Obama State Of The Union
Address Highlights Battle For The Middle Class
By: Michael McAuliff, Sabrina Siddiqui
Source: Huffing Post
President
Obama has always been vocal about his interest in improving the lives of the
middle class, however during his State of the Union speech he mentioned the
middle class more than the Republicans would have liked to have heard. Many republican
faces mentioned how President Obama over did “caring about the middle class”. it
was said that, “Obama mentioned the middle class at least seven times and
touted "working" people at least nine as he rolled out proposals to
offer new child tax credits, raise the minimum wage, extend paid family leave
and make college more affordable. He mentioned "families" 16 times.” (1)
Republicans
continuously try to bash any efforts our Democratic President makes in an
effort to ease the lives of the working class. In the GPO response to the address
President Obama had prepared, freshman Sen. Joni Ernst mentioned that President
Obama has only harmed the “working” people of America. The Republicans believe that
the bills they are trying to pass will be much more effective than the ones President
Obama has been pushing for. Republicans continue to mention the down sides of
what President Obama has managed to accomplish, while the Democrats choose to
take a more positive approach to the situation, by mentioning; decreasing unemployment
rates and increasing hiring opportunities. Republican representatives were asked how they
felt about his address and weather they were in agreement about the
propositions he had made and they responded with a simple “Why is this night
different from all other night?” (1), meaning that they were still on opposing
sides.
This was
only one of many things President Obama choose to talk about during his
address, however it is a very important part of his speech that everyone especially
the middle or working class should read about and thoroughly understand.
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