"Obama Has A Jobs Plan, Romney Doesn't" by Ari Berman at the Nation

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Obama Has A Jobs Plan, Romney Doesn't

by Ari Berman at the Nation

http://www.thenation.com/blog/168340/obama-has-jobs-plan-romney-doesnt

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Following last month’s disappointing jobs report, Romney offered six specific ideas to lift the flagging economy. Reported Greg Sargent:

He said he would tap our energy resources to “put a lot of people to work in the energy sector.” He said he’d repeal Obamacare, which is “scaring small businesses from hiring.” He said he’d balance the budget so people know “investing in America is going to yield a return in dollars worth something.” He vowed to “open up new markets in American trade.” He said he’d revamp the National Labor Relations Board and lower tax rates on employers, both of which would make it easier to hire people.

Sargent asked a few top economists whether Romney’s ideas would actually create jobs. “On net, all of these policies would do more harm in the short term,” responded Mark Hopkins, a senior adviser at Moody’s Analytics. “If we implemented all of his policies, it would push us deeper into recession and make the recovery slower.”

Hopkins’s quote might just be the most important one of the campaign so far. Every story about the candidates’ positions on the economy should mention this essential dynamic: Obama has a jobs plan. Romney doesn’t. In fact, according to economists, Romney’s prescriptions for the economy would only make a bad situation significantly worse.


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[MrSlayer]

1. They'll just do what Obama wanted to do if they win.

And claim it's some new idea.

[Scootaloo]

2. Romney doesn't know a damn thing about business

His trade was in destroying business, not building it!

Put that on your bumper stickers