The document discusses the 2012 U.S. presidential election between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. It provides positions held by each candidate on two key issues: jobs/economy and tax policy. On jobs/economy, Obama advocated tax cuts for small businesses, reviving manufacturing, and clean energy investment. Romney supported lifting business regulations, retraining workers, and free trade. On taxes, Obama proposed higher taxes for the wealthy while extending middle-class cuts. Romney advocated across-the-board tax cuts and eliminating the estate tax. The document instructs readers to choose their preferred positions to determine which candidate better matches their views.
An overview of the status of state advertising tax legislation, what to expect going forward, and how to fight it.
Wright Andrews, Partner, Butera & Andrews
Bennet Kelley, Founder, Internet Law Center (Twitter @internetlawcent)
Afton Chemical & Scott Miller: The Renaissance in U.S. ManufacturingAfton Chemical
U.S. Manufacturing has faced decline over the past 20+ years, yet is still central to American economic performance in the future
Technological changes have been a driving force for disruption. Now, however, technology is creating avenues for U.S. manufacturers to boost their productivity, agility, and global competitiveness
Capturing these opportunities will require new capabilities from firms as well as coherent government policies that focus on the future instead of trying to re-create the past
An overview of the status of state advertising tax legislation, what to expect going forward, and how to fight it.
Wright Andrews, Partner, Butera & Andrews
Bennet Kelley, Founder, Internet Law Center (Twitter @internetlawcent)
Afton Chemical & Scott Miller: The Renaissance in U.S. ManufacturingAfton Chemical
U.S. Manufacturing has faced decline over the past 20+ years, yet is still central to American economic performance in the future
Technological changes have been a driving force for disruption. Now, however, technology is creating avenues for U.S. manufacturers to boost their productivity, agility, and global competitiveness
Capturing these opportunities will require new capabilities from firms as well as coherent government policies that focus on the future instead of trying to re-create the past
A report issued by the Obama White House National Economic Council. The report finds the U.S. economy added some 800,000 manufacturing jobs since 2010--largely due to the shale revolution and cheap natural gas. Even Obama can't ignore the benefits of American shale gas.
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TRADE: TRIALS AND TRIUMPHS
Male Speaker
International trade restrictions. According to one study, 93% of economists think such restrictions are a bad
idea because they reduce economic welfare. They believe the trade is the way to produce more, better, and
cheaper stuff and services for us all. The phrase often used to justify trade is "comparative advantage," an idea
that comes up throughout economic says Northwestern Professor Robert Gordon.
Robert Gordon
The real way to talk about comparative advantage is to talk about everyday people, and how about the
example of a lawyer? A woman lawyer, very talented at law but also able to type twice as fast as her male
secretary and what should she do? Should she be doing the typing? No. She should be out winning trials and
winning law cases and that male secretary plotting along at half the speed should be doing the typing because
she probably makes ten times as much as he does.
Male Speaker
And if she is making ten times as much, it means that to the economy, the lawyering is worth ten times as
much as the typing. The typist has a comparative advantage in typing because he can make more that way
than as a lawyer, which without a law degree can make a dime at. The lawyer has an obvious comparative
advantage in lawyering because no one will pay her that much to type. So both parties are better off by
specializing and then trading the fruits of what they do. But if this is the way to go within our country's borders,
why is trade consistently discouraged across borders by the various forms of what is called "protectionism"?
Because countries all over the world are under pressure to protect their local companies and workers from
foreign competition. They do so in several standard ways.
By imposing quotas, a ceiling on the amount of something that can be imported from another country or
imposing tariffs, taxes on all imports coming into a country or instituting other non-tariff barriers like subsidies
to domestic industries so they can price their goods below foreign competitors. For example, the U.S. imposed
tariffs on corn brooms made in Mexico to hike their price and thus, discourage Americans from buying them.
Why? Because the jobs of corn broom workers like those in this Alabama factory were threatened by corn
broom workers in Mexico making one-sixth what these folks were.
Male Speaker
I would not wish to compete, not with the kind of way that the Mexicans are earning, you know, a dollar. I can
live off --
Male Speaker
The same holds true in loads of industries, from textiles to steel. Why did free trade President George W. Bush
slap at 30% import tax on billions of dollars worth of steel from abroad in 2002? To protect American
steelworkers who are losing their job because of cheaper foreign imports.
Dan DiMicco is CEO of Nucor Steel, a low-cost U.S. producer, which historically oppose protectionism, but
even his company had began to feel the ...
Professor Alejandro Diaz Bautista Presentation Albuquerque April 2014Economist
Professor Alejandro Diaz-Bautista. Presenting at the Annual Meetings of the Association of Borderlands Studies and the 56th Annual Conference of the Western Social Science Association.
