So many things Romney could say...
“Of course I’m not like President Bush. He increased the Federal Gov’t. as a portion of our economy by (insert %). This put great strain on our economy. At the same time, President Bush failed to correct foolish housing policies and outdated regulations. These things were contributing factors leading to the economic collapse in 2008. I will not continue to grow the Federal Government beyond it’s means, burdening our economy and effectively enslaving our children.”
(Sorry, Dubya, I loved you for some stuff, cringed at other.)
Or, maybe it is too esoteric, but when Obama starts waxing about, say assistance for education, Romney could say something like: “Why has a college education become so expensive that most people feel they need government assistance? As a businessman, I know something about what causes overpriced services. In this case, it is largely due to the Government. If we follow the President’s course, as with revenue and taxes, we’ll never get there. We’ll never get to a point where middle class citizens can again afford college for their children, on their own. Instead, we will spend ever more money, weakening our economy, and creating dependency. If we don’t fix this, and many other similar problems, we will end up like Greece — with one exception: There is no one who can bail us out.”
All excellent points, but Romney does superbly thinking on his feet.
>Romney could say something like: Why has a college education become so expensive that most people feel they need government assistance? As a businessman, I know something about what causes overpriced services. In this case, it is largely due to the Government.<
Paul, all of your suggestions are spot on. Anytime government subsidizes something, be it healthcare, real estate, or college costs, those costs will invariably go up.
Also, when welfare is abundant and simple to obtain, many people will turn to the easiest solution instead of finding the unskilled jobs Obama doesn’t seem to be worrying about providing. Not everyone is capable of keeping a high-skilled job, and Barack Obama is the poster child for that little factoid.
Its not tough to do either.
Basically, we inherited a housing collapse courtesy of fannie and freddie, the dems, barney frank,Franklin raines, obama suing so anyone can get a loan etc., etc. They will point to a near 800 billion tarp as well. Problem is that money was repaid by the banks so its really a non issue.
The economy tanked big time because of what the dems forced through Congress and than sued to maintain until it was obvious that they had screwed up once again. Time we set the record straight.
Dem Congress after 2007,country went straight downhill.