Absolutely!
My husband hollers at the TV during every debate: “More workers! That’s what we need rather than higher taxes — more workers.”
There are only so many hours in a day, or minutes in a debate. Romney did fine. Also, he made this point about 10 times.
He has made these points several times in the debates.
R/R has mentioned the effect of lower taxes. Their main failing is not pointing out the difference between tax RATE cuts and tax REVENUE cuts.
We have had four periods of tax RATE cuts: Harding, Kennedy, Reagan and Bush II. In each case the RATE cuts led to REVENUE increases for the reason mentioned: the economy expands; hires more people; they pay more taxes.
Even Keynes spoke of the need for tax cuts during a recession. Republicans have yet to stress this critical difference.
Romney wants equal opportunities
Obama wants equal outcomes
Romney may not be spelling that out for a reason and the reason may be 1) he’s not sure there will ever be any more jobs (peak employment having been passed due to automation and 2) he doesn’t want to scare off any potential voters who have no interest whatsoever in working; which is to say that if he even so much as mentions that there would be fewer people on welfare, the Media will paint him all over with the “Cutting Welfare to balance the budget” sign.
Romney’s mistake, if any, is the assumption he is speaking to intelligent adults. Many voters won’t digest more than simple sound bites. If it won’t fit on a bumper sticker, many voters won’t bother to think deeper.
Mitt Romney should dwell on Rush Limbaugh’s old axiom that compassion is not about how many people are getting government help, but about how many people don’t need it.
That’s the dynamic scoring Cain talked about.
While he may have mentioned in the debates the fact that more workers means more tax revenue, he definitely hasn’t pointed out how less people on food stamps, unemployment and welfare means less expenditures by the government.
Romney is winning. He is beating the smartest man in the universe who also happens to be the best campaigner in the universe. He is also beating the fourth estate in their nefarious effort to drag Obama across the finish line. Romney is a smart guy, smarter than Obama by far and I expect that ROmneys ground game will reflect his business acumen and Obama will be beaten soundly.