US President Barack Obama previews the State of the Union address
January 24th, 2012 - 11:37 pm ICT by Aishwarya BhattWashington DC, Jan 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) US President Barack Obama has previewed his State of the Union address and he is all set to make an appeal to the US citizens to elect him as the President for the second time around despite the negatives that constantly surrounded his current Presidential term.
In order to push for a second term, the President will showcase the rosy side to the voters and is expected to talk about new measures on jobs and taxes. He is also expected to address the housing issues to lure the voters. There are also reports that he is planning to tax the wealthy Americans more, in order to boost up the US economy.
At the moment the US economy is in shambles and the jobless percentage is at a high, so Barack Obama has an uphill task on his hands.
Valerie Jarrett, who is a senior adviser to the US President Barack Obama, said, “The president this evening will outline in more detail his broad parameters for a tax climate that is fair and equitable, and he will focus specifically on the Buffett rule that he announced a while ago. He’ll go in more detail this evening about that.”
In the video preview, Obama said that, “We can go in two directions. One is towards less opportunity and less fairness. Or we can fight for where I think we need to go: building an economy that works for everyone, not just a wealthy few.”
- Obama urges Congress to pass 'Buffett Rule' for higher tax on rich - Mar 31, 2012
- US Senate rejects Obama's wealth tax proposal - Apr 17, 2012
- Defiant Obama seeks new taxes on wealthy to cut debt - Sep 20, 2011
- Richest 1 percent in US saw incomes triple - Oct 28, 2011
- Obama unveils deficit reduction plan - Sep 19, 2011
- Obama begins re-election campaign, hits out at outsourcing (Lead) - Jan 25, 2012
- US budget deficit hits $198 bn in March - Apr 12, 2012
- For Obama, 'economy' is first priority, to generate more jobs in US - Jan 23, 2011
- Eyeing election, Obama calls for bringing jobs back home (Second lead) - Jan 25, 2012
- Obama spending rain-hit holiday playing Scrabble - Aug 25, 2010
- Joe Biden to run on 2012 ticket - Oct 12, 2011
- Obama urges Congress to act on 'To-Do List' to spur economy - May 12, 2012
- US jobless rates edges down - Nov 05, 2011
- Two in three 2008 Obama backers unlikely to vote this year: Poll - Oct 20, 2010
- Republicans send Obama over the moon (Washington Newsletter) - Jan 29, 2012
Tags: adviser, barack obama, buffett, citizens, fairness, jan 24, measures, parameters, second term, second time, shambles, showcase, state of the union, state of the union address, tax climate, uphill task, valerie, video preview, washington dc, wealthy americans