April 5, 2014, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
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To Promote Innovation:
The Proper Balance of
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A Report by the Federal Trade Commission
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
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ASSIGNMENT 1:
Barnes & Noble, Inc. is a fortune 500 company. This is the well known in the American book store industry. Barnes and Noble is the largest retail book seller in the United States. This company was founded in the New York in United States. This company is the leading retailer of the content, digital media and other educational products in the country. This company belongs to the book seller industry. The domestic environment for the company is United States. The company was incorporated on November 19, 1986. In this American Book Store industry, there are main three competitors of the Barnes & Noble such as Apple Inc., Book-A-Million, Inc and Amazon.com (Daft, 2012). The company has divided its business in many segments such as B&N Retail, B&N College and NOOK. NOOK includes the digital business. This company also sells the books and other contents online. It had established the digital subsidiary NOOK Media; it supports and creates the digital content and products for the digital reading and education markets. Because of these attributes this company is admired by the people.
The company is using effective business survival plan and strategies. The industry is using the theory of strategic planning and SWOT analysis. The business theorist is Albert S. Humphrey (Neely, 2002). The company is suing so many strategies such as; focus on the target customers, competing with its legacy business and staying humble without what can be known. There are so many government regulations which are associated with this industry in the United States. There is the regulation on the retail book store that no one will monopolize the market. There are the regulations of US government about the business gratuities. The government has increased the regulations on the online retail stores.
The domestic regulation in the United States of America will affect the company in the domestic environment of the United States. The US government has the rule that it will not accept, promising, offering and delivering the gift favor or other gratuity to the official and the employees of the US government. The Barnes & Nobel Company is complying with all the regulations of the government. These regulations create the competition in the book store industry for the Barnes & Nobel (Neely, 2002). By the rule of gratuity, the vendor of the Barnes & Nobel will run the business in ethical and legal manner. It will be free from the potential, personal and private interests that can affect the professional judgment and my impact adversely the Barnes and Nobel.
The government has increased the regulations on the online retail stores then it has decreased the revenues of the digital media of the Barnes & Nobel Company that is NOOK. The company had big loss. This was driving up the cost of the online sales. If the company wants to overcome this issue then the Barnes and Nobel needs to realize that its stores can be the key asset to the company. The company should use the boo ...
2016 Energy Conference: economics, politics and future growth www.andrewbusch.com
This is the presentation for ACES Power Marketing at their June conference. I provided an overview of the US economy, the 2016 US presidential race and the outlook for future growth in the power generation space.
This presentation was for ACES energy conference in June, 2016. The audience was the power generating sector with focus on co-ops. It includes a section on my view of where future growth will occur in the electricity/power generation sector. The entire model of this world is changing due to solar, wind, and batteries. Please enjoy!
18. Make a decision! Here's how: Get a piece of paper and number it 1 – 6.
For each issue, choose one position as your favorite.
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23. Barack Obama
Democrat Mitt Romney
Republican
Increase private-sector jobs
Increase private-sector jobs by lifting
Stimulate local job growth through tax federal rules on businesses
relief to small businesses.
Retrain workers, particularly unemployed
Revive the U.S. manufacturing industry individuals
and train American workers in new skills
Encourage more free trade to increase
Increase exports of American-made goods American exports
Make China follow trade agreements to
Invest in clean-energy and new make global trade more fair
technologies that enhance American
factories' competitiveness
Change environmental regulations
socarbon-based energy industries can grow
Enforce the rules laid out in the Wall and allow for further investment in nuclear
Street Reform and Consumer Protection power
Act to help prevent future financial crises
caused by loose corporate regulations Change laws that give too much power to
labor unions
1st Issue
24. Barack Obama
Democrat Mitt Romney
Republican
Increase private-sector jobs by cutting
taxes for small business Increase private-sector jobs by lifting
federal rules on businesses
Revive American manufacturing industry
and train workers in new skills Retrain workers, particularly unemployed
individuals
Increase exports of American-made goods
Encourage more free trade to increase
American exports
Make China follow trade agreements to
Invest in clean-energy and new make global trade more fair
technologies that enhance American
factories' competitiveness
Change environmental regulations
socarbon-based energy industries can grow
Enforce the rules laid out in the Wall and allow for further investment in nuclear
Street Reform and Consumer Protection power
Act to help prevent future financial crises
caused by loose corporate regulations Change laws that give too much power to
labor unions
1st Issue
25. Barack Obama
Democrat Mitt Romney
Republican
Increase private-sector jobs by cutting
taxes for small business Increase private-sector jobs by lifting
federal rules on businesses
Revive American manufacturing industry
