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I agree that Obama's policies are no question better for the poor. It just strikes me that that happens via rhetoric that mostly talks about the benefits to the middle class. Policy is less often pursued "in the name of" helping the poor.
Perhaps it has something to do with the whole "individualistic" streak in American national consciousness? I've heard people say that in the US, everyone thinks that where you are is where you got yourself - poor people are poor because they are lazy, and so on.