Cut poverty rate in half in 10 years???

[againes654]

Obama agrees to commit to cut the poverty rate in half in 10 years. He also has the knowledge to do so with humility, realizing that it will be an enormous task.

"We've got a lot of work to do economically in this country to bring about a more just and fair economy."

Here here President Obama!!!

[SunsetDreams]

1. here here!! nt

[napoleon_in_rags]

2. I thought that was pretty bold.

But its a worthy goal, that's for sure.

[againes654]

3. It really is

and he admitted that while also stating that it is necessary.

[napoleon_in_rags]

5. It was a good moment for him because of that:

Precisely because he was so damn hesitant and serious about it. There is something really pleasant about watching the gears turn in Obama's head...

[Mz Pip]

4. At least he's willng to try.

That's hardly the position of someone who would be considered an elitist.

[grantcart]

6. and the great part of that question was the humility

BTW Wallis is a long time Obama supporter so I expect the question was not a surprise

[grasswire]

7. how?

specifics?

[HowHasItComeToThis]

8. INFRASTRUCTURE IS THE KEY HERE

BTW, I AM REC 5 HERE

[againes654]

9. Well thank you very much!!!

[glowing]

10. Guess he's been talking to Edwards again.. Edwards must have handed

him his play book, so he can act out the scene.

[McCamy Taylor]

11. Easy. Bring back inflation and change the poverty indicators.

[truedelphi]

12. I imagine that the poverty rate in this country would already be cut in half

If we had avoided the Reagonomics of Globalisation, and had supported solar power.
Also if we had avoided the costly Iraq War.

Solar power was starting to appear in about one out of three upper income homes back when Carter was seeing that appropriate tax cuts were issued for homeowners who had it.

Then Reagan came along and immediately those cuts went away.

[Double T]

13. This single issue clearly shows BO doesn't UNDERSTAND this issue,..........

like SO MANY others. Pretty HOLLOW words with NO SUBSTANCE are meaningless.

[Virginian]

14. Oh, then he isn't going to double the quota on H-1b visas?

Bringing people in on work visas is the same as outsourcing, it means Americans are not getting American jobs. Only with H-1b visas, it is more in our face. We are unemployed or underemployed while the imported tech worker is driving around in his Lexus or BMW.