Summary

President Barack Obama's 2015 State of the Union address begins with the speaker listing some of the improvements in the US during his six years of presidency including economic growth, lower unemployment rates, and successes in the fight against terrorism.

Barack Obama asks a series of rhetorical questions regarding the economic future of the US and moves on to announce that he will soon present a budget plan to Congress.

He presents the successful case of an American family going through the economic crisis. He discusses the American economy during and after the economic crisis, announcing that now there are more jobs, lower oil prices, better school results, and a better tax system that favors the citizen, as well as better health coverage.

He argues that this shows that economic policies favoring the middle classes work and he describes his vision for America’s future. He argues that more measures and reforms are needed to make sure everyone has the same opportunities and abides by the same rules.

He proposes to reduce childcare costs for working families, to make sure women get equal pay, and that workers get sick leave, ...