Santorum and Romney: The Economic Plans

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mehoneygogojuice Wrote: Feb 26, 2012 2:24 PM

Here's another example of the Republican party acting like the Nazi Party. They make excuses about implementing core values. Here's the Republican response for the eight year spending spree under the George W. Bush 'Reign of Error.' "We went to Washington, and Washington changed us."

Here's the same lame excuse the Nazis could make about the Holocaust. "We actually loved the Jews, but our love for them just got out of control."

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James2229 Wrote: Feb 28, 2012 4:04 PM

You obviously do not realize that Liberals are fascists in more cases than any Conservative ever was. Read "Liberal Fascism" to see. There is no way Republicans are like Nazis.

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Anne_l Wrote: Feb 25, 2012 10:42 PM

A conservative says, "liberals invoke God, charity, and the teachings of Jesus in an attempt to further their agenda, fail to recognize the difference between individual responsibility and the proper role of government and try to merge the two and have the government act as individuals and/or churches."

Conservatives go gaga over "In God We Trust."

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/02/us/house-of-representatives-affirms-in-god-we-trust-motto.html

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SMyles Wrote: Feb 25, 2012 5:06 PM

Here's a real economic plan. Not the same ole rhetorical bloviation from these other fakes.

http://www.ronpaul2012.com/the-issues/ron-paul-plan-to-restore-america/

Check it out.

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Linda2808 Wrote: Feb 25, 2012 4:41 PM

Issue #3. Unforced by anyone, Romney overruled his own Commissioner of Public Health and lied about state law in order to compel Catholic hospitals to issue abortifacient pills — in violation of their freedom of religion enshrined in the United States and Massachusetts Constitutions. Using exactly the crafty political theatre he employed to cover his actions on same-sex “marriage” and homosexual adoption, Romney posed as defender of the very thing he was destroying, gallantly “asking” the legislature to create a special “religious exemption” for Catholic institutions. Even Democrat former governor Mike Dukakis publicly agreed with Romney’s commissioner of public health that state law already grants a “religious exem

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Linda2808 Wrote: Feb 25, 2012 4:41 PM

http://republicansforfamilyvalues.com/2008/01/02/a-stern-warning-to-the-conservative-elites-about-mitt-romney/

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Linda2808 Wrote: Feb 25, 2012 4:39 PM

Phony Pro-Life “Conversion”

Issue # 1. Mitt Romney established abortion as a “healthcare benefit” in his own government-run healthcare plan at $50 per abortion — after his supposed “pro-life conversion.” (http://www.mahealthconnector.org/portal/binary/com.epicentric.contentmanagement.servlet.ContentDeliveryServlet/About%2520Us/Connector%2520Programs/Additional%2520Resources/cc_benefits1220_pt234.pdf ) He created a permanent, official government role for an unelected Planned Parenthood representative on the health care board.

Issue #2. Romney’s well-timed “pro-life” conversion for the Republican primary pulled a “states’ rights” committment out of nowhere to hedge his political bets. His claim that states’ rights trump the unalienable ri

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Linda2808 Wrote: Feb 25, 2012 4:39 PM

A Stern Warning to the “Conservative Elites” about Mitt Romney
Published by Peter LaBarbera at 1:00 pm under 'Pro-Family' Compromise, Romney
Contact: John Haskins
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A Stern Warning to the “Conservative Elites” about Mitt Romney

Through their silence, the elites are assisting a political cancer that has profound consequences for our children and grandchildren

We write the following because we must oppose the deception of the American people by powerful and influential conservatives. Many in the conservative grassroots no longer trust the “conservative” media, lawyers and leaders, whom they see as serving the GOP establishment regardless of the will of the conservative base, regardless of the

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Anne_l Wrote: Feb 25, 2012 2:45 PM

Here's a Republican end-point, where corporations have more human rights than humans.

"New Mexico woman heads to trial for stealing $2 pumpkin"

http://news.yahoo.com/nm-woman-heads-trial-stealing-2-pumpkin-211752808.html

And the Wall Street Thieves who stole $700 billion from Americans and got bailed out to boot by the same people they screwed (taxpayers) and not one in jail to date. Whats wrong with this picture?

