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What Do Niles and Morton Grove Residents Think of Obama's State of the Union Address?

Patch asks Niles and Morton Grove residents to weigh in on President Obama's State of the Union address.

 

 

President Barack Obama gave his fourth State of the Union address on Tuesday, Feb. 12.

"There is much progress to report," he began. "Together we have cleared away the rubble of crisis."

President Obama spoke of bi-partisan tax reform that includes lowering the tax rates on American businesses. He urged Congress to pass a budget that "replaces reckless cuts with smart savings."

He also spoke of job creation, proposing a "fix-it first" program to repair our nation's infrastructure, including 70,000 "structurally deficit bridges."

The President called for the minimum wage to be increased to $9 an hour because "no one who works full-time should have to live in poverty." He also encouraged Congress to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act because women should "earn a living equal to their efforts."

Additionally, Obama said high quality childcare should be available to all children in America and that high schools should be redesigned with a focus on science, technology, engineering and math—skills that today's employers need from workers.

President Obama also addressed the improving housing market, climate change, immigration reform, cyber attacks, gun control, terrorism, bringing troops home, healthcare for wounded warriors, government benefits for gay couples and protection for our children, among other issues.

The White House official Website featured an enhanced broadcast, while the Huffington Post conducted a live blog.

Tell Us: What did you think of the State of the Union address? Were you inspired or unmoved? What issues were most important to you? Were there issues you feel Obama should have addressed but didn't?

Related Topics: Barack Obama, Government, Politics, President, and state of the union

grandpa

9:55 am on Wednesday, February 13, 2013

synopsis in two words; Unicorn flatus!

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