No President has done worse by the middle class
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="no">no</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>:</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="inequality">inequality</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="predictable">predictable</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="inequality">inequality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="conceded">conceded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> “<span word="A">A</span> <span word="Better">Better</span> <span word="Bargain">Bargain</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="Class">Class</span>,” <span word="but">but</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="times">times</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="paraphrase">paraphrase</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="hasn">hasn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Presidents">Presidents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="example">example</span> (<span word="because">because</span> “<span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>”).</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> (<span word="passive">passive</span>) <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="might">might</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> “<span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="by">by</span>”.</p><p><span word="Presumably">Presumably</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="deteriorated">deteriorated</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="likelier">likelier</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="grows">grows</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="super">super</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>, <span word="grows">grows</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="pie">pie</span> <span word="shrinks">shrinks</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span>, <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="better">better</span> <span word="bargain">bargain</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Democrat">Democrat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boot">boot</span>, <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> “<span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span>” – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kindly">kindly</span> – <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span>.</p>
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