu liphela. Siyavala intolongo yaseburhulumenteni. Ewe, inani labemi lihle ngokwaneleyo kangangokuba siye sayivala iNtolongo yaseMid-State. Namhlanje, imi ingenanto njengobungqina kulo msebenzi woLawulo lokunciphisa ulwaphulo-mthetho kunye nokubuyela kwimeko yesiqhelo. Ke senza ntoni nge-Mid-State? Ndicebisa namhlanje ukuba siphinde sivule iMid-State njengeziko elizinikele ngokupheleleyo, eliqinisekisa unyango lweziyobisi kumabanjwa aseNew Jersey.
Amaxhoba okulutha afanelwe unyango, nokuba asekuhlaleni okanye avalelwe. Ukuba sinokwaphula umjikelo wobukhoboka naphi na, kuya kufuneka siwaphule.
Ke ngoko ndiyalele uMkomishinala uLanigan weSebe lezoLungiso kunye noMkomishinala Connelly weSebe leeNkonzo zoLuntu ukuba aphumeze inkqubo yokuqala enephepha-mvume lokunyanga ukusetyenziswa gwenxa kweziyobisi kwiZiko loLuleko laseMid-State. Kunyaka olandelayo izakuvulwa kwakhona ngenjongo yayo entsha. Senza oku kuba bonke ubomi busisipho esixabisekileyo esivela kuThixo. Kwakhona, kufuneka sinike bonke abemi bethu ithuba lokuphinda babuyise ubomi babo.
Ukugqitywa kwenkqubo yonyango enamaphepha-mvume kuya kuvumela amabanjwa ukuba afanelekele ukufumana uncedo xa ekhululwa, ukubonelela ngokhuseleko olubalulekileyo kwizaphuli-mthetho ezibuyela kuluntu. Le nkqubo yenye yeendlela zokunciphisa ukubuyela kwimeko yesiqhelo kwaye inceda bonke abantu bethu ukuba babe ngamalungu oluntu anemveliso kwakhona.
Ukufikelela okuphuculweyo kokhathalelo lixesha kunye nexesha yenye yezona zinto zibaluleke kakhulu eziphakanyisiweyo njengoko bendihambahamba kwilizwe ndithetha nababoneleli, amaxhoba kunye neentsapho zabo. Oku kuyinyani ekulweni iziyobisi, kwaye kuyinyani ekuncedeni bonke abo bachaphazeleka kukugula ngengqondo.
Namhlanje, ndiyazingca kakhulu ukwazisa ngokuzibophelela kwezemali okungaphezulu kwe- $ 100 yezigidi ukwandisa ukufikelela kukhathalelo lwempilo yengqondo kunye nokusetyenziswa kweziyobisi.
Siza kubonelela ngokhuphiswano ngakumbi lwamaxabiso eenkonzo kunye nababoneleli.
Njengokuba imfuno yeenkonzo iqhubeka ikhula, kufuneka sandise ukufikelela. Ukunyusa amaxabiso okubuyiselwa kuya kunceda ukuphucula iinkonzo ezibalulekileyo kunye nokubonelela ngakumbi ngonyango. Utyalomali esilwenzayo luya kutshintsha ubomi kwaye lufumane abantu abaninzi kunyango kwangoko, endaweni yegumbi likaxakeka okanye intolongo kamva. Yinto enoxanduva kwezemali ukuyenza- kwaye yinto elungileyo yokwenza.
Kumntu ohamba nengxaki yempilo yengqondo, bazakufumana ukhathalelo olungcono kwiziko lonyango, hayi ejele. Sele siqeqeshe abaphenduli bokuqala abangama-2,500 kwizithili ezisithoba ngendlela yokwazi nokujongana neemeko ezinzima, ukuze ke bathathe isigqibo sokuba kuyavakala na ukuqondisa umntu kunyango. Ngoku siza kuhlawula ukuqeqesha ngaphezulu. Ngokwandisa inkqubo yethu yoqeqesho sinokunceda abantu abaninzi ukuba bafumane uncedo ngokukhawuleza. Enye indlela yokubonisa ukuba sikholelwa ukuba bonke ubomi buxabisekile.
Kwaye ukwenza inkqubela phambili, kufuneka sibonelele ngokufikelela kunyango olulungelelanisiweyo.
