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Originally Posted by crbcrbrgv
Those on the right keep saying Obama can't run on his record.
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Uhh...many on the left are saying it too.
And did you ever stop to consider why the Obama campaign strategy revolves around attacking Romney?
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Originally Posted by crbcrbrgv
Seeing that Romney raised taxes and fees (and to be fair, cut spending) to balance the budget in MA, can he run on his?
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The election is mainly about the economy and jobs. The population of MA grew by about 25,000 people while Romney was governor yet the state added about 50,000 jobs and UE in the state was 4.6% when he left office. The US population has grown by over 7 million people since Obama has been president yet there has been a net loss in jobs. UE in the US is over 8% and would be over 11% if so many people hadn't dropped out of the labor force.
As far as deficits, Romney eliminated the MA budget deficit and has experience cutting costs in the private sector as well. The deficit and debt has not only exploded under Obama, but Obama has no plan to even eventually eliminate the deficit...ever.
He enacted quite a few tax cuts in MA. He closed loopholes. IMO, closing loopholes does not count as a tax increase. It could be argued that it does but, regardless, he cut taxes as well. Yes, he did raise fees.