Obama says full recovery needs more time

From USA TODAY:

…In his acceptance speech, [President] Obama set a second-term goal of putting the country on a course for $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade. Also: a million new manufacturing jobs, 100,000 new math and science teachers, and a 50% reduction in net oil imports by 2020.

Obama said the nation faces big decisions on the economy, jobs, taxes, energy and education that “will have a huge impact on our lives and our children’s lives for decades to come.”

He directly criticized Romney and Republican economic policies, saying more tax breaks for millionaires won’t bring good jobs. “We’ve been there, we’ve tried that, and we’re not going back. We’re moving forward,” Obama said…

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