Wednesday, October 17, 2012

D7

Jeremy Epstein- “Unemployment, can I support myself after I graduate?”
  • Romney
    • Pell Grant program must keep growing
    • I want you to be able to get a job, I know what it takes
    • More debt-less jobs (last 4 years)
    • Bankruptcy was necessary for GM
  • Obama
    • Make sure we are creating good paying jobs in this country
    • 5 million jobs created last 4 years in private sector alone
    • Manufacturing jobs in this country
    • Change tax-code so companies invest here
    • Control our own energy (ten years from now)
    • Invested in new energy
    • 5 point plan? No, 1 point plan. Wealthy class is what matters to Romney
Tricolla- “Is the energy department in charge of lower gas prices?”
  • Obama
    • Last 4 years, increased oil and coal production
    • Doubled the fuel efficiency on cars by next decade
    • Invested in wind, solar, biofuels, etc.
    • Create jobs and also find energy in America
    • Must think about 10 years from now
    • Romney wants oil companies to write regulate
    • Yes demand has gone up but the production is going on
  • Romney
    • Look at Obama’s policy
    • None of the oil came from federal land (actually gas production down 14%)
    • Wants to use our renewables
    • Obama did not let North Dakota drill for oil
    • Too many regulations on energy resources?
    • Some pipeline
  • Then there was a cat fight...
Follano- “Deductions in government and taxes, Romney, ahem?”
  • Romney
    • Bring rates down
    • Simplify the tax code
    • Middle income should pay less taxes
    • Top 5% will stay the same
    • Middle income people will get a tax break
    • President’s spending will mean more taxes
    • I will not let that happen- and will get a balanced budget
    • Top 5% will continue to pay 60% of  the income tax still
    • Bring rates down, easier for small businesses to flourish
  • Obama
    • Middle class families- relief
    • They have been hit hard
    • Republicans in congress will not let tax breaks appen for 98%
    • Back to bill clinton
    • Romney said it is fair for him pay less taxes
    • Obama fundamentally disagrees
    • Small businesses tax cuts for hiring veterans
    • Top-down economics will not work
Fenton- “Females making 72% of men’s income?”
  • Obama
    • Single mom raised me
    • Grandmother trained people who would become her boss
    • First bill he signed was protecting income rights (I think)
    • This is an everybody issue
    • Do not tolerate discrimination
    • Women need advocacy- Romney doesn’t do that.
    • Healthcare for women- Romney feels comfortable deciding for woman, Obama no.
    • Healthcare should cover contraception
    • Romney said employers should be able to make decision on contraception
    • Romney will cut planned parenthood
    • Women need all opportunities that men have
  • Romney
    • Cabinet all men so he found women.
    • His cabinet had more women in the senior positions than any other state
    • You need to be more flexible with women
    • Employers need to be flexible
Susan Cats- “Fear a return to Bush if Romney wins, and what is the biggest difference?”
  • Romney
    • “Every woman should have access to contraception”
    • Okay different from Bush
    • 5 year plan, all energy can come from North America now with new technology (different from bush)
    • Trade- crack down on China, Bush didn’t
    • Balanced budget- bush didn’t
  • Obama
    • He did come in during tough times
    • Still digging the way out of policies
    • 31 months of job growth
    • Romney has same tax cuts as Bush
    • Getting tough on China? Romney invested in companies that outsourced to China
    • InvestING in companies that are building security for China
    • We have made trade regulations that levels the playing field
    • Saved 1,000 jobs from china and kept in America
    • Bush didn’t turn medicare into a voucher
    • Bush was open to immigration
    • Bush didn’t close planned parenthood
Michael Jones- “Most things I need are expensive, why should I vote for you again?”
  • Obama
    • I did collect taxes for small businesses, middle class families, ended war in Iraq, and killed Bin Ladin
    • Made sure healthcare companies couldn’t jerk you around
    • Passed toughest wall-street reforms since 1930s
    • Created a lot of jobs
    • Saved auto-industry
    • Of course, however, you are struggling
    • End deficit in a reasonable way
    • Energy of the future very important
    • Commitments I made I kept and if not it is not for the lack of trying.
    • Romney is going to keep some bad committments
  • Romney
    • 4 years have not been that good...
    • With Obama you will know what you will get
    • Can’t afford another 4 years
    • Did not get unemployment rate where he said
    • Said he would reform Social Security and Medicare
    • Said he would deal with immigration problem, didn’t file it
    • Doubled deficit
Osorio- “What do you plan on doing for immigrants who don’t have a green card and are productive members of society?”
  • Romney
    • Shouldn’t have to have a lawyer
    • Have to stop illegal immigration
    • Employment verification system
    • No driver licenses
    • Kids of illegal immigrants can have a pathway (army)
  • Obama
    • Fix a broken system
    • We did make it easier to do it legally
    • More border patrol
    • Undocumented workers is down
    • Go after criminals, not students. Not workers
    • Young people, brought here, need a safe pathway to citizenship
    • Non discrimination. Police officers cannot stop people based on looks
    • I have been trying
Libya “State department denied extra security, who and why?”
  • Obama
    • I said beef up security all around, investigate exactly what happened, when folks mess with America we mess with them.
    • Romney turned National Security into a political issue super quick.
    • I am ultimately responsible
  • Romney
    • Buck does stop at Obama’s desk
    • Was a terrorist attack, took a long for that to be figured out
    • Day following, Obama had a political event

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