Phantse kwiminyaka emibini edlulileyo ndayalela iYunivesithi yaseRutgers ukuba ihlalutye iimpawu zezigulana zethu ezibiza kakhulu kwiMedicaid. Oko bakufumanisileyo kwakucace gca. Kwipesenti ezi-1 eziphezulu zezigulana zeMedicaid ezibiza kakhulu, ngaphezulu kweepesenti ezingama-86 zinesifo sengqondo, umba wokusetyenziswa gwenxa kweziyobisi, okanye zombini. Ukuba sinokubanceda abantu ukuba bafikelele kukhathalelo olulungelelanisiweyo lweemeko zabo zomzimba, impilo yengqondo kunye nemicimbi yokulutha, sinokuhambisa unyango olusebenzayo kwaye sinciphise iindleko zexesha elide kurhulumente.
Ukwenza oku siza kunyusa inkxaso-mali yemibutho yoKhathalelo yoXanduva ethatha uxanduva kunyango lwempilo yomzimba kunye neyokuziphatha. Ngokunyuka okuthe chu kwenkxaso-mali, sinokunciphisa ukuhlala ngokungeyomfuneko esibhedlele kwaye sikuphephe ukuxinana ne-ER.
Ke la ngamanye amanyathelo abalulekileyo ekufuneka siqhubekile nokukhathalela abanye babantu abasesichengeni saseNew Jersey. Le yeyona nto iphambili kum kulo nyaka, nakwintsalela yolawulo lwam. Masisebenze kunye ukugcina ubomi.
Ndifuna ukuba siqhubeke nokulungisa indlu yethu yezoqoqosho. Sisonke, singaqhubeka nokuzisa utshintsho olunzima eNew Jersey kufuneka luqhube ukukhula okutsha, imisebenzi kunye notyalo mali.
Ewe, senze inkqubela phambili enkulu kwindlela yokubuyela kwimeko yesiqhelo kule minyaka mithandathu idlulileyo. Kodwa kusekude ukuba sihambe. Iminyaka elishumi yokuphathwa gwenxa kwemali kunye nenkcaso evela kwabanye abantu kulo mthetho wepalamente kuye kwacothisa isantya sohlaziyo.
Kufuneka senze iNew Jersey indawo engcono yokwenza ushishino. Kufuneka sifumane umthwalo weerhafu kunye ne-red tape emqolo wabantu. Kufuneka sincedise uninzi lwabemi bethu ukufezekisa impumelelo kunye nokhuseleko olubafaneleyo.
Kule minyaka mithandathu idlulileyo, sizibonile izibonelelo ezingakholelekiyo eziya kuluntu xa sisenza lula indlela yethu yerhafu. Xa siqeqeshwa ngendlela urhulumente wethu asebenza ngayo, sinokwenza isakhelo soqoqosho esifanelekileyo apho abakumgangatho ophakathi, amashishini kunye noluntu banokufikelela kubuchule babo obupheleleyo. Xa siye reined kwiipropati zerhafu ngokubeka 2 ekhulwini nzima ikepusi kwaye edlulisa inzala arbitration uguquko, sibeka amandla umva ezandleni zoluntu.
Xa ndatyikitya umthetho ngo-2011 ngaphezulu kwe- $ 2.3 yezigidigidi ekujoliswe kuyo, ekudaleni imisebenzi kwirhafu yeshishini, sanika ishishini ifoto engalweni efunekayo ukugcina ukubuyela kwakhona kwaye sibone imisebenzi emitsha yecandelo labucala engama-224,000 kunye neqondo eliphantsi lokungaphangeli ngaphezulu kweminyaka esixhenxe.
Ngoku kufuneka sithathe inyathelo elilandelayo, ukuguqula ukubuyisela kukukhula okuzinzileyo kwexesha elide kunye namathuba eNew Jersey.
Namhlanje, ndimemelela ukuba undijoyine ekupheliseni iRhafu yeLifa ekohlwaya isizukulwana esilandelayo kwaye yenzakalise ikamva lexesha elide lezoqoqosho kwilizwe lethu.
Okwangoku, iNew Jersey inyanzelisa irhafu yelifa kunye nelifa.
