President Obama plans to use his State of the Union speech to Congress to highlights plans to reduce the nation's economic inequality while noting the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and other administration achievements to help the middle class.
One of his guests at the Tuesday night speech will be investor Warren Buffett's secretary. Buffett has noted that under the current tax code he pays a lower rate than his secretary and Obama plans to propose a change to the tax code that guarantees millionaires pay a certain amount in taxes.
Obama told attendees at several campaign events that he wants to pass policies that ensure that the country has an economy "that works for everyone, not just a wealthy few."
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