Over the last few weeks, I’ve been talking about what we need to do to secure a better bargain for middle-class families in Boston and all across the country — to make sure that anyone who works hard can get ahead in the 21st century economy.

As a nation, we’ve fought our way back from the worst recession of our lifetimes and begun to lay a new foundation for stronger, more durable economic growth. Today, our businesses have created 7.3 million new jobs over the last 41 months. We now sell more products made in ...