and train workers in new skills Retrain workers, particularly unemployed
individuals
Increase exports of American-made goods
Encourage more free trade to increase
American exports
Make China follow trade agreements to
Invest in clean-energy and new make global trade more fair
technologies that enhance American
factories' competitiveness
Change environmental regulations
socarbon-based energy industries can grow
Enforce the rules laid out in the Wall and allow for further investment in nuclear
Street Reform and Consumer Protection power
Act to help prevent future financial crises
caused by loose corporate regulations Change laws that give too much power to
labor unions
1st Issue
26. Barack Obama
Democrat Mitt Romney
Republican
Increase private-sector jobs by cutting
taxes for small business Increase private-sector jobs by lifting
federal rules on businesses
Revive American manufacturing industry
and train workers in new skills Retrain workers, particularly unemployed
individuals
Increase exports of American-made goods
Encourage more free trade to increase
American exports
Make China follow trade agreements to
Invest in clean-energy and new make global trade more fair
technologies that enhance American
factories' competitiveness
Change environmental regulations
socarbon-based energy industries can grow
Enforce the rules laid out in the Wall and allow for further investment in nuclear
Street Reform and Consumer Protection power
Act to help prevent future financial crises
caused by loose corporate regulations Change laws that give too much power to
labor unions
1st Issue
27. Barack Obama
Democrat Mitt Romney
Republican
Increase private-sector jobs by cutting
taxes for small business Increase private-sector jobs by lifting
federal rules on businesses
Revive American manufacturing industry
and train workers in new skills Retrain workers, particularly unemployed
individuals
Increase exports of American-made goods
Encourage more free trade to increase
American exports
Make China follow trade agreements to
Invest in clean-energy and new make global trade more fair
technologies that enhance American
factories' competitiveness
Change environmental regulations
socarbon-based energy industries can grow
Enforce the rules laid out in the Wall and allow for further investment in nuclear
Street Reform and Consumer Protection power
Act to help prevent future financial crises
caused by loose corporate regulations Change laws that give too much power to
labor unions
1st Issue
28. Barack Obama
Democrat Mitt Romney
Republican
Increase private-sector jobs by cutting
taxes for small business Increase private-sector jobs by lifting
federal rules on businesses
Revive American manufacturing industry
and train workers in new skills Retrain workers, particularly unemployed
individuals
Increase exports of American-made goods
Encourage more free trade to increase
American exports
Make China follow trade agreements to
Invest in clean-energy and new make global trade more fair
technologies that enhance American
factories' competitiveness
Change environmental regulations
socarbon-based energy industries can grow
Enforce the rules laid out in the Wall and allow for further investment in nuclear
Street Reform and Consumer Protection power
Act to help prevent future financial crises
caused by loose corporate regulations Change laws that give too much power to
labor unions
1st Issue
29. Barack Obama
Democrat Mitt Romney
Republican
Increase private-sector jobs by cutting
taxes forsmall business Increase private-sector jobs by lifting
federal rules on businesses
Revive American manufacturing industry
and train workers in new skills Retrain workers, particularly unemployed
individuals
Increase exports of American-made goods
Encourage more free trade to increase
American exports
Make China follow trade agreements to
Invest in clean-energy and new make global trade more fair
technologies that enhance American
factories' competitiveness
Change environmental regulations
socarbon-based energy industries can grow
Enforce the rules laid out in the Wall and allow for further investment in nuclear
Street Reform and Consumer Protection power
Act to help prevent future financial crises
caused by loose corporate regulations Change laws that give too much power to
labor unions
1st Issue
30. Barack Obama
Democrat Mitt Romney
Republican
Increase private-sector jobs by cutting
taxes for small business Increase private-sector jobs by lifting
federal rules on businesses
Revive American manufacturing industry
and train workers in new skills Retrain workers, particularly unemployed
individuals
Increase exports of American-made goods
Encourage more free trade to increase
American exports
Make China follow trade agreements to
Invest in clean-energy and new make global trade more fair
technologies that enhance American
factories' competitiveness
Change environmental regulations
socarbon-based energy industries can grow
Enforce the rules laid out in the Wall and allow for further investment in nuclear
Street Reform and Consumer Protection power
Act to help prevent future financial crises
caused by loose corporate regulations Change laws that give too much power to
labor unions
1st Issue
31. Barack Obama
Democrat Mitt Romney
Republican
Increase private-sector jobs by cutting
taxes for small business Increase private-sector jobs by lifting
federal rules on businesses
Revive American manufacturing industry
and train workers in new skills Retrain workers, particularly unemployed
individuals
Increase exports of American-made goods
Encourage more free trade to increase
American exports
Invest in clean-energy and new Make China follow trade agreements to
technologies that enhance American make global trade more fair
factories' competitiveness
Change environmental regulations
Enforce the rules laid out in the Wall socarbon-based energy industries can grow
Street Reform and Consumer Protection and allow for further investment in nuclear
Act to help prevent future financial crises power
caused by loose corporate regulations
Change laws that give too much power to
labor unions
1st Issue
32. Barack Obama
Democrat Mitt Romney
Republican
Increase private-sector jobs by cutting
