President Obama is focusing on two main points in this
speech: lowering the national debt and focusing
spending, especially on education. Obama believes that
investing in education for the future will help keep the
US economy strong in the future. Citizens need to
understand government spending because it affects
their daily lives, from the taxes removed from their
paychecks to the social needs of all citizens.
Which details did you include in your answer?
What Obama's fiscal goals are
Where Obama would like to focus spending
The reasons that citizens should understand the
national budget