And instead we embraced, and instead we returned to the truth that our parents and grandparents understood that the more a person learns the more a person earns. [applause] that a stronger middle class that a strong arer middle class is not the consequence of Economic Growth a stronger middle class is the cause of Economic Growth. [applause] im not even sure our parents and grandparents, democrats and republicans alike even had a word for that type of economics. They called it common sense. [laughter] in other words, the more money that workers earn, the better customers businesses have, and the better our economy grows. So together we actually, we passed the living wage. We raised the minimum wage to 10. 10 an hour. [applause] we made college we made college more affordable more more people and four years in a row without a pennys increase. We made our public schools, as tom mentioned the best in the country for five years in a row. We made it easier for people to vote and not harder.
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Questions. Most are not aware of this and have not received training dollars to be aware of it. We met the enemy, and it is us. So yes, and we invest in professional development. We would like to invest more. And i also argue publicly in many places that the money we put behind current teacher professional development, not future teachers is often well sorry. Is often poorly spent and not spent on things teachers are looking for. It seems reasonable that congress would give some direction, if we see a need to address 20 of the population, that we could give specific direction it shouldnt be like here some money. Spends it as you wish. But we have a specific national need. Please address. Much like concord and hiv are going to the moon. There are many children with special needs, many children facing real challenges, and for me its not about picking out this population, that population. Its about how to get every single one of those children i accept that. In times of limited resources,
Develop growth build Infrastructure Projects and stimulate growth and Economic Activities not only within china but also with many neighbors along that old silk road and down along the maritime road. So it wasnt, you know, a huge structure, if i may say. But it was part of thinking along the lines of we need to develop broader and there are countries along the way pointing towards europe that will actually benefit from that. And so will our internal manufacturing infrastructure. I think it has been elevated a bit because of the general context in which that bank has been now set up as of march 31st. But its a Great Initiative in the sense that its broad spectrum. It reflects the transformation of the Global Economy with new key players. And it embraces a regional approach which could actually be extremely stimulative for economies that matter more and more today than they did a few years back. So its both i think its part of something which is broader. And it really reflects a new land
Were just taking away a penalty. And id add ive done high part i have four kids. But let me add this, if a business entity were to invest in capital, or were to invest in machines, in expansion they receive tax benefit for doing so. But if an individual family decides to make an investment in people, in our future and human beings, all were asking is that the tax code recognize that as well as an investment in the future. In individuals that will be the corner stone of americas future. That doesnt mean that look, were not approaching this with a thought process someone will sit down with their accountant and said what you really need to do is have two more kids. But its a reality that izraising children is expensive. We just want our tax code to recognize that and create parity for families that decided to take on the important work of raising americas future. We have time for one more question. This gentleman and then the senators have to go. You mentioned conservatives with flathter