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• Mitt Romney believes in the principle of reaganomics wherein
you cut taxes which is believed to bring in economic growth.
According to him the budget should cut taxes on people earning
incomes less than $200,000 a year and also cut payroll taxes on
people aged sixty five years or older.
• He supports setting up a national catastrophic fund to ensure
that people are entitled to home owners insurance in the event of
some natural disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes etc.
• He brought forward an economic stimulus package with a price
tag of $233 billion which is aimed at generating long term growth
incentives. This can be achieved by expensing capital
expenditures in the next two years and lowering corporate tax
rate so that businesses will thrive and generate revenue.
• He perpetrates the need for becoming energy independent by
making investments in alternative energy sources, reduce gas
prices and reduce taxes on middle income Americans.
• Mitt Romney suggests bringing a cut in the 342 odd different
economic programs. Of course protecting the nation's defense and
military personnel is important therefore allocation of funds for
their welfare is important.
• He believes that he can bring in savings worth $300 billion
dollars in 10 years by capping non defense discretionary spending
at inflation minus 1% and will veto any budget that exceeds that
cap.
• He wants to be known as the job senator by convincing the
government to cut deficits and raise American's savings rate by
making more capital available for companies for investment and
thereby increase employment opportunities.
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• Mike Huckabee former Republican Governor of Arkansas stands
for elimination of federal income and payroll taxes.
• Mike Huckabee claims that he steered Arkansas from a $200
million deficit to an $850 million surplus.
• He likened Obama's Health Care Bill to that of a poll tax or
in other words just a redistribution of wealth. He in fact
advocates the policy of Preventive health.
• If elected President Mike Huckabee has said that he would not
support the raising of income taxes at the Federal Level.
• He has a history of cutting around 90 taxes while he was
Governor and also supports abolition of death tax. He supports
fair Tax a 23% tax on consumption.
• He believed in voluntary personal accounts that pay a higher
rate of return for youngsters. This will help supplement their
social security benefits.
• He believes in using alternative or renewable energy like bio
diesel and cut costs on oil and petroleum. He advocates setting
aside an Research and Development budget that will also be done
by the private sector to develop new forms of energy.
• He also supports amniotic fluid and umbilical cord stem cell
research and stresses on the need for scientists to convince
politician to divert funds to this area.
• He supports the amendment to the Homeland Security Bill which
sets aside $3 billion for this purpose. These funds are intended
for training and deployment of 23000 more law enforcement
personnel, erect 105 radar and camera towers and build 700 miles
of fence.
• He advocates increased spending for defense purposes.
• Huckabee would maintain long-term solvency of Social Security
and Medicare.
• He wants to maintain federal funding of Social Services Block
Grants.
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