taxes for small business Increase private-sector jobs by lifting
federal rules on businesses
Revive American manufacturing industry
and train workers in new skills Retrain workers, particularly unemployed
individuals
Increase exports of American-made goods
Encourage more free trade to increase
American exports
Invest in clean-energy and new Make China follow trade agreements to
technologies that enhance American make global trade more fair
factories' competitiveness
Change environmental regulations
Enforce the rules laid out in the Wall socarbon-based energy industries can grow
Street Reform and Consumer Protection and allow for further investment in nuclear
Act to help prevent future financial crises power
caused by loose corporate regulations
Change laws that give too much power to
labor unions
1st Issue
33. Barack Obama
Democrat Mitt Romney
Republican
Increase private-sector jobs by cutting
taxes for small business Increase private-sector jobs by lifting
federal rules on businesses
Revive American manufacturing industry
and train workers in new skills Retrain workers, particularly unemployed
individuals
Increase exports of American-made goods
Encourage more free trade to increase
American exports
Invest in clean-energy and new Make China follow trade agreements to
technologies that enhance American make global trade more fair
factories' competitiveness Change environmental regulations so
carbon-based energy industries can grow
Enforce the rules laid out in the Wall and increase investment in nuclear power
Street Reform and Consumer Protection
Act to help prevent future financial crises Change laws that give too much power to
caused by loose corporate regulations labor unions
1st Issue
34. Barack Obama
Democrat Mitt Romney
Republican
Increase private-sector jobs by cutting
taxes for small business Increase private-sector jobs by lifting
federal rules on businesses
Revive American manufacturing industry
and train workers in new skills Retrain workers, particularly unemployed
individuals
Increase exports of American-made goods
Encourage more free trade to increase
American exports
Invest in clean-energy and new Make China follow trade agreements to
technologies that enhance American make global trade more fair
factories' competitiveness Change environmental regulations so
carbon-based energy industries can grow
Enforce the rules laid out in the Wall and increase investment in nuclear power
Street Reform and Consumer Protection
Act to help prevent future financial crises Change laws that give too much power to
caused by loose corporate regulations labor unions
1st Issue
35. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Temporarily extend the Bush-era tax cuts Make permanent, across-the-board 20
for those who earn under $250,000 a year percent cut in marginal tax rate, which
but let the taxes of the wealthiest means reducing the increased tax burden on
Americans go up wealthier Americans
Reduce the corporate tax rate
Enact the Buffet Rule: millionaires and Eliminate the death tax
billionaires should pay a higher tax rate
and reduce the tax burden on the middle
class
Improve tax laws and close loopholes for
millionaires and billionaires
2nd Issue
36. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Temporarily extend the Bush-era tax cuts Make permanent, across-the-board 20
for those who earn under $250,000 a year percent cut in marginal tax rate, which
but let the taxes of the wealthiest means reducing the increased tax burden on
Americans go up wealthier Americans
Reduce the corporate tax rate
Enact the Buffet Rule: millionaires and Eliminate the death tax
billionaires should pay a higher tax rate
and reduce the tax burden on the middle
class
Improve tax laws and close loopholes for
millionaires and billionaires
2nd Issue
37. Barack Obama
Democrat Mitt Romney
Republican
Temporarily extend the Bush-era tax cuts
for those who earn under $250,000 a year Make permanent, across-the-board 20
but let the taxes of the wealthiest percent cut in marginal tax rate, which
Americans go up means reducing the increased tax burden on
wealthier Americans
Enact the Buffet Rule: millionaires and Reduce the corporate tax rate
billionaires should pay a higher tax Eliminate the death tax
rate;reduce the tax burden on the middle
class
Improve tax laws and close loopholes for
millionaires and billionaires
2nd Issue
38. Barack Obama
Democrat Mitt Romney
Republican
Temporarily extend the Bush-era tax cuts
for those who earn under $250,000 a year Make permanent, across-the-board 20
but let the taxes of the wealthiest percent cut in marginal tax rate, which
Americans go up means reducing the increased tax burden on
wealthier Americans
Enact the Buffet Rule: millionaires and Reduce the corporate tax rate
billionaires should pay a higher tax Eliminate the death tax
rate;reduce the tax burden on the middle
class
Improve tax laws and close loopholes for
millionaires and billionaires
2nd Issue
39. Barack Obama
Democrat Mitt Romney
Republican
Temporarily extend the Bush-era tax cuts
for those who earn under $250,000 a year Make permanent, across-the-board 20
but let the taxes of the wealthiest percent cut in marginal tax rate, which
Americans go up means reducing the increased tax burden on
wealthier Americans
Enact the Buffet Rule: millionaires and Reduce the corporate tax rate
billionaires should pay a higher tax Eliminate the death tax
rate;reduce the tax burden on the middle
class
Improve tax laws and close loopholes for
millionaires and billionaires
2nd Issue
40. Barack Obama
Democrat Mitt Romney
Republican
Temporarily extend the Bush-era tax cuts
for those who earn under $250,000 a year Make permanent, across-the-board 20
but let the taxes of the wealthiest percent cut in marginal tax rate, which
Americans go up means reducing the increased tax burden on
wealthier Americans
Enact the Buffet Rule: millionaires and
billionaires should pay a higher tax Reduce the corporate tax rate
rate;reduce the tax burden on the middle
class
Eliminate the death tax
Improve tax laws and close loopholes for
millionaires and billionaires
2nd Issue
41. Barack Obama
Democrat Mitt Romney
Republican
Temporarily extend the Bush-era tax cuts
for those who earn under $250,000 a year Make permanent, across-the-board 20
