Mitt Romney on the Issues
All Romney statements were taken from Mitt Romney's official web site.
Bob Wenzel
Romney's site says:
In place of Obamacare, Mitt will pursue policies that give each state the power to craft a health care reform plan that is best for its own citizens. The federal government’s role will be to help markets work by creating a level playing field for competition.
What the hell does "The federal government’s role will be to help markets work..." mean? The only way a government can help markets work is to get the hell out of the way. This statement shows a fundamental misunderstanding by Romney of free markets.
Romney's site says:
Government has a role to play in innovation in the energy industry. History shows that the United States has moved forward in astonishing ways thanks to national investment in basic research and advanced technology.
Sounds like national planning to me and another indication that Romney does not understand free markets.
Romney's site says:
Mitt Romney believes that it is unacceptable for Iran to possess a nuclear weapon. Should Iran achieve its nuclear objective, the entire geostrategic landscape of the Middle East would tilt in favor of the ayatollahs. A nuclear Iran will pose an existential threat to Israel, whose security is a vital U.S. national interest.
As clear an example of the view that the U.S. should be the world's policemen, where the U.S. gets to pick favorites. Israel has a huge payload of nuclear weapons. IF Iran successfully built a nuclear weapon and then shot it at Israel, Israel would destroy Iran within 20 minutes.
Romney's site says:
As Commander-in-Chief, Mitt Romney will keep faith with the men and women who defend us just as he will ensure that our military capabilities are matched to the interests we need to protect. He will put our Navy on the path to increase its shipbuilding rate from nine per year to approximately fifteen per year. He will also modernize and replace the aging inventories of the Air Force, Army, and Marines, and selectively strengthen our force structure. And he will fully commit to a robust, multi-layered national ballistic-missile defense system to deter and defend against nuclear attacks on our homeland and our allies.
This will not be a cost-free process.
Looks like a major expansion of the military-industrial complex will take place under Romney.
Romney's site says:
Mitt Romney will pursue policies that work to decrease the reliance of European nations on Russian sources of energy.
What the hell is this? Why the hell should we care where Europe buys its energy? It looks like out of control Empire initiative.
Romney's site says:
Mitt Romney will approach retraining policy with a conservative mindset that recognizes it as an area where the federal government is particularly ill-equipped to succeed. Retraining efforts must be founded upon a partnership that brings together the states and the private sector.
Oh boy, even more government involvement in the economy---with that favorite of crony capitalists: public-private partnerships.
Note: I couldn't find a damn word on the site about ending the Fed.
BOTTOM LINE: Romney is about national planning, government intervention in markets, crony public-private schemes, Empire building and other global meddling. And appears to have no fundamental understanding of free markets. In short, he's kind of a Mussolini on steroids. If you feel you could reach grand compromises with Mussolini, then Romney is probably your man.
Link:
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2012/06/mitt-romney-on-issues.html
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