Amazwe alishumi elinesine okwangoku aneerhafu zomhlaba, kwaye ezintandathu zineerhafu zelifa. Kodwa yiNew Jersey neMaryland kuphela abanazo zombini. Sizithengisela ngaphandle. Kwaye sinezinga eliphantsi lokuxolelwa elizweni. Yenza iNew Jersey ingalunganga kwaye ingabinampikiswano.
Irhafu yelifa ayisiyonto nje echaphazela isityebi, isohlwaya iintsapho ezikudidi oluphakathi ezifuna ukugqithisela ikhaya losapho kwisizukulwana esilandelayo. Ulwakhiwo lwethu lwerhafu lukhuthaza abantu ukuba bafudukele kwamanye amazwe njengoko bekhula- kwaye xa besenza njalo, bathathe amashishini abo kunye nemali eyinkunzi. Kuphononongo lwakutsha nje olwenziwe yiNew Jersey Business & Industry Association, ngaphezulu kwama-67 epesenti yabantu bathi irhafu yelifa kunye nelifa zichaphazele izigqibo ngekamva leshishini labo kunye nendawo abaza kuhlala kuyo kwiminyaka yabo elandelayo.
Kufuneka siyilungise ngoku. Kufuneka siyeke ukohlwaya isizukulwana esilandelayo kwaye sikhathaze iintsapho ezikudidi oluphakathi.
Kule minyaka mithandathu idlulileyo, sitshintshe imeko yemfundo yaseNew Jersey. Kwaye sinike abantu bethu abancinci ithuba lokulwa ngekamva.
Senze olona tyalo-mali lukhulu kwezemfundo kwimbali yaseNew Jersey. Ingaphezulu kwekota yohlahlo-lwabiwo mali lonyaka-mali ka-2016 ichithwe kuncedo oluthe ngqo kwizikolo zethu, kwaye sinezona nkcitho ziphezulu ngomfundi ngamnye esizweni.
Senze iinguqulelo zembali, eziziintlobo ezimbini zomthetho kumthetho wokuhlala kweli lizwe mdala.
Sisebenze nootitshala ukuzisa intlawulo esekwe kwizikolo eziseNewark.
Sijonge ngobundlongondlongo ekuphuculeni ezona zikolo ziqhuba kakubi kulo lonke ilizwe lethu, kubandakanya nongenelelo ukujika izikolo ezingaphumelelanga eCamden kunye nokupasisa i-Urban Hope Act.
Ngokubambisana neekholeji zethu zasekuhlaleni, similisele iNkqubo yokuLungela iKholeji ngoku ukunceda abafundi abasemngciphekweni baphumelele kwisikolo samabanga aphakamileyo kwaye bazilungiselele ukuya kwiikholeji. Iikholeji zoluntu ezili-19 zidibene nezikolo eziphakamileyo ezingaphezu kwama-60 kulo lonke ilizwe, zikhonza abafundi bezikolo eziphakamileyo abangama-900 abavela kwiindawo ezihlelelekileyo. I-97% yabafundi abagqibezela le nkqubo kwiAtlantic naseCape May Counties ababhalise kwiKholeji yoLuntu yaseAtlantic njengebafundi abatsha.
Kwaye sitsale ezona ndawo zibalaseleyo zabaqhubi bezikolo, besandisa inani lezikolo zomthetho eNew Jersey ukuya kwizikolo ezitsha ezingama-89 ukuya kwezingama-39 ukusukela oko sangena e-ofisini.
Kwaye zizikolo zomgaqo-nkqubo endifuna ukugxila kuzo ngoku.
Izikolo zomnqophiso ziyimpumelelo engathethekiyo kwilizwe lethu.
Inani labafundi abafunda kwizikolo zomnqophiso liphantse laphindeka kabini ngexesha lolawulo lwam, kwaye kwizithili ezinje ngeNewark neCamden phantse iipesenti ezingama-30 zabafundi bezikolo zikarhulumente abaya kwizikolo zikarhulumente zetshata.
Into esiyibonileyo, amaxesha ngamaxesha, ngabantu abancinci abanamandla amakhulu okufumana amandla okufumana kunye nokufezekisa amandla abo. Ngokuphindaphindiweyo siye saba nemizekelo yootitshala abakhuthazayo, abathi ngenxa yezixhobo ezibonelelwa ngezikolo eziqhutywa kakuhle, baye bakwazi ukwenza umahluko omkhulu kuluntu lwabo nakwisizukulwana esitsha.
