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奥巴马演讲1029917
Saturday, October 29,2011
Thisweek,aneweconomicreportconfirmedwhatmostAmericansalreadybelievetobetrue:
overthepastthreedecades,themiddleclasshaslostgroundwhilethewealthiestfewhavebecomeevenwealthier. Infact,theaverageincomeforthetoponepercentofAmericanshasrisenalmostseventimesfasterthantheincomeoftheaveragemiddleclassfamily. Andthishashappenedduringaperiodwherethecostofeverythingfromhealthcaretocollegehasskyrocketed.
Now,inthiscountry,wedon’tbegrudgeanyonewealthorsuccess–weencourageit. Wecelebrateit. ButAmericaisbetteroffwheneveryonehashadthechancetogetahead–notjustthoseatthetopoftheincomescale. ThemoreAmericanswhoprosper,themoreAmericaprospers.
Rebuildinganeconomywhereeveryonehasthechancetosucceedwilltaketime. Oureconomicproblemsweredecadesinthemaking,andtheywon’tbesolvedovernight. Buttherearestepswecantakerightnowtoputpeoplebacktoworkandrestoresomeofthesecuritythatmiddle-classAmericanshavelostoverthelastfewdecades.
Rightnow,Congresscanpassasetofcommon-sensejobsproposalsthatindependenteconomiststelluswillboosttheeconomyrightaway. Proposalsthatwillputmoreteachers,veterans,constructionworkersandfirstrespondersbackonthejob. ProposalsthatwillcuttaxesforvirtuallyeverymiddleclassfamilyandsmallbusinessinAmerica.ThesearethesamekindsofproposalsthatbothDemocratsandRepublicanshavesupportedinthepast. Andtheyshouldstopplayingpoliticsandactonthemnow.
Thesejobsproposalsarealsopaidforbyaskingfolkswhoaremakingmorethanamilliondollarsayeartocontributealittlemoreintaxes. Thesearethesamefolkswhohaveseentheirincomesgoupsomuch,andIbelievethisisacontributionthey’rewillingtomake. Onesurveyfoundthatnearly7in10millionairesarewillingtostepupandpayalittlemoreinordertohelptheeconomy.
Unfortunately,RepublicansinCongressaren’tpayingattention. They’renotgettingthemessage. Overandover,theyhaverefusedtoevendebatethesamekindofjobsproposalsthatRepublicanshavesupportedinthepast–proposalsthattodayaresupported,notjustbyDemocrats,butbyIndependentsandRepublicansallacrossAmerica. Andyet,somehow,theyfoundtimethisweektodebatethingslikewhetherornotweshouldmintcoinstocelebratetheBaseballHallofFame. Meanwhile,they’reonlyscheduledtoworkthreemoreweeksbetweennowandtheendoftheyear.
Thetruthis,wecannolongerwaitforCongresstodoitsjob. Themiddle-classfamilieswho’vebeenstrugglingforyearsaretiredofwaiting. Theyneedhelpnow. SowhereCongresswon’tact,Iwill.
Thisweek,weannouncedanewpolicythatwillhelpfamilieswhosehomevalueshavefallenrefinancetheirmortgagesandsavethousandsofdollars. We’remakingiteasierforveteranstogetjobsputtingtheirskillstoworkinhospitalsandcommunityhealthcenters. Wereformedthestudentloanprocesssomoreyoungpeoplecangetoutofdebtfaster. Andwe’regoingtokeepannouncingmorechangesliketheseonaregularbasis.
Thesestepswillmakeadifference. Buttheywon’ttaketheplaceoftheboldactionweneedfromCongresstogetthiseconomymovingagain. That’swhyIneedallofyoutomakeyourvoicesheard. TellCongresstostopplayingpoliticsandstarttakingactiononjobs. IfwewanttorebuildaneconomywhereeveryAmericanhasthechancetogetahead,weneedeveryAmericantogetinvolved. That’showrealchangehasalwayshappened,andthat’showit’llhappentoday.
Thankyou.
Saturday, October 22,2011
Thisweek,wehadtwopowerfulremindersofhowwe’verenewedAmericanleadershipintheworld. Iwasproudtoannouncethat—aspromised—therestofourtroopsinIraqwillcomehomebytheendofthisyear. AndinLibya,thedeathofMoammarQadhafishowedthatourroleinprotectingtheLibyanpeople,andhelpingthembreakfreefromatyrant,wastherightthingtodo.
InIraq,we’vesucceededinourstrategytoendthewar. Lastyear,IannouncedtheendofourcombatmissioninIraq. We’vealreadyremovedmorethan100,000troops,andIraqiforceshavetakenfullresponsibilityforthesecurityoftheirowncountry. Thankstotheextraordinarysacrificesofourmenandwomeninuniform,theIraqipeoplehavethechancetoforgetheirownfuture. Andnowtherestofourtroopswillbehomefortheholidays.
InLibya,ourbravepilotsandcrewshelpedpreventamassacre,savecountlesslives,andgivetheLibyanpeoplethechancetoprevail. WithoutputtingasingleU.S.servicememberontheground,weachievedourobjectives. Soon,ourNATOmissionwillcometoasuccessfulendevenaswecontinuetosupporttheLibyanpeople,andpeopleacrosstheArabworld,whoseekademocraticfuture.
