Mitt Romney's War on the Poor (unemployment, vote, Iran, wage)

[Kerby W-R]

Romney wants to cut Medicaid, Housing & Heating subsidies for the poor,Food Stamps, School Lunches, Supplemental Income for the very
poor, Unemployment Insurance, Veterans' Pensions,etc. ...courtesy of the
Ed Show...Here's the link.



The ED Show - Mitt Romney's War on the Poor - YouTube#!

[michiganmoon]

Issues | Mitt Romney for President

Anyone who tries to fix the financial position our country is in will be demonized.

One thing is clear, Obama is NOT willing to make the tough decisions needed. Obama was elected over 3 years ago to solve our serious problems, not blame Bush.

It is easy for Obama to promise to cut the yearly deficit in half down to ~250K back in 2006 when he first announced for president and then even triple it. His supporters don't care if he flip flops.

[Kerby W-R]

• BROAD POLICY:
• The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA): a $789 billion economic stimulus plan. ref
• US auto industry rescue plan. ref, ref
• Start-Up activity now higher than it was during the dotcom boom. ref
• Created task force to fight deficit. ref (http://rawstory.com/2010/01/obama-endorses-deficit-task-force/ - broken link)
• Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009. ref
• Temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958. ref
• FUNDING:
• Increased minority access to capital. ref
• $26 billion aid to states package (Aug 2010). ref
• TARGETED ACTIONS:
• Raised the small business investment limit to $250,000 through the end of 2009. ref
• Created an Advanced Manufacturing Fund to invest in peer-reviewed manufacturing processes. ref
• Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act – establishes a Federal “Do Not Pay” list. ref
• Extended and indexed the 2007 Alternative Minimum Tax patch. ref
• Adopted Economic Substance tax doctrine. ref
• Extended unemployment insurance benefits and temporarily suspend taxes on these benefits. ref ref
• Economy grew 5.9% in 4th quarter.ref
• U.S. Economy: Manufacturing grew by most since 2004. ref
• U.S. GDP up 3.2% in first quarter. ref
• Consumer spending showed biggest rise in 3 years. ref
• Orders for most durable goods rose. ref
• Wholesale inventories and sales rose in March. ref (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100511/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/us_economy - broken link)
• $26 billion state aid bill triggered a surge of private municipal investment. ref
• EXHIBITS – THE STIMULUS ONE YEAR LATER:
• Success of the stimulus–how do you illustrate ‘could have been worse’? ref
• Distribution of ARRA funds by year.ref
• Need for financial education: Investors who act on their own do worse than T-bills; market timers earn negative returns.ref
• Consumer debt patterns (revolving and non-revolving) through end of 2009. ref
• Growth of the national debt from 2000-2009. ref
• Bar chart showing increases in national debt by President (since Carter). ref
• Pie chart: 2009 annual deficit contrasting large Bush tax cuts and relatively small ARRA. ref
• THE LEGACY: AUGUST 2010
• The Economy Has Been Growing – seasonally adjusted change in GDP by quarter 2007-2010. ref
• The Private Sector Has Begun to Add Jobs – Monthly change in nonfarm employment 2008-2010.ref
• GDP would have been lower without the Recovery Act (2007-2013 projection) (scroll down to Part III to see chart). ref
• Unemployment would have been higher without ARRA (2008-2010). ref
• The gap between actual and full-employment GDP would have been much larger without TARP and ARRA (2008-2010. ref

[LoveToRow]

I guess the Obamalemmings have already given up on their failed "War on Women" strategy. On to the next talking point.

We know one topic that will never be a DNC talking point: Obama's record.

[HeyJude514]

Originally Posted by Trace21230

I guess the Obamalemmings have already given up on their failed "War on Women" strategy. On to the next talking point.

Not to worry. Republicans have proven they are capable of waging a war on women at the same time they wage a war on the poor, a war on minorities, a war on gays, a war on--well, you get the idea. They multitask in these things quite well.

