Obama turns attention to income inequality
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Clifford Armion
le 12/05/2013
Activer le mode zenChristi Parsons
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Wednesday declared an end to the war on budget deficits and pledged instead to fight the "deficit of opportunity" for the poor and middle class.In a lengthy speech on his economic priorities, Obama said the federal deficit was under control and no longer presented a serious threat to the economy.
"When it comes to our budget, we should not be stuck in a stale debate from two years ago or three years ago," Obama said at a nonprofit social services center in a poor neighborhood in the capital. "A relentlessly growing deficit of opportunity is a bigger threat to our future than our rapidly shrinking fiscal deficit."
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"Obama turns attention to income inequality ", La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), mai 2013. Consulté le 24/04/2024. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/obama-turns-attention-to-income-inequality-