Obama's inaugural address

According to President Obama's inaugural address, this is a "new era of responsibility as nothing is so defining of character as difficult times." This part of his speech can be looked at nationally, locally, and personally.
This new era so to speek is the difficult times we are going through as a nation. You can see this happening in the news. There are a lot of car dealerships going bankrupt, circuit city, and clothing shops. These big corporations are not just financed locally, they are a nation wide business which means that there other stores could possibly help them out if they are recieving business. Yet none of the large corporations, which have been around a long time, are finding that they can keep on going on through this recession. Another point, is that California's state employees might not recieve a check for this month. Meaning that nationally we are going to have to find a way to provide money for this state. Its defining how are nation is handling this. Which frankly, I think Obama is the man to help us out of this rut.
Locally, we are having the same issues. A lot of local business are going out of business because they werent planning on having nobody come and shop around. There are a lot of foreclosures and people going bankrupt. This is showing that throughout this time, there are still family members and other people around us to help us get through this time and support you financially. Its proving that even through hard times our local people still have the compassion to help even if they arent necessarily financially capable. Therefore building the childrens character and letting them know that they are growing up in a world that isnt perfect, its just your outlook on life that gets you through.
Not only is this a local and national issue, it also affects me personally. My providing parents both work at Sierra Pacific, and with people not building or buying houses, they are becoming slow. So right now its to where they can only work thirty-eight hour work week with no overtime. So it isnt to bad right now for me right now, but if we do not find a way out of this recession, it will greatly affect me. The only thing that is really hurting me right now is the unemployment rate and the amount of available jobs. Because being over sixteen, I need to find a way to provide me own source of income and not rely totally on my parents.
In the end, the things happening locally are also happening nationally. I think that we need to all come together and make this time better for everyone around us and hopefully get out of this tight spot. Which will help our nation become more of a united nation. It will build up everyones character to be hard working and very compassionate.