[2nd trick op]

Originally Posted by Kerby W-R

• BROAD POLICY:
• The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA): a $789 billion economic stimulus plan. ref
• US auto industry rescue plan. ref, ref
• Start-Up activity now higher than it was during the dotcom boom. ref
• Created task force to fight deficit. ref (http://rawstory.com/2010/01/obama-endorses-deficit-task-force/ - broken link)
• Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009. ref
• Temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958. ref
• FUNDING:
• Increased minority access to capital. ref
• $26 billion aid to states package (Aug 2010). ref
• TARGETED ACTIONS:
• Raised the small business investment limit to $250,000 through the end of 2009. ref
• Created an Advanced Manufacturing Fund to invest in peer-reviewed manufacturing processes. ref
• Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act – establishes a Federal “Do Not Pay” list. ref
• Extended and indexed the 2007 Alternative Minimum Tax patch. ref
• Adopted Economic Substance tax doctrine. ref
• Extended unemployment insurance benefits and temporarily suspend taxes on these benefits. ref ref
• Economy grew 5.9% in 4th quarter.ref
• U.S. Economy: Manufacturing grew by most since 2004. ref
• U.S. GDP up 3.2% in first quarter. ref
• Consumer spending showed biggest rise in 3 years. ref
• Orders for most durable goods rose. ref
• Wholesale inventories and sales rose in March. ref (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100511/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/us_economy - broken link)
• $26 billion state aid bill triggered a surge of private municipal investment. ref
• EXHIBITS – THE STIMULUS ONE YEAR LATER:
• Success of the stimulus–how do you illustrate ‘could have been worse’? ref
• Distribution of ARRA funds by year.ref
• Need for financial education: Investors who act on their own do worse than T-bills; market timers earn negative returns.ref
• Consumer debt patterns (revolving and non-revolving) through end of 2009. ref
• Growth of the national debt from 2000-2009. ref
• Bar chart showing increases in national debt by President (since Carter). ref
• Pie chart: 2009 annual deficit contrasting large Bush tax cuts and relatively small ARRA. ref
• THE LEGACY: AUGUST 2010
• The Economy Has Been Growing – seasonally adjusted change in GDP by quarter 2007-2010. ref
• The Private Sector Has Begun to Add Jobs – Monthly change in nonfarm employment 2008-2010.ref
• GDP would have been lower without the Recovery Act (2007-2013 projection) (scroll down to Part III to see chart). ref
• Unemployment would have been higher without ARRA (2008-2010). ref
• The gap between actual and full-employment GDP would have been much larger without TARP and ARRA (2008-2010. ref

Until I see anything in lists like that about:

(1) reducing the size of government
(2) breaking up the public-employee unions
(3) reducing taxes

I'll regard the rest as just Lefty garbage; the only group fiscal conservatives are "waging a war" upon are parasites.

[trlhiker]

Originally Posted by Trace21230

I guess the Obamalemmings have already given up on their failed "War on Women" strategy. On to the next talking point.

We know one topic that will never be a DNC talking point: Obama's record.

Not reall, thanks to Anne Romney, the war on women continues in full force.

[Sco]

Originally Posted by Kerby W-R

Romney wants to cut Medicaid, Housing & Heating subsidies for the poor,Food Stamps, School Lunches, Supplemental Income for the very
poor, Unemployment Insurance, Veterans' Pensions,etc. ...courtesy of the
Ed Show...Here's the link.



The ED Show - Mitt Romney's War on the Poor - YouTube#!

In Mitt's defense, he really has no choice. The pressing needs in our country demand more tax cuts for the rich and another preemptive war in Iran. Those poor people are just going to have to tighten their belts.

[Old Gringo]

Originally Posted by Kerby W-R

Romney wants to cut Medicaid, Housing & Heating subsidies for the poor,Food Stamps, School Lunches, Supplemental Income for the very
poor, Unemployment Insurance, Veterans' Pensions,etc.

Well, keep in mind that those programs only benefit little people. It's much wiser to save the money that would be wasted on those programs and use it for additional tax cuts for those with income of 6 figures or more.

Wealthy people are important people.

[goldenncmom]

Originally Posted by sco

in mitt's defense, he really has no choice. The pressing needs in our country demand more tax cuts for the rich and another preemptive war in iran. Those poor people are just going to have to tighten their belts.

LOL. Nailed it!