but let the taxes of the wealthiest percent cut in marginal tax rate, which
Americans go up means reducing the increased tax burden on
wealthier Americans
Enact the Buffet Rule: millionaires and
billionaires should pay a higher tax Reduce the corporate tax rate
rate;reduce the tax burden on the middle
class
Improve tax laws and close loopholes for Eliminate the death tax
millionaires and billionaires
2nd Issue
42. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Defend and put into place "Obamacare," Work to cancel ACA; Romney believes
the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which the the federal government should not have a
U.S. Supreme Court upheld in June 2012. heavy hand in health care. He says the
ACA will protect people from bad ACA will worsen the health insurance
insurance company practices and save system's problems
citizens and the country money
Defend ACA requirement that insurance Abolish access to contraception given by
must pay for birth control the ACA and eliminate federal funding to
Planned Parenthood
Uphold Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Believes the Supreme Court should
Court decision affirming a woman's right to overturn Roe v. Wade, which would leave
an abortion the legality of abortions up to individual
states
3rd Issue
43. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Continue "Obamacare," the Affordable Work to cancel ACA; Romney believes
Care Act (ACA), which the U.S. Supreme the federal government should not have a
Court upheld in June 2012. ACA will heavy hand in health care. He says the
protect people from bad insurance company ACA will worsen the health insurance
practices and save citizens and the country system's problems
money
Defend ACA requirement that insurance Abolish access to contraception given by
must pay for birth control the ACA and eliminate federal funding to
Planned Parenthood
Uphold Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Believes the Supreme Court should
Court decision affirming a woman's right to overturn Roe v. Wade, which would leave
an abortion the legality of abortions up to individual
states
3rd Issue
44. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Continue "Obamacare," the Affordable Work to cancel ACA; Romney believes
Care Act (ACA), which the U.S. Supreme the federal government should not have a
Court upheld in June 2012. ACA will heavy hand in health care. He says the
protect people from bad insurance company ACA will worsen the health insurance
practices and save citizens and the country system's problems
money
Defend ACA requirement that insurance Abolish access to contraception given by
must pay for birth control the ACA and eliminate federal funding to
Planned Parenthood
Uphold Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Believes the Supreme Court should
Court decision affirming a woman's right to overturn Roe v. Wade, which would leave
an abortion the legality of abortions up to individual
states
3rd Issue
45. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Continue "Obamacare," the Affordable Work to cancel ACA; Romney believes
Care Act (ACA), which the U.S. Supreme the federal government should not have a
Court upheld in June 2012. ACA will heavy hand in health care. He says the
protect people from bad insurance company ACA will worsen the health insurance
practices and save citizens and the country system's problems
money
Defend ACA requirement that insurance Abolish access to contraception given by
must pay for birth control the ACA and eliminate federal funding to
Planned Parenthood
Uphold Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Believes the Supreme Court should
Court decision affirming a woman's right to overturn Roe v. Wade, which would leave
an abortion the legality of abortions up to individual
states
3rd Issue
46. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Continue "Obamacare," the Affordable Work to cancel ACA; Romney believes
Care Act (ACA), which the U.S. Supreme the federal government should not have a
Court upheld in June 2012. ACA will heavy hand in health care. He says the
protect people from bad insurance company ACA will worsen the health insurance
practices and save citizens and the country system's problems
money
Defend ACA requirement that insurance Abolish access to contraception given by
must pay for birth control the ACA and eliminate federal funding to
Planned Parenthood
Uphold Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Believes the Supreme Court should
Court decision affirming a woman's right to overturn Roe v. Wade, which would leave
an abortion the legality of abortions up to individual
states
3rd Issue
47. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Continue "Obamacare," the Affordable Work to cancel ACA; Romney believes
Care Act (ACA), which the U.S. Supreme the federal government should not have a
Court upheld in June 2012. ACA will heavy hand in health care. He says the
protect people from bad insurance company ACA will worsen the health insurance
practices and save citizens and the country system's problems
money
Defend ACA requirement that insurance Abolish access to contraception given by
must pay for birth control the ACA and eliminate federal funding to
Planned Parenthood
Uphold Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Believes the Supreme Court should
Court decision affirming a woman's right to overturn Roe v. Wade, which would leave
an abortion the legality of abortions up to individual
states
3rd Issue
48. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Continue "Obamacare," the Affordable Work to cancel ACA; Romney believes
Care Act (ACA), which the U.S. Supreme the federal government should not have a
Court upheld in June 2012. ACA will heavy hand in health care. He says the
protect people from bad insurance company ACA will worsen the health insurance
practices and save citizens and the country system's problems
money
Defend ACA requirement that insurance Abolish access to contraception given by
must pay for birth control the ACA and eliminate federal funding to
Planned Parenthood
Uphold Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Overturn Roe v. Wade; let individual states
