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http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news/international/Obama_urges_taxing_the_rich,_reining_in_Wall_Street.html?cid=32000064Jan 24, 2012 - 21:18
By Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama used his last State of the Union speech before the November election to paint himself as the champion of the middle class, by demanding higher taxes for millionaires and tight reins on Wall Street.
Taking advantage of a huge national platform to make the case for his re-election, Obama on Tuesday defiantly defended his record after three years in office and laid blame for many of the country's woes at the feet of banks and what he called an out-of-touch Congress.
He proposed sweeping changes in the tax code and new remedies for the U.S. housing crisis, setting as a central campaign theme a populist call for greater economic fairness.
He mentioned taxes 34 times and jobs 32 times during his hour-long speech, emphasising the two issues at the heart of this year's presidential campaign.
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Obama urges taxing the rich, reining in Wall Street (Original Post)
NNN0LHI
Jan 2012
OP
Damn. I was afraid of that. I wish he would put on his ass-kickin shoes. nm
rhett o rick
Jan 2012
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rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)1. Now if he only walks the f'n walk. nm
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)2. He's putting on his comfortable shoes even as we speak.. n/t
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)3. Damn. I was afraid of that. I wish he would put on his ass-kickin shoes. nm