About that State of the Union.....

This is a quote from an article about the State of the Union address by Obama in January 2015. There are things in the article that I am not in agreement, but this I agree with:

In 2009, the Democratic Party led by President Obama had control not only of the White House, but also both the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.

They could have introduced and passed legislation to increase the minimum wage. But they did not do that.

They could have passed “card check” legislation that would have allowed workers to more easily form unions in their work place. But they did not do that.

They could have passed legislation creating and funding universal childcare that was affordable and passed legislation providing paid sick leave for all workers in the United States. But they did not do that.

They could have raised taxes on the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans. But they did not do that.

They could have alleviated the $1 trillion debt burden imposed on students simply because they wanted to go to college. But they did not do that.

In his latest State of the Union address, President Obama demanded that Congress pass these reforms, the same measures that the Democrats could have passed when they had full legislative and executive power (2009-2011). He did so knowing full well that the Republicans who control Congress today would never pass any of this legislation.

Link to article here.