Court decision affirming a woman's right to decide on legality of abortions
an abortion
3rd Issue
49. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Defeat al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Check if American military presence in
Pakistan Afghanistan can be withdrawn
End America's combat mission in Increase the national defense budget for
Afghanistan by 2014 more personnel and modernized weapons
Work with China, Russia, and other Find inefficiencies in the Department of
nations to prevent Iran from developing a Defense budget that can be reinvested into
nuclear weapon the force
4th Issue
50. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Defeat al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Check if American military presence in
Pakistan Afghanistan can be withdrawn
End America's combat mission in Increase the national defense budget for
Afghanistan by 2014 more personnel and modernized weapons
Work with China, Russia, and other Find inefficiencies in the Department of
nations to prevent Iran from developing a Defense budget that can be reinvested into
nuclear weapon the force
4th Issue
51. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Defeat al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Check if American military presence in
Pakistan Afghanistan can be withdrawn
End America's combat mission in Increase the national defense budget for
Afghanistan by 2014 more personnel and modernized weapons
Work with China, Russia, and other Find inefficiencies in the Department of
nations to prevent Iran from developing a Defense budget that can be reinvested into
nuclear weapon the force
4th Issue
52. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Defeat al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Check if American military presence in
Pakistan Afghanistan can be withdrawn
End America's combat mission in Increase the national defense budget for
Afghanistan by 2014 more personnel and modernized weapons
Work with China, Russia, and other Find inefficiencies in the Department of
nations to prevent Iran from developing a Defense budget that can be reinvested into
nuclear weapon the force
4th Issue
53. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Defeat al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Check if American military presence in
Pakistan Afghanistan can be withdrawn
End America's combat mission in Increase the national defense budget for
Afghanistan by 2014 more personnel and modernized weapons
Work with China, Russia, and other Find inefficiencies in the Department of
nations to prevent Iran from developing a Defense budget that can be reinvested into
nuclear weapon the force
4th Issue
54. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Defeat al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Check if American military presence in
Pakistan Afghanistan can be withdrawn
End America's combat mission in Increase the national defense budget for
Afghanistan by 2014 more personnel and modernized weapons
Work with China, Russia, and other Find inefficiencies in the Department of
nations to prevent Iran from developing a Defense budget that can be reinvested into
nuclear weapon the force
4th Issue
55. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Defeat al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Check if American military presence in
Pakistan Afghanistan can be withdrawn
End America's combat mission in Increase the national defense budget for
Afghanistan by 2014 more personnel and modernized weapons
Work with China, Russia, and other Find inefficiencies in the Department of
nations to prevent Iran from developing a Defense budget that can be reinvested into
nuclear weapon the force
4th Issue
56. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Continue to encourage education reform Shift some power from the federal level to
through the Race to the Top Program, the state level to empower governors to
which rewards states with federal funding reform education systems
for raising school standards, helping
teachers improve, and turning around
struggling schools
Continue investing in competitive grants Increase school choice, or the opportunity
to reform community colleges and provide for parents to pursue enrolling their child in
better pathways to employment a school that they choose, from public to
private to charter schools.
5th Issue
57. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Continue education reform through Race Shift some power from the federal level to
to the Top, a federal government program the state level to empower governors to
which pays for raising school standards, reform education systems
helping teachers improve and turning
around struggling schools
Invest in competitive grants to improve
community colleges and provide better Increase school choice, or the opportunity
pathways to employment for parents to pursue enrolling their child in
a school that they choose, from public to
private to charter schools.
5th Issue
58. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Continue education reform through Race Shift some power from the federal level to
to the Top, a federal government program the state level to empower governors to
which pays for raising school standards, reform education systems
helping teachers improve and turning
around struggling schools
Invest in competitive grants to improve
community colleges and provide better Increase school choice, or the opportunity
pathways to employment for parents to pursue enrolling their child in
a school that they choose, from public to
private to charter schools.
5th Issue
59. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Continue education reform through Race Shift some power from the federal level to
to the Top, a federal government program the state level to empower governors to
which pays for raising school standards, reform education systems
helping teachers improve and turning
around struggling schools
Invest in competitive grants to improve
community colleges and provide better Increase school choice, or the opportunity
pathways to employment for parents to pursue enrolling their child in
a school that they choose, from public to
private to charter schools.
