The United States must attack, to reduce its huge deficit, create jobs: In his State of the Nation, U.S. President Obama citizens and political parties called for joint efforts - that America should defend the status as a world power number one. Washington - Millions of Americans listened as Barack Obama in his State of the Nation presented its ambitious plans: He wants more jobs, more investment - and more unity in the country.
"The world changes, the competition for jobs is real, but this should not discourage us, but we encourage," he said. At issue is the U.S. leadership in the world. Increased competition from emerging economies like China and India to squeeze into a "painful" restructuring of the U.S. economy.
"We can not rest easy," Obama said before both houses of Congress. The American economic power, he wants to strengthen a variety of measures. He called for targeted government investment in research and education and in sustainable economic activities. Companies would be given incentives to achieve technological breakthroughs.
"This is the Sputnik moment of our generation," Obama said, referring to the same satellite, which had been the former Soviet Union started in 1957 - the start of the race of the two superpowers in space. But unemployment and the budget deficit are high - according to the U.S. must drastically save at the same time.
To build the debt, Obama announced to want to freeze public spending for five years - but also acknowledged that this would not be enough to close the budget gaps. Necessary also was a reform of the social systems in order to get the rising expenses for pension and health care under control.
there is no decisive action "to be buried under a mountain of debt" for the United States, the danger, warned the President. The Republicans call for radical spending cuts - Obama warned against cuts in the wrong place: "A deficit reduction by throttling our investments in innovation and education is like trying to make an overloaded aircraft by removing an engine." In his speech, Obama also announced to want to charge a higher contribution of top earners.
"Before we take away school money and students away their scholarships, we should ask millionaires to give up their tax breaks He also pushed for the first reduction in corporate tax for 25 years, all this is to secure the future of economic power the United States.." We need America make the best place on earth to do business, "said Obama.
The President also recalled the assassination of Arizona, where a 22-year-old had shot the man six and 13 others injured, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. For Obama, this was also an occasion to the political parties despite their differences to work together to call. After the defeat of his Democratic Congress in the November election offered Obama to the Republicans, without whose votes in the House majority is no longer possible cooperation.
He also warned of a blockade - in cooperation go no way. "We will move forward together or not," he warned the Conservatives. The first sign is already the vote: Contrary to the practices set themselves Republicans and Democrats also conspicuously absent from the ranks of their political opponents.
Attack of the Tea Party, the Republicans sought Nevertheless, the political debate. They replied twice to the comments of the president - which is also a sign of the intra-party differences between the established camps and the representatives of the radical conservative Tea Party was moving.
As the speaker selected by the party leadership on budget issues and specialized Congressman Paul Ryan, the Republican claim confirmed by drastic austerity measures. He also attested Obama some "reassuring" statements in terms of debt reduction. Ryan's colleague, Michele Bachmann of the populist movement Tea Party was much more aggressive and Obama made an "unprecedented explosion of government spending and debt," responsible.
U.S. Fernsehkommentatn responded positively to Obama's speech: It was "inspiring," but rather "general" was. According to a poll by the CNN, the speech was well received by citizens. 52 percent were for Obama's speech well. Foreign policy, Obama - aside from the allusions to the economic powers India and China - mentioned only in passing.
The President stressed, inter alia, progress in Afghanistan. Fewer Afghans are now under the control of insurgents, but it stood before some hard fighting. He also went to the overthrow in Tunisia: the democratic movement there would support the U.S. after the expulsion of long-time president.
"The world changes, the competition for jobs is real, but this should not discourage us, but we encourage," he said. At issue is the U.S. leadership in the world. Increased competition from emerging economies like China and India to squeeze into a "painful" restructuring of the U.S. economy.
"We can not rest easy," Obama said before both houses of Congress. The American economic power, he wants to strengthen a variety of measures. He called for targeted government investment in research and education and in sustainable economic activities. Companies would be given incentives to achieve technological breakthroughs.
"This is the Sputnik moment of our generation," Obama said, referring to the same satellite, which had been the former Soviet Union started in 1957 - the start of the race of the two superpowers in space. But unemployment and the budget deficit are high - according to the U.S. must drastically save at the same time.
To build the debt, Obama announced to want to freeze public spending for five years - but also acknowledged that this would not be enough to close the budget gaps. Necessary also was a reform of the social systems in order to get the rising expenses for pension and health care under control.
there is no decisive action "to be buried under a mountain of debt" for the United States, the danger, warned the President. The Republicans call for radical spending cuts - Obama warned against cuts in the wrong place: "A deficit reduction by throttling our investments in innovation and education is like trying to make an overloaded aircraft by removing an engine." In his speech, Obama also announced to want to charge a higher contribution of top earners.
"Before we take away school money and students away their scholarships, we should ask millionaires to give up their tax breaks He also pushed for the first reduction in corporate tax for 25 years, all this is to secure the future of economic power the United States.." We need America make the best place on earth to do business, "said Obama.
The President also recalled the assassination of Arizona, where a 22-year-old had shot the man six and 13 others injured, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. For Obama, this was also an occasion to the political parties despite their differences to work together to call. After the defeat of his Democratic Congress in the November election offered Obama to the Republicans, without whose votes in the House majority is no longer possible cooperation.
He also warned of a blockade - in cooperation go no way. "We will move forward together or not," he warned the Conservatives. The first sign is already the vote: Contrary to the practices set themselves Republicans and Democrats also conspicuously absent from the ranks of their political opponents.
Attack of the Tea Party, the Republicans sought Nevertheless, the political debate. They replied twice to the comments of the president - which is also a sign of the intra-party differences between the established camps and the representatives of the radical conservative Tea Party was moving.
As the speaker selected by the party leadership on budget issues and specialized Congressman Paul Ryan, the Republican claim confirmed by drastic austerity measures. He also attested Obama some "reassuring" statements in terms of debt reduction. Ryan's colleague, Michele Bachmann of the populist movement Tea Party was much more aggressive and Obama made an "unprecedented explosion of government spending and debt," responsible.
U.S. Fernsehkommentatn responded positively to Obama's speech: It was "inspiring," but rather "general" was. According to a poll by the CNN, the speech was well received by citizens. 52 percent were for Obama's speech well. Foreign policy, Obama - aside from the allusions to the economic powers India and China - mentioned only in passing.
The President stressed, inter alia, progress in Afghanistan. Fewer Afghans are now under the control of insurgents, but it stood before some hard fighting. He also went to the overthrow in Tunisia: the democratic movement there would support the U.S. after the expulsion of long-time president.
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