Thesesuccessesarepartofalargerstory. Afteradecadeofwar,we’returningthepageandmovingforward,withstrengthandconfidence. ThedrawdowninIraqallowedustorefocusonAfghanistanandachievemajorvictoriesagainstalQaedaandOsamabinLaden. AsweremovethelastofourtroopsfromIraq,we’rebeginningtobringourtroopshomefromAfghanistan.
Toputthisinperspective,whenItookoffice,roughly180,000troopsweredeployedinthesewars. Bytheendofthisyearthatnumberwillbecutinhalf,andanincreasingnumberofourtroopswillcontinuetocomehome.
Asweendthesewars,we’refocusingonourgreatestchallengeasanation—rebuildingoureconomyandrenewingourstrengthathome. Overthepastdecade,wespentatrilliondollarsonwar,borrowedheavilyfromoverseasandinvestedtoolittleinthegreatestsourceofournationalstrength—ourownpeople. Now,thenationweneedtobuildisourown.
Wehavetotacklethischallengewiththesameurgencyandsameunitythatourtroopsbroughttotheirfight. That’swhywehavetodoeverythinginourpowertogetoureconomymovingagain. That’swhyI’mcallingonCongresstopasstheAmericanJobsAct,sowecanrebuildourcountry–ourschools,ourroads,ourbridges–andputourveterans,constructionworkers,teachers,copsandfirefightersbacktowork. Andthat’swhyIhopeallofuscandrawstrengthfromtheexampleofourmenandwomeninuniform.
They’vemettheirresponsibilitiestoAmerica. Nowit’stimetomeetours. It’stimetocometogetherandshowtheworldwhytheUnitedStatesofAmericaremainsthegreatestsourceforfreedomandopportunitythattheworldhaseverknown.
Saturday, October 15,2011
I’mhereinDetroitvisitingworkersataGMplantintheheartofaresurgentAmericanautoindustry. AndIbroughtaguestwithme–PresidentLeeofSouthKorea.
We’reherebecausethisweek,CongresspassedlandmarktradeagreementswithcountrieslikeKorea,andassistanceforAmericanworkersthatwillbeabigwinforoureconomy.
ThesetradeagreementswillsupporttensofthousandsofAmericanjobs. Andwe’llsellmoreFords,ChevysandChryslersabroadstampedwiththreeproudwords–“MadeinAmerica.”
SoitwasgoodtoseeCongressactinabipartisanwayonsomethingthatwillhelpcreatejobsatatimewhenmillionsofAmericansarestill outofworkandneedthemnow.
Butthat’salsowhyitwassodisappointingtoseeSenateRepublicansobstructtheAmericanJobsAct,eventhoughamajorityofSenatorsvoted“yes”toadvancethisjobsbill.
Wecan’taffordthislackofaction. Andthereisnoreasonforit. Independenteconomistssaythatthisjobsbillwouldgivetheeconomyajumpstartandleadtonearlytwomillionnewjobs. Everyideainthatjobsbillisthekindofideabothpartieshavesupportedinthepast.
ThemajorityoftheAmericanpeoplesupporttheproposalsinthisjobsbill. Andtheywantactionfromtheirelectedleaderstocreatejobsandrestoresomesecurityforthemiddleclassrightnow. Youdeservetoseeyourhardworkandresponsibilityrewarded–andyoucertainlydeservetoseeitreflectedinthefolksyousendtoWashington.
Butratherthanlistentoyouandputfolksbacktowork,RepublicansintheHousespentthepastcoupledayspickingpartisanideologicalfights. They’reseeingiftheycanrollbackcleanairandwaterprotections. They’restirringupfightsoverawoman’srighttomakeherownhealthcarechoices. They’renotfocusedontheconcreteactionsthatwillputpeoplebacktoworkrightnow.
Well,we’regoingtogivethemanotherchance. We’regoingtogivethemanotherchancetospendmoretimeworryingaboutyourjobsthankeepingtheirs.
Nextweek,I’murgingMembersofCongresstovoteonputtinghundredsofthousandsofteachersbackintheclassroom,copsbackonthestreets,andfirefightersbackonthejob.
Andiftheyvote“no”onthat,they’llhavetotellyouwhy. They’llhavetotellyouwhyteachersinyourcommunitydon’tdeserveapaycheckagain. They’llhavetotellyourkidswhytheydon’tdeservetohavetheirteacherback. They’llhavetotellyouwhythey’reagainstcommonsenseproposalsthatwouldhelpfamiliesandstrengthenourcommunitiesrightnowandinthelongterm.
Inthecomingweeks,we’llhavethemvoteontheotherpartsofthejobsbill–puttingconstructionworkersbackonthejob,rebuildingourroadsandbridges;providingtaxcutsforsmallbusinessesthathireourveterans;makingsurethatmiddle-classfamiliesdon’tseeataxhikenextyearandthattheunemployedandourout-of-workyouthhaveachancetogetbackintheworkforceandearntheirpieceoftheAmericanDream.
That’swhat’satstake. Puttingpeoplebacktowork. Restoringeconomicsecurityforthemiddleclass. Rebuildinganeconomywherehardworkisvaluedandrespons
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