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dsgrue3 on 02 October 2012
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Ail said:
dsgrue3 said:
I appreciate your thoughts, Ail.

In regard to taxes, he has stated that "removing loopholes" will generate more revenue. I agree with you, that is incredibly vague, but bears some credence. If you remove deductions (loopholes), you are essentially increasing taxes. It is cleverly-worded to avoid stating that he will raise taxes.

We're complaining about China because we cannot compete with their essential slave-labor. That's really to what it boils down. Need to incentivize manufacturing in the US if we want to promote its growth here.

I absolutely understand your and other Americans' distrust of Romney. I cannot state that I disagree. I just view it from the perspective of one proven, failed presidency over another untested candidate whom happens to have a background in venture capitalism and job creation. From there, my choice is clear.

Sidenote: Global warming has evidence, but the evidence is from such a brief period of time in the history of the Earth that it is pretty nescient to consider it proven, much less equate it to "2+2 = 4."

I think the jury is still very much out on whether Romney created jobs during his stint in venture capitalism.

Especially seeing how many of the companies that Bain bought while he was in charge are now bankrupt or facing tough problems ( Stapple). What would be interesting is how much the jobs he supposedly created actually pay...

Romney as a republican champions free market and as a rule in free markets company will always try to produce their products at the lowest cost, if it's not China it will be India or the Philipines. And if Romney puts in place policies to fight that, that will in the end gives advantage to companies based in countries that do not face the same policies. ( like European, Japanese or Asiatics companies..). In the end you have to know that big corporate will never let Romney change anything, so it's just an empty promise trying to unite the americans against a "bad" country...

 

As for your failed presidency comment, based on my situation, it wasn't one. Things are better now that they were 4 years ago... A lot better in my case..( Go ask the GM and Chrysler employees).

Your personal situation is unique. When one considers the nation as a whole, it is quite clear that Obama's presidency has been a complete failure. Disputing that would be a tough endeavor.

Romney's job creation has been cited as tens of thousands. This is not disputable. This is fact. You cite one company out of hundreds in which Romney invested and then blame him for their failure due to the economic downturn? Wow. Newsflash, he hasn't been with Bain since 1999.

Romney said he would de-regulate businesses. Businesses WANT that, to increase profit and create more employment opportunities. Manufacturing can be done elsewhere, but retail is done here. There can be good with the negative.

I challenge you to dispute these facts from Obama's "success":

-$16 trillion in debt

-2x rate of soldiers dying at war in comparison to Bush years. (Not to mention attacks on our embassies)

-3 releases of quantitative easement

-8% unemployment as a whole, 16% for blacks (It was 9% for blacks in 2008)

-100 million on welfare

Proof is in the pudding. Time to wake up.