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xravision Wrote: Feb 25, 2012 11:07 AM

Here's the link to Newt Gingrich's REAL supply side economics plan WITH analysis (since you couldn't muster your own). Now CHOKE ON IT.

http://stevedeace.com/news/national-politics/newts-economic-plan-jobs-and-balanced-budget/

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xravision Wrote: Feb 25, 2012 11:06 AM

You gotta be kidding me! You are comparing ONLY Mitt's and Rick's "plans" 1. Mitt FINALLY comes up with a 'plan' NINE months into the primary. Initial 59-Point "plan to nowhere" would have resulted in little to NO CHANGE. Oh except that his 0% Cap Gains for those making < $200k would result in a WHOPPING EXTRA $160.00/ middle class family. WOW! 2. The ONLY things Romney 'changed' in 'new' plan were (a) 20% across board cut to Ind. Tax rates. It's STILL PROGRESSIVE and it ONLY brings down the highest rate from 35% down to 28%-- WHICH IS SANTORUM"S RATE! and (b) He adopted NEWT's 0% Estate Tax policy. 3. He'll pay for it with $500 BILLION from where? NOW.. How about TALKING about a REAL 'supply side economics' plan i.e. Newt Gingrich's PLAN!

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Jim4440 Wrote: Feb 25, 2012 10:35 AM

A lot of good ideas, Larry, but "Means Testing?" BOLOGNA!! BOLONEY!! How ever you want to spell it. You are again penalizing success. Too much of that in America now. Make it FLAT and make it FAIR. Fair for everybody! No exceptions. Everybody puts a little skin in the game. Herman Cain's 9-9-9 is about as good as it gets. Think about it. And government.....do you remember why the Federal Government was formulated? "TO PROVIDE FOR A NATIONAL DEFENSE." PERIOD! Get it out of our lives. PERIOD!

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MoreFreedom Wrote: Feb 25, 2012 10:12 AM

Kudlow's article concerns "economic plans, " Romney talks about his tax plan, but says nothing on SPENDING. Santorum wants to cut 5 trillion in 5 years, but doesn't say from what SPENDING. Romney says he wants to protect Medicare and Social Security, the biggest items in the budget!

That neither candidate will say what their budgets (what we spend money on and how much) will be. Thus, neither are credible regarding cutting spending. I expect both will be big spending conservatives like Bush. Given this, I'd rather Obama win because at least then fiscal conservatives will make gains in Congress. If we elect a big spending RINO, the economy will remain the tank and Democrats will get complete control of government in 2016.

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Richard19 Wrote: Feb 25, 2012 10:23 AM

obama's goal is to destroy the USA and absorb it into the new world order communist dictatorship. He will ruin our way of life. He will persecute Christians and perhaps outlaw Christianity. He is nothing but evil. Anyone else will be a great improvement.

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xravision Wrote: Feb 25, 2012 11:11 AM

Here is Newt's REAL supply side plan with analysis of how in addition to RE-STARTING the economy he will address DEBT AND DEFICIT REDUCTION:

http://stevedeace.com/news/national-politics/newts-economic-plan-jobs-and-balanced-budget/

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Blair31 Wrote: Feb 25, 2012 12:33 PM

Romney's economic plan would be better than Obummer's which is NO ECONOMIC PLAN!

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BIGSKYER Wrote: Feb 25, 2012 12:55 PM

And they can predict the future? Can you MoreFreedom predict what your budget will be, if you even have one, will be? Too many cooks spoiling the broth here.

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Earl29 Wrote: Feb 25, 2012 5:22 AM

Nice Romney finally came around to match Santorum's individual tax rates. Only took him a couple of months. Neither is nearly as good as Gingrich's 15% flat tax, but they are both tinker around the edges, keep the waves low types. Unfortunately, Romney's corporate rate is still way too high, Obama has proposed a rate only 3% higher.

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sashamanda Wrote: Feb 25, 2012 10:15 AM

Hey, Romney's only been running for president for six years!

