by Jessica Glenza (email) 01/25/12
WESTCHESTER, N.Y. — Twitter feeds were buzzing and political junkies were up late for President Barack Obama’s third State of the Union address. The speech covered a swath of political issues of the day, including education reform, immigration reform, tax reform, American manufacturing and energy production, and above all, job creation.
Obama spoke of an imperiled American dream, in danger from unfair business practices and tax policies, emphasizing that Americans need a country “where hard work pays off and responsibility is rewarded.”
Some of the most emphatic points of the State of the Union include what the president called “insourcing,” bringing jobs back into the United States, middle class jobs and tax reform. Fairness was also mentioned many times during the speech, as the president supported taxing millionaires at the same rate as payroll Americans.
