THE KANSAS CITY STAR – Investments in the middle class at the depths of the recession are showing returns in steady private sector jobs and a hopeful economy, President Barack Obama said Friday at the Ford stamping plant in Liberty.
But the gains, he said, have not been shared in a “winner-take-all” economy that rewards the wealthiest disproportionately and leaves the middle class in stagnation.
“We’re not yet where we need to be. The economy is growing, but it needs to grow faster” and develop better-paying jobs, Obama said. “We’ve got to make sure that workers are sharing in growth and productivity.”
With that, he lashed familiarly at Republicans in Congress who were — as Obama hit the ground in Missouri — advancing legislation sure to invite a face-down with Obama and a possible government shutdown.
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