What Obama Got Wrong in the State of the Union

The Economy Is Far From Booming


Heritage Foundation experts weighed in on the policies President Barack Obama mentioned in his last State of the Union address. Here is what they had to say after the president’s speech.

President Obama boasts America is in the “middle of the longest streak of private-sector job creation in history.” On paper, he is right. But the economy is far from booming. While the labor market has improved, it remains much weaker than before the recession hit. More...

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