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MoreFreedom Wrote: Feb 25, 2012 10:28 AM

The discussions about tax plans (which are important, the more we tax something the less we'll have of it) are diversions from the budget and SPENDING levels I'd rather know where a candidate stands on spending than on taxes. Because what a government spends is the burden we pay for government. And there isn't any "fair" tax: as all taxes create distortions in the economy (though I do prefer a consumption tax rather than an income tax, because we get less consumption with a consumption tax, and less income from an income tax; thus, I'd prefer people generating income rather than consumption).

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xravision Wrote: Feb 25, 2012 11:10 AM

only took Romney NINE months that $50 million couldnt steal the GOP nom and he really did need a plan. Only his 'faux' supply side plan still isn't much of a change. For a REAL SUPPLY SIDE plan look here:

http://stevedeace.com/news/national-politics/newts-economic-plan-jobs-and-balanced-budget/

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Keviar Wrote: Feb 25, 2012 1:36 AM

The 28th Amendment - Corporations are not people. They have none of the Constitutional rights of human beings. Corporations are not allowed to give money to any politician, directly or indirectly. No politician can raise over $100 from any person or entity. all elections must be publicly financed.

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Panda Wrote: Feb 25, 2012 2:10 AM

Obviously. But Romney is countering this idiotic notion that corporations are somehow anti-people. They are fully comprised of living, breathing, walking, talking people.

For instance, when Marxist Democrats attack corporate profits, they ignore how those profits result in jobs for PEOPLE, huge taxes that benefit the government services for PEOPLE, upward mobility, expansion and promotions for PEOPLE . . .

. . . getting the idea?

Romney's 1000000000% right on this.

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Earl29 Wrote: Feb 25, 2012 5:14 AM

Yes he is. Well, 100% right. You're stretching a bit.

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MJ117 Wrote: Feb 25, 2012 5:45 AM

Wrong, PROFITS ARE AFTER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PAID.

WAKE UP, SALARIES REDUCE PROFITS. The living, breathing people are so much furniture to be used, reorg-ed and discarded in order to increase profit.

IF WE WERE TO FOLLOW THE MONDRAGON (Spain) model, where businesses are worker-cooperatives (OPPOSITE OF COMMUNISM AS WELL because the workers make the decisions and planning is worker generated not dictated like corporate and statism of any sort) then PROFITS MEAN GROWTH TO WORKERS, either the existing crew of owners or to expanding ownership opportunities. Google it. Wiki it.

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MoreFreedom Wrote: Feb 25, 2012 10:31 AM

Your post shows typical liberal misunderstanding of economics. If there aren't any profits (after paying salaries) then there will not be any capital investment in businesses that create jobs.

A business owned by the employees is an association of people who own the business. A corporation is an association of people who own a business. The difference is that in the first case, the employees must provide the capital to start the business, while in the second case, they don't have to be employees. And in both cases, the owners must agree who'll be managing the business, managing the employees, and what their salary will be. Profits are either distributed to the owners (dividends) or reinvested in expanding the business.

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MoreFreedom Wrote: Feb 25, 2012 10:37 AM

"The living, breathing people are so much furniture to be used, reorg-ed and discarded in order to increase profit."

No, employees and owners make a deal. The owner promised to pay the employee for their work. The employee promises to do work that benefits the business for the pay. They both benefit. If a company isn't satisfying it's customers, then it will either re-org or go out of business and the employees will be out of a job.

If an employee isn't providing value to the business, they should be fired or their pay reduced to less than the benefit to the company. Otherwise, all the other employees' jobs are at risk. And employee owned companies also fire poor workers and re-org the business if they want to keep their jobs

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oldervoter68 Wrote: Feb 25, 2012 6:19 PM

Shouldn't this also apply to unions? Agreed the process is too long and too costly, but where would the public financing come from? Off the well pruned money tree? Or from the Chinese? or out of the "entitlement" programs on the books?

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RayTheAnarchoCapitalist Wrote: Feb 25, 2012 11:33 PM

Corporations are just collections of people. Individuals cannot lose their rights just because they form a group.

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