It is critical that America modernize its electric grid if it is to lead the world and create jobs in the clean-energy economy of the future.

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But just as credit, debit and prepaid cards are creating a cashless economy, mobile will create a plasticless economy in the near future as mobile devices start communicating with each other at check out.

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So we need to out-educate, out-build and out-innovate so the economy will create jobs in the future.

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We will work in partnership with business to create the dynamic economy, the competitive economy of the future.

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The idea of spontaneous order has been lost sight of as government scrambles to stimulate the economy, create jobs, and plan the future.

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As we call on Washington to act, we can also call on each other to create jobs and spark the clean-energy economy of the future -- an economy that works for everyone.

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There is a big difference between companies that are just paying down debts and those that are also trying to create a future by spending to make the company more in line with the global economy and more competitive.

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And that's why we have come together around a plan that combines hundreds of billions in tax cuts for the middle class with direct investment in areas like health care, energy, education, and infrastructure -- investments that will save jobs, create new jobs and new businesses, and help our economy grow again, now and in the future.

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If we are successful, our economy will grow faster, we will create more good-paying jobs, and the future will be brighter for the next generation.

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