Middle class decline looms over final years of Obama presidency


US President Barack Obama speaks to working Americans after having lunch at Charmington's Cafe in Baltimore, Maryland, Jan 15, 2015 - AFP Photo.

DALTON: Barack Obama enters the final two years of his presidency with a blemish on his legacy that looks impossible to erase: the decline of the middle class he has promised to rescue.

The revival of middle-class jobs has been one of Obama's mantras since he took office in 2009 fighting the worst economic crisis in generations. It was a major theme of his last State of the Union address and is expected to feature in the one scheduled for Tuesday.

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