Everybody needs to settle down. Romney didn't even win the state of Massachusets in which he was governor. He also lost EVERY STATE that he owns a home in. That in and of itself should be enough reason to believe that he shouldn't have won. Not to mention losing both the electoral and popular vote. I try not to rant too much but ignorant ideas simply piss me off.
Here's the deal Obama is NOT a socialist, Romney is NOT an elitest. (looking at you Coca-Cola). Moderate regulations on wall street, the insurance industry, and big business does not indicate socialism, marxism, comunism or any other ism there is. They are needed to prevent big wigs corrupting the system and screwing the American worker out of a job. Romney and Obama both want what is best for our country and both just happen to have different ideas on how to get there.
I agree that Romney may have been misunderstood, that said, his economic plan is to keep and enhance the bush tax cuts so that the decision makers (see: rich people) will start businesses, and hire workers (see: trickle down economics). Makes sense....except that with lack of regulation and a biased tax/trade system, those decision makers would be wise to start their businesses overseas and hire cheap foreign labor effectively choking out middle class america, leaving only rich and poor. One of Romney's major business =endeavors was Bain Capital....Bain Capital essentially "flipped" businesses like some people flip houses....however, they would buy American businesses, nurture them until profitable and sell them to the Chinese. Imagine if you could do that for homes. Buy a cheap beat up house, fix it up and ship it to China for one of their families to live in. Doesn't make a whole lot of sense.
Obama's plan is to tax the rich people more to pay for education, road construction projects, transit, and infastructure to be done here in America. As well as regulate what wall street can and cannot do to an extent (which is why wall street hit the shitter the next day). I happen to agree with this plan and here is why. first of all, what got us out of the great depression (aside from WWII)? Government programs that hired American workers to build schools/roads/infastructure etc. That means not only are the American middle class saving money on taxes (or breaking even at least), they are now being put to work to make our land a better place to be. Being put to work means making more money, making more money means a stronger middle class, a strong middle class is the core and essence of the United States. Our children are being more well educated meaning that in 20 years time we will have more qualified scientists, mathmeticians, doctors, etc....setting us up nicely for the long term. On top of that, He wants to remove tax incentives for companies that ship jobs overseas and give tax breaks to companies that build and hire and operate here at home.
Apple, Steve Jobs namely, said it would be impossible for his company to build a factory here in the States due to the tax system. I think we need to change that. Biggest company in the world can't afford to produce their goods in their home country?! That's kind of jacked if you aske me.
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