In 2016, we will be electing a new President of The United States. This President will be inheriting a lot of problems: ISIS, rebuilding our military, a fragile economy and the very real threat of nuclear terrorism from Iran.

Now, the question is this: which party is better equipped to handle these challenges, the Democrats or Republicans?

The answer is unequivocally Republicans. As a student, you should vote Republican if you want to see a more prosperous and free nation and not one where the government heavily influences your way of life.

Republicans believe in the following principles: Less taxes, reducing government interference in the private sector, a strong military, helping people find work so we can get them off government programs, repealing Obamacare and supporting the state of Israel.

Why vote Republican in 2016 and how does being a Republican affect you? Let’s start with second part of this question first.

Being and voting Republican affects students because students are going to be the ones dealing with things such as a rising national debt, government spending and looking for work. The republican party wants to help stop a rising national debt, stop reckless spending and wants to actively help the next generation of the workforce to find a good paying job that can not only help that student and their future family but help the country by having people at work and not on government programs.

All that any student wants after they graduate is to find a job, and in most cases start a family. Right now for the graduates who just graduated, this is going to be hard. There are taxes and regulations from the Obama administration that will make it difficult for these recent graduates to find work and start a family (such as Obamacare taxes on businesses).

If a Republican was in the White House now, these new graduates would have an easier time finding work and would be less likely to have to go on to government assistance programs such as food stamps and Medicaid.

Another thing that affects students that our party addresses is having a safe and secure nation, which is something everyone wants. The Democrats would have students believe that we are safe and that our plan against ISIS is working. Our party recognizes that we are not safe right now and that ISIS is winning. Like it or not, students are not only going to have to deal with the challenges of finding work and paying taxes, they will have to deal with decisions presidents make about foreign policy.

That is why the Republican party is the party to vote for, because not only will we help secure a stable country domestically, as the leader of the free world a Republican president can help create a more secure world for Americans to live in.

You should vote Republican because we are in dangerous times and we need leaders who can help create a more prosperous America and world. We need one to help open up our economy and protect us as a people. Vote Republican if you want to see, as my favorite candidate Marco Rubio says, “a new great American Century.” And this century will be one where Americans prosper and the world prospers from a strong America.