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Address: Everyone Who Works Hard Should Get Ahead
Indianapolis, Indiana
February 7, 2015
Hi everybody. I’m talking with
you today from Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis, where I just held a
town hall and heard from everyday Americans about what we can do, together, to
make their lives a little better.
This week, we got news that
confirms what we already know – that our businesses continue to create jobs for
hardworking folks all across the country. Last month, America’s businesses
added another 267,000 jobs. In 2014, our economy created more than 3.1 million
jobs in all – the best year for job growth since the late 1990s. All told, over
the past 59 months, the private sector has added 11.8 million new jobs – the
longest streak on record. And in the single most hopeful sign for middle class
families, wages are rising again.
America is poised for another
good year – as long as Washington works to keep this progress going. We have to
choose – will we accept an economy where only a few of us do spectacularly
well, or will we build an economy where everyone who works hard can get ahead?
Because while we’ve come a long
way, we’ve got more work to do to make sure that our recovery reaches more
Americans, not just those at the top. That’s what middle-class economics is all
about – the idea that this country does best when everyone gets their fair
shot, does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules.
This week, I sent Congress a
budget built on middle-class economics. It helps families afford childcare,
health care, college, paid leave at work, homeownership, and saving for
retirement, and it could put thousands of dollars back into the pockets of a
working family each year. It helps more Americans learn new skills to earn
higher wages, including by making two years of community college free for
responsible students all across the country. It invests in the research and
infrastructure our businesses need to compete and create high-paying jobs. And
it pays for this with smart spending cuts and by fixing a tax code that’s
riddled with special-interest loopholes for folks who don’t need them, allowing
us to offer tax breaks to students and families who do need them.
I believe this is where we need
to go to give working families more security in a time of constant economic
change. And I’ll work with anyone – Republican or Democrat – who wants to get
to “yes” on these issues. We won’t agree on everything, and that’s natural –
but we should stop refighting old battles, and start working together to help
you succeed in the new economy.
That’s what you elected us to do –
not to turn everything into another Washington food fight, but to have debates
that are worthy of this country, and to build an economy not just where
everyone can share in America’s success, but where everyone can contribute to
America’s success.
Thanks, and have a great weekend. |
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