Boston: Insisting that the US cannot afford to cut its education budget, President Barack Obama has said it has to compete with countries like India and China which are 'not playing for a second place' and voiced opposition to tax breaks to the American firms shipping jobs overseas.
Obama, who was here for an election rally ahead of the November polls in support of Governor Deval Patrick, said the Republicans want to cut education spending by 20 per cent to help pay for a 700-billion-dollar tax break that only the wealthiest two per cent Americans will ever see.
The Republicans may think that a cut in education spending is a 'good idea' but countries like India and China don't, he said.
"We see an America where every citizen has the skills and training to compete with any worker in the world."