Presidential Weekly Address Assessment IV XIV MMXII a.a, A.b, A.c, B, C, D

8/2/2019 Presidential Weekly Address Assessment IV XIV MMXII a.a, A.b, A.c, B, C, D

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The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release

April 14, 2012

WEEKLY ADDRESS: Its Time for Congress

to Pass the Buffett Rule

WASHINGTON, DCIn this weeks address, President Obama urged Congress to pass theBuffett Rule, a principle of fairness that says if you make more than $1 million a year, youshould pay at least the same percentage of your income in taxes as middle classfamilies. Meanwhile, if you make under $250,000 a yearlike 98 percent of American families

doyour taxes shouldnt go up. The President has been pushing Congress to pass the Buffettrule to help ensure we have a system thats fair, where everyone plays by the same set of rulesand we can continue to make the investments we need to grow our economy and help the middleclass and those trying to get in it.

Remarks of President Obama

Weekly Address

The White House

April 14, 2012

One of the fundamental challenges of our time is building an economy where everyone gets a

fair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same rules.

And as many Americans rush to file their taxes this weekend, its worth pointing out that weve

got a tax system that doesnt always uphold the principle of everyone doing their part.

Now, this is not just about fairness. This is also about growth. Its about being able to make theinvestments we need to strengthen our economy and create jobs. And its about whether we as acountry are willing to pay for those investments.

In a perfect world, of course, none of us would have to pay any taxes. Wed have no deficits to

pay down. And wed have all the resources we needed to invest in things like schools and roads

and a strong military and new sources of energyinvestments that have always bolstered oureconomy and strengthened the middle class.

But we live in the real world, with real choices and real consequences. Right now, weve gotsignificant deficits to close. Weve got serious investments to make to keep our economygrowing. And we cant afford to keep spending more money on tax cuts for the wealthiestAmericans who dont need them and didnt even ask for them.


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Warren Buffett is one of the wealthiest men in the world. But he pays a lower tax rate than hissecretary. Thats just the way the system is set up. In fact, one in four millionaires pays a lowertax rate than millions of hardworking middle-class households.

As Warren points out, thats not fair and it doesnt make sense. Its wrong that middle-class

Americans pay a higher share of their income in taxes than some millionaires and billionaires.

This week, Members of Congress are going to have a chance to set things right. They get to voteon what we call the Buffett Rule.

Its simple: If you make more than $1 million every year, you should pay at least the samepercentage of your income in taxes as middle-class families do. On the other hand, if you makeless than $250,000 a year -- like 98 percent of American families do -- your taxes shouldnt goup.

Thats all there is to it. Its pretty sensible. Most Americans support this idea. One survey found

that two-thirds of millionaires do, too. So do nearly half of all Republicans.

We just need some Republican politicians to get on board with where the country is.

I know theyll say that this is all about wanting to raise peoples taxes. They probably wont tellyou that if you belong to a middle-class family, then Ive cut your taxes each year that Ive beenin office, and Ive cut taxes for small business owners 17 times.

But the thing is, for most Americans like me, tax rates are near their lowest point in 50 years. In2001 and 2003, the wealthiest Americans received two huge new tax cuts. We were told thesetax cuts would lead to faster job growth. Instead, we got the slowest job growth in half a century,

and the typical American family actually saw its income fall.

On the flip side, when the most well-off Americans were asked to pay a little more in the 1990s,we were warned that it would kill jobs. Instead, tens of millions of jobs followed.

So weve tried this trickle-down experiment before. It doesnt work. And middle class familieshave seen too much of their security erode over the past few decades for us to tell them theyregoing to have to do more because the wealthiest Americans are going to do less. We cant stopinvesting in the things that will help grow our economy and create jobsthings like education,research, new sources of energyjust so folks like me can get another tax cut.

So I hope youll ask your Member of Congress to step up and echo that call this week by votingfor the Buffett Rule. Remind them that in America, prosperity has never just trickled down froma wealthy few. Prosperity has always been built by a strong, thriving middle class. Thats aprinciple worth reaffirming right now.

Thank you, God bless you, and have a great weekend.


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The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate ReleaseApril 14, 2012

WEEKLY ADDRESS: Its Time for Congressto Pass the Buffett Rule

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WASHINGTON, DCIn this weeks address, President Obama urged Congress to pass theBuffett Rule, a principle of fairness that says if you make more than $1 million a year, youshould pay at least the same percentage of your income in taxes as middle class families.

Meanwhile, if you make under $250,000 a yearlike 98 percent of American families doyourtaxes shouldnt go up.

The President has been pushing Congress to pass the Buffett rule to help ensure we have a

system thats fair, where everyone plays by the same set of rules and we can continue to makethe investments we need to grow our economy and help the middle class and those trying to getin it.

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Remarks of President Obama

Weekly Address

The White House

April 14, 2012

One of the fundamental challenges of our time is building an economy where everyone gets afair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same rules.

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PreConditionsThe West now seeks continued negotiations under any

circumstances, as evidenced by its announcement, prior

to the commencement of the first round of talks, that a

second round of talks was already scheduled for May;

The West has accepted Iran's right to pursue a nuclear

program for civilian purposes, including the enrichment

of uranium to 3.5%-5%;

The West, which in the past has dictated conditions to

Iran, was now negotiating mutual accommodations;

The West has accepted Tehran's demand that these talks

be without preconditions.

Full Disclosure about the Iranian Nuclear Program

Military Aspect has to be a given for any future truly

productive negotiations.

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From Far To Far Away,Came to Find the One Heart I Once Lost...

Left Home , To Return Home Back to...

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I'm Missing you My Love...Like the First Time I Dreamed Of this Moment As if WeWere've never been Apart...

Sweet Center of my World...I'm Missing You...

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group or in general

Everyone is going to come to the office party.

This is not just for one area; it will affect everyone

around the country.

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