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Questions Arise After Obama’s Address

Many United States citizens struggle each day to provide for their families, and President Obama made note of these struggles in his State of the Union address on Jan. 28. In this address, he vowed to continue his efforts to improve U.S. job security, tax reform, energy usage and transportation.

“In today’s global economy, first class jobs gravitate to first class infostructure,” Obama said outside the Capitol building. “We’ll need Congress to protect more than 3 million jobs by finishing transportation and waterways built this summer. That can happen.”

The Obama administration also believes that the U.S. can surpass other countries in the post-Industrial Age race for manufacturing technology. Universities across the nation have been sought out to assist in the major, societal adaptation.

Despite all of the positive points Obama made, according to TIME.com, a few “vulnerable” Democrats were turned off by the address.

CNN interviewed Alaska Sen. Mark Begich after Obama delivered the address, “I’ll be anxious to see what these executive orders are. But if they go too far you’ll clearly hear push back from me There’s no question about it.”

However another question arises: is Obama losing even more support? ‘Obamacare,’ a popular term for Obama’s Affordable Care Act, stirred a rise out of many across the nation. A few EHS students are not so supportive of Obama’s administration either.

America is becoming impatient with the government, and the State of the Union address only increased their frustrations.

About the Contributor
Cameron Thomas
Cameron Thomas, Editor-in-Chief
Cameron Thomas is a senior at Edwardsville High School and the Editor-in-Chief for the Tiger Times. He is also Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Tiger Yearbook. A few of his favorite magazines are Vogue, GQ and all publications by Condé Nast. He spends a lot of his time reading fashion articles and staying up to date on the latest trends. One of Cameron's aspirations in life is to be a well-recognized fashion editor of a major publication. Go figure.