Obama delivers final State Of The Union

Obama Obliterates Republican Claims That America Is In Decline In Final State Of The Union

Obama delivers final State Of The Union

President Obama dropped an eight megaton bomb of reality on Republican claims that America is in decline during the State Of The Union.

The President twice mentioned false Republican rhetoric during his State Of The Union.

President Obama rebutted GOP claims that the American economy is in decline:

Anyone claiming that America’s economy is in decline is peddling fiction. What is true – and the reason that a lot of Americans feel anxious – is that the economy has been changing in profound ways, changes that started long before the Great Recession hit and haven’t let up. Today, technology doesn’t just replace jobs on the assembly line, but any job where work can be automated. Companies in a global economy can locate anywhere, and face tougher competition. As a result, workers have less leverage for a raise. Companies have less loyalty to their communities. And more and more wealth and income is concentrated at the very top.

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All these trends have squeezed workers, even when they have jobs; even when the economy is growing. It’s made it harder for a hardworking family to pull itself out of poverty, harder for young people to start on their careers, and tougher for workers to retire when they want to. And although none of these trends are unique to America, they do offend our uniquely American belief that everybody who works hard should get a fair shot.

For the past seven years, our goal has been a growing economy that works better for everybody. We’ve made progress. But we need to make more. And despite all the political arguments we’ve had these past few years, there are some areas where Americans broadly agree.

Later Obama went directly after Donald Trump’s claim that America is in decline, “I told you earlier all the talk of America’s economic decline is political hot air. Well, so is all the rhetoric you hear about our enemies getting stronger and America getting weaker. The United States of America is the most powerful nation on Earth. Period. It’s not even close. We spend more on our military than the next eight nations combined. Our troops are the finest fighting force in the history of the world. No nation dares to attack us or our allies because they know that’s the path to ruin. Surveys show our standing around the world is higher than when I was elected to this office, and when it comes to every important international issue, people of the world do not look to Beijing or Moscow to lead – they call us.”

President Obama brought a dose of reality to the Republican doom and gloom brigade. Obama was correct. America is not in decline. Contrary to what Republicans say, America is in a better position than when he took office. The US is poised to take off, and the reason for that rise is the leadership and direction of Obama.



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