Middle class Quotes by Barack Obama

I'm a warrior for the middle class.

— Barack Obama

Education was the gateway to opportunity for me and for Michelle. And now more than ever, it is the gateway to a…

— Barack Obama

It is our generation's task...to reignite the true engine of America's economic growth...a rising, thriving middle class.

— Barack Obama

The Asia Pacific is home to nearly half the world's population, a growing middle class and holds so much opportunity for us…

— Barack Obama

We can't afford more top-down economics. What we need are policies that will grow and strengthen the middle class.

— Barack Obama

Middle-class economics means helping working families feel more secure in a world of constant change.

— Barack Obama

We believe that Americas prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a rising middle class.

— Barack Obama

We won't grow the middle class simply by shifting the cost of health care or college onto families that are already struggling.

— Barack Obama

To grow our middle class, our citizens must have access to the education and training that todays jobs require.

— Barack Obama

I put forward a budget of what I called "middle-class economics" that continues to be fiscally prudent but makes necessary investments for…

— Barack Obama

Let's talk about taxes, because I think it's instructive. Now, four years ago, when I stood on this stage, I said that…

— Barack Obama

Just as black anger often proved counterproductive, so have these white resentments distracted attention from the real culprits of the middle class…

— Barack Obama

I refuse to accept any approach that isn't balanced. I'm not going to ask students and seniors and middle-class families to pay…

— Barack Obama

It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for granted today. The 40-hour work week, the…

— Barack Obama

There is a certain percentage of the white population ... if they started having more middle-class black kids who are friends with…

— Barack Obama

I will cut taxes - cut taxes - for 95 percent of all working families, because, in an economy like this, the…

— Barack Obama

I told the American people that I'd cut taxes for middle class families, and I did. I told you I'd cut taxes…

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What we have to do is make sure that here in America, if you work hard, you can get ahead. If you…

— Barack Obama

Every single thing I've done, from the Affordable Care Act to pushing to raise the minimum wage, to making sure that young…

— Barack Obama

In the absence of sound oversight,responsible businesses are forced to compete against unscrupulous and underhanded businesses, who are unencumbered by any restrictions…

— Barack Obama

It is my view that if society was doing the right thing with respect to you, [and there were] programs targeted at…

— Barack Obama

The president is eager to get to work and looks forward to working with the new Congress on policies that will make…

— Barack Obama

You can choose a future where more Americans have the chance to gain the skills they need to compete, no matter how…

— Barack Obama

I'll go anywhere and I'll do whatever it takes to get this done. It's too important for Washington to screw this up.…

— Barack Obama

In five days, you can turn the page on policies that put greed and irresponsibility on Wall Street before the hard work…

— Barack Obama

Our job as Americans is to restore that basic bargain that says, if you work hard, if you're willing to meet your…

— Barack Obama

This kind of inequality - a level we haven't seen since the Great Depression - hurts us all. When middle-class families can…

— Barack Obama

We can't have special interests sitting shotgun. We gotta have middle class families up in front. We don't mind the Republicans joining…

— Barack Obama

This is the defining issue of our time. This is a make-or-break moment for the middle class and for all those who…

— Barack Obama

In December, I agreed to extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans because it was the only way I could prevent…

— Barack Obama

What can I do to make sure that middle-class families are feeling more secure, that more young people are able to access…

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So I'm not proposing anything radical. I just believe that anybody making over $250,000 a year should go back to the income…

— Barack Obama

That kind of approach, I believe, will not grow our economy, because the only way to pay for it without either burdening…

— Barack Obama

More fundamentally, this kind of gaping inequality gives lie to the promise at the very heart of America: that this is the…

— Barack Obama

This kind of gaping inequality gives lie to the promise that’s at the very heart of America: that this is a place…

— Barack Obama

Now, because he knows that his economic theories don't work, he's been spending these last few days calling me every name in…

— Barack Obama

I believe that we do best when the middle class is doing well. And by giving them those tax cuts, they had…

— Barack Obama

The fact is that if you are lowering the rates the way you described, Governor, then it is not possible to come…

— Barack Obama

This is where I think policies do need to be somewhat race-specific, is making sure that institutions are not discriminatory. So you've…

— Barack Obama

We are going through historic times, and my vision is a world, first of all, in which America continues to be that…

— Barack Obama