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This question is for Gov Romney.Having accused President Obama of inciting class warfare, and given the definition of class warfare, "the struggle for political and economic power carried on between capitalists and workers". How do your ideas, ie;lower taxes for business owners, fewer federal regulations for business owners and viewing corporations as people while shifting more of the tax burden on individuals is not class warfare as well?
Senator Santorum stated that "a CEO should not be President (paraphrased)..that the President is Commander in Chief". However the Constitution states "The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America". My question is What is Senator Santorum's "Executive" experience and what Military experience permits him to make life or death decisions for our servicemen and women, if he has not been subjected to such?
whoever becomes president..How are you going to bring back Jobs to the United States. There are to many jobs overseas right now. We need more jobs, to many peopel are out of work here in the United States.
61% of bankruptcies due to medical bills, 75% of them had insurance. What's the point of health insurance? What are your specific plans if any to provision an affordable and or mandate states to provision an affordable healthcare system for the people within 1 year?
Great question Bobby I would love to hear the answer to that.
Congressman & Senators: When are the salaries and benefits going to change for our Congressman & Senators? When there term end there benefits need to end. They need to have the same health benefits that there giving the American people that they put in place. Why is it ok to cut medicare? Let our leaders in government take a cut in pay and benefits to help reduce debt....Our leaders are great at giving to the world and making our middle class people pay, Senators & Congressman need to participate in the same benefits and retirement as everyone else and feel what it's like to have their benefits and lifestyle change to see what their votes feel like to the working class people. We spend all this money in other countries, banks, bail outs and wars, and then come back to the working class and say we have to balance the budget and cut your benefits and change the way you live...The U.S. needs to take care of the U.S. and our leaders need to look at themselves and reduce their retirement, term and healthcare. It used to be an honor to serve your country Now it's a great job, with lifetime benefits !!!
Koch, Alec and GOP are inacting Voter ID laws - equate to VoterSuppression and is clearly designed to disenfranchise Blacks, Latinos, Elderly and student voters. When elderly citizens with history of voting are forced into difficult and costly tasks to acquire birth certificates-when some were not born in hospitals. When people are forced to purchase IDs in order to vote, and some are forced to present bank account statements in this jobless environment. What are your plans to assist people with these strigent regulations before 2012 elections?
For Congessman Santorum: Assuming you support the Constitutions's premis for the existence of the separation between church and state as it pertains to governing. Please provide specific examples of how you would continue this support as President.
What are your plans for Fracking when fracking is causing problems with underground wells, pollution to streams and rivers, and costly process to remove chemicals from city water systems? PA the EPA are currently investigating fracking and chemicals/gas in underground wells.
I would like to know why media don't mention Ron Paul as much as other candidates? It is as if he is being ignored on purpose and when he does an interview with CNN the network cuts portions of the interview and shows him out of context! If he becomes GOP candidate, I who have always voted Democrat will vote for him! Think about it GOP....
Corporations are outsourcing jobs overseas - firing highly technical people - hiring H1B visa and these same corporations are receiving tax benefits from these activities. What are your plans to attack outsourcing jobs overseas, hiring H1b visa, provisioning tax incentives to these companies?
I would like to know why the media do not give Ron Paul as much exposure as they give to other candidates? It seems as if he is being ignored on purpose! Also when CNN does an interview with him they cut portions of the interview out and show him out of context!
If he becomes the GOP candidate I who have always voted Democrat and am a moderate will vote for him....think about it GOP! Think how much more vote you will acquire with him being the candidate..
If you are for the Ryan plan, how do seniors afford the extra cost for premiums (could be extra $6000) What happens to seniors with pre existing conditions which was the reason Pres. Johnson passed Medicare. Do you let insurance companies drop their coverage or charge a higher premium ? MOST SENIORS LIKE MEDICARE in its present form.
As long as there are Democrats and republicans, nothing gets done in Washington because they are always stalemating eachother. Obviously, this means that they are more interested in defending their party than what is actually best for America. When is this going to stop!
Fracking regulations - what are your plans to ensure Fracking do not pollute underground water, rivers, streams, and or city water treatment systems?
You talk about cutting welfare and heating oil programs to the disadvantaged. Why do you not talk about cutting corporate welfare like tax credits to the oil companies that are making hand over fist who do NOT need them?
Why can't we outlaw outsourcing? Why can't we pass a law that states " If you want to sell it here, you must make it here!" Give our corporations massive tax breaks to allow them to stay, this will create massive local economies.
Why are the candidates not saying anything about cuts to there salaries. It would be a start to the problems. Don't just tell us we have to make cuts ! this would really help me with where my vote goes.
The ganglands in America are increasing, why can't we pull out of afghanistan and use america's greatest gang, "The US ARMY" to fight gang violence and take back our neighborhoods!
Ask Gov. Romney, Why he switched political party's? MOST important: Ask all about tax reform?
Entitlements are not rights - then when Americans pay into Social Security and Medicare - Medicare and Social Security are rights belonging to Americans that paid into the system. When will the GOP stop treating this system as Welfare?
This is very true and an excellent comment
A right or an entitlement ??? Great question. All i know is i did not have the right to decline paying into this system. They just took it......year after year for 40 yrs in my case. I never had the option to invest the 10's of thousands of dollars they grabbed from me. They took my money and spent it on various pet projects and never put a "lock box" on it. They even took all the surpluses in those years and would not leave it alone. They took and took and NOW they say there is a problem. Most Americans have no idea how the "fund" actually works. There is NO money in this mythical "fund". This is how it works................if they take in a billion dollars this month.......they take a billion out and replace it with an IOU. Yep....a promise to pay is what it is. Does ponzi scheme ring a bell here ? First people in get paid and the last ones in get chopped benefits, if anything. All these politicians that are still in office and did nothing all these years need to go. PERIOD. It may not be my RIGHT but i am entitled to receive what was TAKEN from me + interest.
Ask Gov Romney why he switched political parties? Ask them ALL about true tax reform?
To All Candidates: when will you give senators and congressman the same healthcare that they put into place for the people they serve? When will you put into place a less expensive retirement plan and benefits. Don't you think all the american people inc luding politicians need to live and feel the wrath of their voting?
Why have some of the candidates attacked Obama's birth certificates and demand publish or Obama's college grades/transcripts? Why haven't any of the candidates published their birth certificates and college transcripts? Why haven't any of the candidates published their tax returns? when will the candidates publish their taxreturns?
this is for all candidates i would like to know why we are selling our fuel to other countries and buying it somewhere else when we are paying out the nose to just get to work what is the reason for this thank you