5th Issue
60. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Continue education reform through Race Shift some power from the federal level to
to the Top, a federal government program the state level to empower governors to
which pays for raising school standards, reform education systems
helping teachers improve and turning
around struggling schools
Invest in competitive grants to improve Increase school choice, so parents can
community colleges and provide better choose to enroll children in public, private
pathways to employment or charter schools.
5th Issue
61. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Supports gay marriage. Wants to repeal Opposes gay marriage. Wants to preserve
Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law the Defense of Marriage Act and amend the
defining marriage as a legal union between Constitution to define marriage as a union
a man and a woman between a man and a woman
Introduced the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Supports the Lilly Ledbetter Act
Restoration Act. Established the Equal Pay
Task Force to enforce equal pay for women
and men
Supports the Paycheck Fairness Act, Has not commented on the Paycheck
which requires employers to prove salary Fairness Act
differences between men and women in the
same job are not gender-related
6th Issue
62. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Supports gay marriage. Wants to repeal Opposes gay marriage. Wants to preserve
Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law the Defense of Marriage Act and amend the
defining marriage as a legal union between Constitution to define marriage as a union
a man and a woman between a man and a woman
Introduced the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Supports the Lilly Ledbetter Act
Restoration Act. Established the Equal Pay
Task Force to enforce equal pay for women
and men
Supports the Paycheck Fairness Act, Has not commented on the Paycheck
which requires employers to prove salary Fairness Act
differences between men and women in the
same job are not gender-related
6th Issue
63. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Supports gay marriage. Wants to repeal Opposes gay marriage. Wants to preserve
Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law the Defense of Marriage Act and amend the
defining marriage as a legal union between Constitution to define marriage as a union
a man and a woman between a man and a woman
Introduced the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Supports the Lilly Ledbetter Act
Restoration Act. Established the Equal Pay
Task Force to enforce equal pay for women
and men
Supports the Paycheck Fairness Act, Has not commented on the Paycheck
which requires employers to prove salary Fairness Act
differences between men and women in the
same job are not gender-related
6th Issue
64. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Supports gay marriage. Wants to repeal Opposes gay marriage. Wants to preserve
Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law the Defense of Marriage Act and amend the
defining marriage as a legal union between Constitution to define marriage as a union
a man and a woman between a man and a woman
Introduced the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Supports the Lilly Ledbetter Act
Restoration Act. Established the Equal Pay
Task Force to enforce equal pay for women
and men
Has not commented on the Paycheck
Supports the Paycheck Fairness Act, Fairness Act
which requires employers to prove salary
differences between men and women in the
same job are not gender-related
6th Issue
65. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Supports gay marriage. Wants to repeal Opposes gay marriage. Wants to preserve
Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law the Defense of Marriage Act and amend the
defining marriage as a legal union between Constitution to define marriage as a union
a man and a woman between a man and a woman
Introduced the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Supports the Lilly Ledbetter Act
Restoration Act. Established the Equal Pay
Task Force to enforce equal pay for women
and men
Has not commented on the Paycheck
Supports the Paycheck Fairness Act, Fairness Act
which requires employers to prove salary
differences between men and women in the
same job are not gender-related
6th Issue
66. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Supports gay marriage. Wants to repeal Opposes gay marriage. Wants to preserve
Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law the Defense of Marriage Act and amend the
defining marriage as a legal union between Constitution to define marriage as a union
a man and a woman between a man and a woman
Introduced the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Undecided about Lilly Ledbetter Act
Restoration Act. Established the Equal Pay
Task Force to enforce equal pay for women
and men
Has not commented on the Paycheck
Supports the Paycheck Fairness Act, Fairness Act
which requires employers to prove salary
differences between men and women in the
same job are not gender-related
6th Issue
67. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Supports gay marriage. Wants to repeal Opposes gay marriage. Wants to preserve
Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law the Defense of Marriage Act and amend the
defining marriage as a legal union between Constitution to define marriage as a union
a man and a woman between a man and a woman
Introduced the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Undecided about Lilly Ledbetter Act
Restoration Act. Established the Equal Pay
Task Force to enforce equal pay for women
and men
Supports the Paycheck Fairness Act, Has not commented on the Paycheck
which requires employers to prove salary Fairness Act
differences between men and women in the
same job are not gender-related
6th Issue
68. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Supports the DREAM Act, a bill that Reform immigration laws to allow more
allowing responsible young immigrants visas for highly skilled immigrants, and
who came to U.S.A. illegally as children to grant permanent residency to foreign
earn a path to citizenship by going to students who obtain advanced degrees in
college or serving in the military math, science, or engineering at a U.S.
university
Shift immigration enforcement resources Believes that young illegal immigrants
away from "low-priority cases" like youth brought to U.S.A. as children should have a
with hopes for college/military enrollment, path to permanent residency by serving in
veterans, the elderly, and spouses of active the military; does not support amnesty for
U.S. military personnel; require illegal immigrants
responsibility from others living in U.S.A.
