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Shadow
01-25-2012, 01:04 AM
President Barack Obama (http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/obama-state-union-congress-campaign-hits-capitol-hill/story?id=15424001#.Tx9M2YHNltk) tonight presented an argument for his presidency and a second term with a State of the Union address that outlined a sweeping vision for American exceptionalism sustained by an economy rooted in "fairness."
"The defining issue of our time is how to keep that promise alive. No challenge is more urgent. No debate is more important," Obama said of the need to enact an agenda that bolsters the middle class.
"We can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well, while a growing number of Americans barely get by. Or we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules," he said.
"What's at stake are not Democratic values or Republican values, but American values," he added. "We have to reclaim them."

Obama's moment in the spotlight and on the national stage came at a crucial moment (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/01/state-of-the-union-split-screen-mixed-messages-from-washington-and-florida-the-note/) in his first term, with the economy showing continued signs of progress, his job approval ratings up slightly, and his Republican rivals divided over choosing their nominee.
Obama seized the opportunity to highlight his accomplishments over the past three years and "set the tone" for his re-election campaign, tacitly framing the November election as a choice between two starkly different political philosophies, rather than a referendum on his controversial tenure.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/state-union-obama-makes-case-economic-fairness-term/story?id=15432673

CSM
01-25-2012, 06:50 AM
With Obama, economic fairness means giving the results of someoen else's hard work to the no working, lazy, scum sucking ne'er do wells. No thanks! Of course, elite intelligencia with a socialist, communist bent get to determine what is fair. Again, no thanks!

ConHog
01-25-2012, 09:08 AM
With Obama, economic fairness means giving the results of someoen else's hard work to the no working, lazy, scum sucking ne'er do wells. No thanks! Of course, elite intelligencia with a socialist, communist bent get to determine what is fair. Again, no thanks!

IF he really meant fair, I'd be with him. Hell I'm sure most of us would. But that isn't what he's about at all.

I wouldn't even mind some government "fairness" in the form of things like a higher tax rate for corporate big wigs who make X times as much as the lowest paid employee in company, and by X times I'm talking about those corporate guys who are making $10-$20M a year in salary and benefits while at the same time they have employees on their payrolls who are on welfare b/c they don't earn enough to meet basic needs. Things like that.

I couldn't care less about "fairness" towards those who aren't even trying though.

Shadow
01-25-2012, 09:32 AM
With Obama, economic fairness means giving the results of someoen else's hard work to the no working, lazy, scum sucking ne'er do wells. No thanks! Of course, elite intelligencia with a socialist, communist bent get to determine what is fair. Again, no thanks!

Yeah...this whole quote of his makes no sense...

"we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules,".

Everyone does their fare share?? So... is he going to force all the slackers into manditory work in payment for their handouts then? Play by the same rules?? We will just see how well he and his cronies lives up to that little quote during his re election campaign.

I don't think Oblah blah actually knows the meaning of "everyone".


What a joke he is. :laugh:

fj1200
01-25-2012, 09:33 AM
President Barack Obama (http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/obama-state-union-congress-campaign-hits-capitol-hill/story?id=15424001#.Tx9M2YHNltk) tonight presented an argument for his presidency and a second term with a State of the Union address that outlined a sweeping vision for American exceptionalism sustained by an economy rooted in "fairness."
"The defining issue of our time is how to keep that promise alive. No challenge is more urgent. No debate is more important," Obama said of the need to enact an agenda that bolsters the middle class.
"We can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well, while a growing number of Americans barely get by. Or we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules," he said.
"What's at stake are not Democratic values or Republican values, but American values," he added. "We have to reclaim them."

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/state-union-obama-makes-case-economic-fairness-term/story?id=15432673

More BO blither, glad I didn't watch. His assumption is that everyone does NOT get a fair shot; that is false. If he wants to "bolster" the middle class he needs to remove the barriers to that bolstering. That includes eliminating backwards tax policies that inhibit job creation and excessive regulations that increase the cost of hiring the "middle class." Both of those things are anathema to his worldview.

chloe
01-25-2012, 10:09 AM
Obviously everyone doesn't get a fair shot, but life isn't fair.

How to go about giving opportunities to those that want it and make things more accessible is something I am more interested in.


I don't care if rich people keep there money and I am not interested in taxing them more then others.


But I am interested in ending all welfare and that includes corporate welfare and bailouts to companies and individuals.