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Obama to lay out economic growth plan in State of Union speech
Reuters ^ | Feb 10, 2013 | Jeff Mason and Mark Felsenthal

Posted on 02/10/2013 1:15:09 PM PST by YankeeReb

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will describe his plan for spurring the economy in his State of the Union address on Tuesday, offering proposals for investments in infrastructure, manufacturing, clean energy and education, a senior administration official said on Saturday.

In the annual presidential address to Congress, Obama plans to show he has not lost sight of the economic woes of middle-class Americans - issues that dominated the 2012 election campaign but have been overshadowed recently by efforts to cut the deficit, overhaul immigration laws and curb gun violence.

"The potential success of his second term is hugely dependent on the rate at which the economy grows," said Ruy Teixeira, a political scientist with the liberal-leaning Center for American Progress.

"There's no problem the Democrats have that can't be solved with faster growth. Conversely, there's not much they'll be able to do if growth stays slow."

Obama previewed his economic growth plan in a speech to House of Representatives Democrats this week, telling them he would stress the importance of education, development of clean energy, and infrastructure.

There were no details on the new initiatives for infrastructure, manufacturing, clean energy and education, elements first reported by the New York Times.

But any new spending will face tough opposition from Republicans in Congress who are focused on cutting spending and reducing the deficit.

Obama has urged Congress to take steps to postpone harsh government spending cuts slated to take effect on March 1, and the White House took pains on Friday to describe how the cuts would affect ordinary Americans' lives.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Government
KEYWORDS: 113th; bhosotu; notwatchingit; obama; stateoftheunion
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To: YankeeReb

21 posted on 02/10/2013 1:40:25 PM PST by Clock King
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To: C210N

They’re very environmentally conscious. Have you ever seen how much energy they don’t use at night? True green crusaders...


22 posted on 02/10/2013 1:43:08 PM PST by EEGator
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To: YankeeReb

More spending ? Thought the Treasury was throughly looted... Guess GE and other dem backers need more cash from hobbled citizens...


23 posted on 02/10/2013 1:43:35 PM PST by GOPJ (What EVIDENCE justified blaming Benghazi on... an obscure video? Freeper TexasVoter)
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To: YankeeReb
More spending ? Thought the Treasury was thoroughly looted... Guess GE and other dem backers need more cash from hobbled citizens...
24 posted on 02/10/2013 1:44:05 PM PST by GOPJ (What EVIDENCE justified blaming Benghazi on... an obscure video? Freeper TexasVoter)
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To: YankeeReb

I don’t know about this year, but I can guess the text from the 2015 speech if America votes demonrat next year.

“For the good of our country, we must take control of all retirement accounts”. Democrats do not rise to applaud (not because they don’t agree, but because they instantly wet themselves with glee).


25 posted on 02/10/2013 1:44:13 PM PST by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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To: YankeeReb

Ha! This moron thinks government spending is the key to economic growth. He’s a complete economic moron.


26 posted on 02/10/2013 1:49:12 PM PST by Wyatt's Torch (I can explain it to you. I can't understand it for you.)
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To: carriage_hill

Hehehe


27 posted on 02/10/2013 1:49:44 PM PST by andyk (I have sworn...eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.)
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To: YankeeReb
...Obama will describe his plan for spurring the economy in his State of the Union address on Tuesday, offering proposals for investments in infrastructure, manufacturing, clean energy and education...

In other words, the same old, same old again.

28 posted on 02/10/2013 1:50:00 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Now Playing. Obama II - The Revenge of My Father.)
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To: YankeeReb

Cause you can fool some of the people all of the time.

29 posted on 02/10/2013 1:57:13 PM PST by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: YankeeReb

New Deal 3.0.....as if New Deal 1.0 and New Deal 2.0 actually
worked.

Bring on the alphabet agencies.


30 posted on 02/10/2013 1:57:32 PM PST by Sivad (Nor Cal Red Turf)
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To: YankeeReb

New Deal 3.0.....as if New Deal 1.0 and New Deal 2.0 actually
worked.

Bring on the alphabet agencies.


31 posted on 02/10/2013 1:57:55 PM PST by Sivad (Nor Cal Red Turf)
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To: YankeeReb

New Deal 3.0.....as if New Deal 1.0 and New Deal 2.0 actually
worked.

Bring on the alphabet agencies.


32 posted on 02/10/2013 1:58:53 PM PST by Sivad (Nor Cal Red Turf)
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To: SaxxonWoods

This Producer has been in ‘slow roll’ mode for the past 5 years (2007 since Charlie Rangel became Chairman of House Ways and Means). There are no ‘green shoots’ out here.


33 posted on 02/10/2013 2:00:04 PM PST by griswold3 (Big Government does not tolerate rivals.)
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To: YankeeReb

A growth on the economy...?


34 posted on 02/10/2013 2:05:20 PM PST by Leep (Are you smarter than a 7th grade math student and or Barack 0bama?)
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To: YankeeReb

Besides the obvious spend, spend, spend....he will put some dangerous ‘feelers’ out there:

To protect people from the evil banks, he will announce a committee to provide ‘oversight’ for 401k accounts.

He will push to tax more of the income (and wealth) of people who flee this nation’s tax rates.

He will demand funding to implement Obamacare [btw the big lie that Obamacare would cost nothing - very, very easy for Obama to make. From here till the end of time, rats will demand more taxes for Obamacare, and tell the sheeple that we need death panels, because the rich don’t want to pay more.]

Of course there will be somebody present with a connection to Sandy Hook. I bet they had somebody from Aurora all lined up...and that person got bumped, since we now have a ‘better’ tragedy. He will use this person as a prop to push gun control....and then the camera will pan to Gabby Giffords.

Then he will establish his patriotism by demanding that the evil GOP stop sequestration, by raising taxes.

The speech will intentionally be givenb at a 5th grade level, and he will directly be speaking to the sheeple’s inner 5th grader. Sally has more stuff and she needs to share it. Period.

And if some Boy Scouts bring in the colors, some idiot will jeer them for not accepting NAMBLA’s principles...yet.


35 posted on 02/10/2013 2:06:45 PM PST by lacrew (Mr. Soetoro, we regret to inform you that your race card is over the credit limit.)
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To: griswold3

I hear you. I finished my last land devleopment project in 2007 and haven’t started another.

I’m 80% Galt and loving it.


36 posted on 02/10/2013 2:07:12 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (....Let It Burn....)
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To: YankeeReb

I hope he gets lots of belly laughs by the republicans!


37 posted on 02/10/2013 2:07:42 PM PST by Bulwinkle (Alec, a.k.a. Daffy Duck)
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To: YankeeReb

Is this a repeat of his 2008 campaign speech?


38 posted on 02/10/2013 2:07:42 PM PST by Hoodat ("As for God, His way is perfect" - Psalm 18:30)
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To: YankeeReb
He never earned or invested an honest dime in his lifetime!!!

Is anyone stupid enough to waste time listening to his BS?

39 posted on 02/10/2013 2:10:15 PM PST by LADY J (You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have. - Author Unknown)
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To: YankeeReb

Obama will lie again.


40 posted on 02/10/2013 2:11:00 PM PST by bmwcyle (People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
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