Obama’s State of the Union proposes manufacturing and infrastructure growth through tax reform

Posted on 21 Jan 2015 by Tim Brown

"The verdict is clear. Middle-class economics works." Possibly the most poignant words of President Obama's 2015 State of the Union address which has put tax dodging corporations clearly in the US government's crosshairs and education at the heart of a plan to improve the lives of millions of Americans.

In an hour long State of the Union speech before a joint session of the United States Congress, President Obama drew on many of the issues that have plagued the headlines in the US for the last 12 months, from police brutality to military conflict and the threat of terrorism. But it was his demonstration…

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