Topic Predictions for Obama’s 2015 State of the Union
Address
America knows President Obama is busy during this
time of year planning to present topics for the 2015 State of the Union
Address. What everyone does not know is what topics are going to make the cut.
In the past Obama has shown a great deal of certainty
about the future of America when it comes to the U.S. economy and education
across the country. During his first term, Obama focused his energy on health
care and education and as time went on, he focused on immigration and oil.
Last year the biggest topic that stuck with me, as an
American Citizen was income inequality. He painted a broad picture of a country
where everyone is equal no matter what class you fall under. He mentioned women
in the workforce in comparison to men and the income gap between the upper and
middle classes.
Equality was a main topic of education as well and
Obama pushed towards equal opportunity for every student. Using these previous
topics in previous addresses, several predictions for the 2015 State of the
Union Address have come to mind.
Obama has touched on education in different ways such
as student loans and grants and equal opportunities when it comes to furthering
education. There have been rumors, recently, about furthering equal opportunity
for everyone who wants it. Obama wants to see to it that students get the first
two years of community college free for everyone who is willing to work for it
and as a college student, that is a major topic of discussion.
So far there are only a few details on the proposal
and because Obama has been big on education since day one, there is a good
chance this will be a topic in this years address.
On Monday the president brought up something new that
seems like a candidate for the address this year. According to NPR, Obama said
he wants the federal government to do more to prevent cyber attacks; but not
just any cyber attacks, he wants the American children to be protected while
using data that is collected at schools.
He wants Congress to pass a law that prevents
software companies from selling data to students and from using it to create
targeted ads.
“If we’re going to be connected, then we need to be
protected,” Obama stated Monday.
He recently took a stand on technological advances in
other directions as well. For example, he believes the age of technology is
making America vulnerable.
With this in mind, he wants to push the Personal Data
Notification and Protection Act which would require companies to do a little
more work and let customers know when their accounts have been hacked. This is
a time consuming process and states have a different policy when it comes to
their customers and hacking. Obama wants to make it a nationwide law, which is big
a deal and could be a state of the union deal.
Income equality is another major topic that is predicted
to be discussed due to the previous address. Especially since minimum wage
prices have changed across the country and the country is still in a deep whole
when it comes to incomes in the middle class.
It is always interesting to see what the president
has to say about important issues and it will be even more interesting to see
if these predictions are correct. Obama’s opinions and answers to the nation’s
controversies are laid out on the line on Jan. 20, 2015 and as citizens, it is our
duty to watch and listen.
