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\"CARICATURE:<\/a>President Barack Obama gave his last State of the Union on Wednesday night, Obama gave an emotional address, snapping back at Republican candidates, and focusing on the future for America.<\/span><\/p>\n

Obama opened up with a joke saying, \u201cFor this final one, I\u2019m going to try to make it shorter. I know some of you are antsy to get back to Iowa.\u201d President Obama loves education and believes that we should make college more affordable for Americans, but that\u2019s not an answer for getting Americans stable in this economy. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOf course, a great education isn\u2019t all we need in this new economy. We also need benefits and protections that provide a basic measure of security,\u201d Obama stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

The topic on economy was addressed by saying \u201cThe United States of America has the strongest economy in the world and if there\u2019s anyone saying our economy has declined, it\u2019s fiction.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFor Wall Street 2015 was a roller coaster. Record highs in spring were followed by an abrupt summertime swoon, prompted by worries about the strong dollar\u2019s impact on exports, China\u2019s slowing economy and sagging oil prices,\u201d according to the Associated Press. Even with the financial crisis, we had the middle class dealing with food stamp receipts. That opened up a can of worms leading to debates about how so much money could go into food stamp costs and how Wall Street and the government was hurting from these expenses. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFood stamp recipients didn\u2019t cause the financial crisis; recklessness on Wall Street did,\u201d said Obama. Also addressing the problems with health care, especially ObamaCare that was launched in 2010. <\/span><\/p>\n

There were many concerns about how people were going to use the system because ObamaCare was shut down for such a long period of time. \u201cThough that law has helped decrease the number of uninsured people in the United States, progress may have paused, people remain concerned about rising costs of prescription drugs. Many face employer-provided coverage with growing premiums, deductibles and other out-of-pocket costs,\u201d according to Associated Press.<\/span><\/p>\n

With these concerns from Americans, it sparked Republicans and Democrats debating over ObamaCare, but also just health care in general. Obama addressed the topic by saying, \u201cNow, I\u2019m guessing we won\u2019t agree on health care anytime soon.\u201d Some people applauded, but it\u2019s a true statement because it\u2019s a recurrent problem and it doesn\u2019t matter who is running the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

The thing that most people are happy about (if you own a car), low gas prices. Gas prices went down last year passing into the upcoming 2016 and has been up and down as usual. But finally it\u2019s around a dollar and a half a gallon now. <\/span><\/p>\n

Obama fired back at Republican candidates on how he is handling ISIS by saying, \u201cOur answer must not be tough talk or carpet bomb civilians that might be a great soundbite, but it doesn\u2019t pass muster on the world stage.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Obama even made a remark pointing to Donald Trump about how he is remarking to people that are Muslim or anyone who has a different religion. \u201cWe need to reject any politics that targets people for race and religion,\u201d Obama said. <\/span><\/p>\n

Although President Obama is happy on how powerful the United States is, he regrets that he couldn\u2019t break the division among the two parties. But he left on a good note and said, \u201cI believe in change because I believe in you\u2014the American people, that\u2019s why I stand here today has confident I can be and say that the state of our union is strong.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

De’Andre Stringer<\/strong>
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