Madam Vice President, you just laid out your economic vision for the future.

But still there are lots of Americans who don't see themselves in your plans.

For those who say these policies aren't for me, what do you say to them?

Well, if you are hardworking, if you have the dreams and the ambitions and the aspirations of what I believe you do.

You're in my plan.

You know, I have to tell you, I really love and am so energized by what I know to be the spirit and character of the American people.

We have ambition.

We have aspirations.

We have dreams. We can see what's possible, we have an incredible work ethic, but not

everyone has the access to the opportunities that allow them to achieve those things.

But we don't lack for those things.

But not everyone gets handed stuff on a silver platter.

And so my vision for the economy, I call it an opportunity economy, is about making sure that all Americans, wherever they start, wherever they are, have the ability to actually achieve those dreams and those ambitions which include

from middle class families just being able to know that their hard work allows them to get ahead, right?

I think we can't, and we shouldn't aspire to have an economy that just allows people to get by.

People want to do more than just get by, they want to get ahead. And I come from the middle class. Look, my mother

raised my sister in me, she worked hard. She saved up. By the time I was a teenager, she was able to buy

our first home.

And you know, home ownership for too many people in our country now is elusive.

Gone is the day of everyone thinking they could actually live the American dream.

So part of my vision for the

economy is let's deal with some of the everyday challenges that people face

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