illegally
Increase border control resources;
Increase border control resources constructing a high-tech fence
7th Issue
69. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Supports the DREAM Act, a bill that Reform immigration laws to allow more
allowing responsible young immigrants visas for highly skilled immigrants, and
who came to U.S.A. illegally as children to grant permanent residency to foreign
earn a path to citizenship by going to students who obtain advanced degrees in
college or serving in the military math, science, or engineering at a U.S.
university
Shift immigration enforcement resources Believes that young illegal immigrants
away from "low-priority cases" like youth brought to U.S.A. as children should have a
with hopes for college/military enrollment, path to permanent residency by serving in
veterans, the elderly, and spouses of active the military; does not support amnesty for
U.S. military personnel; require illegal immigrants
responsibility from others living in U.S.A.
illegally
Increase border control resources;
Increase border control resources constructing a high-tech fence
7th Issue
70. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Supports the DREAM Act, a bill that Reform immigration laws to allow more
allowing responsible young immigrants visas for highly skilled immigrants, and
who came to U.S.A. illegally as children to grant permanent residency to foreign
earn a path to citizenship by going to students who obtain advanced degrees in
college or serving in the military math, science, or engineering at a U.S.
university
Shift immigration enforcement resources Believes that young illegal immigrants
away from "low-priority cases" like youth brought to U.S.A. as children should have a
with hopes for college/military enrollment, path to permanent residency by serving in
veterans, the elderly, and spouses of active the military; does not support amnesty for
U.S. military personnel; require illegal immigrants
responsibility from others living in U.S.A.
illegally
Increase border control resources;
Increase border control resources constructing a high-tech fence
7th Issue
71. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Supports the DREAM Act, a bill that Reform immigration laws to allow more
allowing responsible young immigrants visas for highly skilled immigrants, and
who came to U.S.A. illegally as children to grant permanent residency to foreign
earn a path to citizenship by going to students who obtain advanced degrees in
college or serving in the military math, science, or engineering at a U.S.
university
Shift immigration enforcement resources Believes that young illegal immigrants
away from "low-priority cases" like youth brought to U.S.A. as children should have a
with hopes for college/military enrollment, path to permanent residency by serving in
veterans, the elderly, and spouses of active the military; does not support amnesty for
U.S. military personnel; require illegal immigrants
responsibility from others living in U.S.A.
illegally
Increase border control resources;
Increase border control resources constructing a high-tech fence
7th Issue
72. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Supports the DREAM Act, a bill that Reform immigration laws to allow more
allowing responsible young immigrants visas for highly skilled immigrants, and
who came to U.S.A. illegally as children to grant permanent residency to foreign
earn a path to citizenship by going to students who obtain advanced degrees in
college or serving in the military math, science, or engineering at a U.S.
university
Shift immigration enforcement resources Believes that young illegal immigrants
away from "low-priority cases" like youth brought to U.S.A. as children should have a
with hopes for college/military enrollment, path to permanent residency by serving in
veterans, the elderly, and spouses of active the military; does not support amnesty for
U.S. military personnel; require illegal immigrants
responsibility from others living in U.S.A.
illegally
Increase border control resources;
Increase border control resources constructing a high-tech fence
7th Issue
73. Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Democrat Republican
Supports the DREAM Act, a bill that Reform immigration laws to allow more
allowing responsible young immigrants visas for highly skilled immigrants, and
who came to U.S.A. illegally as children to grant permanent residency to foreign
earn a path to citizenship by going to students who obtain advanced degrees in
college or serving in the military math, science, or engineering at a U.S.
university
Shift immigration enforcement resources Believes that young illegal immigrants
away from "low-priority cases" like youth brought to U.S.A. as children should have a
with hopes for college/military enrollment, path to permanent residency by serving in
veterans, the elderly, and spouses of active the military; does not support amnesty for
U.S. military personnel; require illegal immigrants
responsibility from others living in U.S.A.
illegally
Increase border control resources;
Increase border control resources constructing a high-tech fence
7th Issue
74. Mitt Romney
Barack Obama Republican
Democrat
Reform immigration laws to allow more
Supports the DREAM Act, a bill that visas for highly skilled immigrants, and
allowing responsible young immigrants grant permanent residency to foreign
who came to U.S.A. illegally as children to students who obtain advanced degrees in
earn a path to citizenship by going to math, science, or engineering at a U.S.
college or serving in the military university
Believes that young illegal immigrants
Shift immigration enforcement resources brought to U.S.A. as children should have a
away from "low-priority cases" like youth path to permanent residency by serving in
with hopes for college/military enrollment, the military; does not support amnesty for
veterans, the elderly, and spouses of activeillegal immigrants
U.S. military personnel; require
responsibility from others living in U.S.A.
illegally Increase border control resources;
Increase border control resources constructing a high-tech fence
7th Issue