Namhlanje, kweli gumbi sinotitshala okhuthazayo oquka yonke into esinokuyinqwenela kwinkqubo yethu yemfundo.
UAllison Cuttler ufundisa izibalo kwizikolo ezingaQhelekanga 'North Star Academy eNewark. Wenze umsebenzi omangalisayo wokufumana abafundi abaninzi kwi-North Star abanomdla kwizifundo ze-STEM kunye nemisebenzi, kwaye waqala iklasi yakhe ye-AP Computer Science kunye neqela labo 'Girls Who Code'. Ngaphezulu kwekota enye yabafundi base-Afrika baseMelika eNew Jersey abaphumelele uviwo lwe-AP lweNzululwazi yeKhompyutha kunyaka ophelileyo bevela kwiklasi yakhe, kwaye inqanaba lokuphumelela kweeklasi zakhe lifana nomndilili kazwelonke. NgoDisemba wafumana imbasa ye-Milken Educator. Kwaye namhlanje, ngawo wonke umsebenzi wakhe wotshintsho, ufumana umbulelo welizwe elinombulelo. Enkosi Allison.
Ngoku ukuba sifuna ukuqhubeka nokuxhasa abantu abanjengoAllison, emva koko kufuneka siqhubeke nokuphucula inkqubo ye-charter yesikolo apha eNew Jersey. Ukuba sikhetha ukugcina utyalo-mali kunye nokuxhasa ukuveliswa kwenkqubo yethu yezemfundo, akukho sizathu sokungaphumeleli kumabali empumelelo amaninzi. Akukho sizathu singenakho ukuba nezikolo ezintle kuluntu lonke.
Ngo-Novemba, ndibize itafile ejikelezayo eNewark ngobunkokheli besikolo kunye nesizwe. Ndifuna ukumamela kwaye ndifunde malunga nento ekufuneka siyenzile ukuphucula ukukhula kwamalungelo esikolo kunye nempumelelo kwilizwe lethu.
Yile nto ndiyivileyo. Izikolo zeCharter eNew Jersey ziphumelele nangona imeko yethu yolawulo - hayi ngenxa yayo. Siphumelele kwangethuba ngempumelelo yethu yezikolo zomgaqo-nkqubo, kodwa asenzi lula ngazo. Endaweni yokunika i-charter izikolo ukuzimela abakudingayo ukuze bahambise iziphumo ezihle zemfundo, siyabalawula sisebenzisa phantse yonke imigaqo efanayo esebenzayo kwizikolo zikarhulumente zemveli. Ayilunganga ukwenza izinto ezintsha kwaye ayisiyonto intle yokutsala abaqhubi bezikolo zamalungelo esivumelwano kwilizwe lethu.
Namhlanje, ndazisa ukuba ulawulo lwam luza kubeka phambili ngokubaluleka kulawulo lwezikolo zomthetho. Siza kuvavanya iindlela zokwenza ubhetyebhetye ngakumbi kwinkqubo yokuqinisekiswa kootitshala kwizikolo zomgaqo-nkqubo kwaye siza kuphonononga iindlela zokwenza kube lula kwizikolo zomgaqo-nkqubo ukufumana izibonelelo. Kwaye siza kulandela uhlengahlengiso lolawulo esiludingayo ukukhuthaza uphuhliso lwezikolo ezininzi zamalungelo emfundo ukuze sikhonze ulutsha lwethu olusemngciphekweni omkhulu, kubandakanya abafundi abane-autism okanye ukulibaziseka kophuhliso.
Imfundo ingundoqo kwimpumelelo yethu yexesha elide njengombuso nanjengelizwe.
Akunakuphikwa ukuba senze inkqubela phambili eNew Jersey kule minyaka mithandathu idlulileyo. Kukho izinto esiziphumezileyo ezinokuba lukhuthazo kunye nomzekelo wabahlaziyi kwamanye amazwe nakwinqanaba lesizwe. Ke masiqhubeke siye phambili kunye. Kuza kuhlala kukhona abakhohlisi, iintloko ezithethayo kumajelo eendaba kunye nabangeneleli abangacacanga abacinga ukuba iiDemokhrasi zenkululeko zifezekisa nantoni na efanele ukudunyiswa. Ndibahoyile abo bantu lonke ikhondo lomsebenzi wam kwaye ndiza kuqhubeka ndisenza njalo. Bangabantu abafanayo ebendithe andifanelanga ukuba ligqwetha lase U.S. Aba bakwangabo abandichasayo ngenxa yeRhuluneli ngo-2009. Aba bakwangabo bandibiza ngokuba ndingumntu omnye. Ingxelo yabo iyazithethela.
Nantsi indlela yethu eya phambili ukusuka apha. Umbuso waseNew Jersey womelele. Ukuba sisebenzisana, singayenza yomelele ngakumbi. Kodwa singayenza ukuba ikrelekrele, isebenze ngakumbi, isebenze ngakumbi- kwaye ibe nemfesane ngakumbi. Kwaye ukuba asilumkanga, sinokwenza buthathaka ukuba sinikezela kwiminqweno ekhethekileyo yokuzingca. Ndiza kuthi hayi kwaye ndiyathandaza ukuba undijoyine.
Ndichithe iminyaka elishumi elinesithathu yokugqibela yobomi bam njengeGqwetha laseMelika kunye nerhuluneli yeli lizwe ndilwela ubulungisa kunye nobulungisa kunye nethuba labantu beli lizwe. Yonke imihla ndivuka kwaye ndicinga ngendlela yokwenza iNew Jersey ibe ngcono, kunye nendlela yokwenza ilizwe lethu libe ngcono. Ndiziva ndinelungelo lokukhonza kule minyaka ili-13 idlulileyo. Ndiyabulela abantu baseNew Jersey ngamathuba abandinike wona.
Ndiyakholelwa ukuba ezona ntsuku zethu zilungileyo zingaphambili. Kodwa ukuba sifuna ukuphumelela kwikamva, kuya kufuneka sijongane nalo ngenkalipho. Asinakuphepha kwizigqibo ezinzima kunye neengxoxo ezinzima esimele sibe nazo. Asinakukhetha ukudlulisa kuphela uhlengahlengiso olulula okanye ezo zosasazo okanye umdla okhethekileyo.
Inkonzo karhulumente lilungelo elikhulu kunye nethuba elikhethekileyo. Jonga ngeenxa zonke kuthi. Le holo inkulu kufuneka ikhuthaze isenzo sokuzincama kunye nobukhulu, hayi ukubangumncinci kunye nokuzenzela. Sinokwenza ngcono ngokukhumbula ukuba ngubani osinike le misebenzi- hayi abaxhasi bephulo, hayi abantu abahlala kumabhotwe eStratweni sikaRhulumente - -amaqhawe emihla yobomi baseNew Jersey. Bayasebenza kwaye bayasokola ukwenza ubomi babo bube ngcono ngenxa yeengxaki ezibekwa phambi kwabo. Masingabi nabo bakhonza kweli gumbi kwaye into oyenzayo ingomnye umqobo kubomi babo. Masibe namandla anokususa imiqobo yabo abangakwaziyo ukuyicoca bodwa. Singakwenza oko ngokuzibeka kuthi; hayi ngokuzibeka nzulu ezipokothweni nakubomi babo.
Kufuneka sizame ukwenza izinto zibengcono kubo bonke, hayi kuphela abambalwa abanomoya ohambahamba kwezi holo ngokungathi zezabo. Bacinga ukuba bazithengile. Bayaphazama- kodwa kuphela ukuba siyenza njalo. Kuba sonke sisikelelwe ngamandla kunye nezixhobo kunye nobulumko bokwenza into elungileyo.
Masizame. Masisebenze nzima. Masenze ngcono kunangaphambili. Masithi kufuneka kuthethwe ntoni. Masenze iNew Jersey indawo engcono yokuhlala, yabo bonke abantu bethu.
Andizange ndibenembeko enkulu ngakumbi njengeRhuluneli. Andisoze ndiyeke ukulwela abo bandonyulayo. Andisokuze ndithule ngokungabikho kobulungisa. Andisokuze ndihlale kancinci - kuye nakubani na. Yiloo nto ndinguye kuba yile New Jersey wandifundisa ukuba ndinguye.
Enkosi kwaye uThixo akusikelele kwaye uThixo asikelele ilizwe elikhulu laseNew Jersey.
