• Mitt Romney voiced his protest against a labor bill known
as The Employee Free Choice Act that would make it easier for
unions to organize describing it as a dangerous legislation
saying that it would have a negative impact on the nation's
ability to compete globally and would also dampen the scope of
new businesses.

• Mitt Romney suggested that welfare recipients should go
to work immediately. He suggested doing away with capital gains
taxes for those firms that invest in inner city enterprise zones
also advocated tax credits for hiring poor residents of those
areas.

• He stands for writing off a lot of capital expenditures
of business firms to induce them to buy more so that it will have
the effect of other companies hiring more people thus generating
more jobs.

• He believes a cut in Corporate Taxes will have a
significant impact over time. It can stimulate the economy,
create jobs and encourage foreign investment.

• He said that the American worker could be richer by
$9000 a year by opening up the market to American goods and
services. The workers can sell the products they manufacture
around the world thus raking in more income.

• He is of the opinion that it is the businessmen and not
politicians who should negotiate trade with foreigners so that
patents, designs and technology etc are adequately protected.

• He encouraged Trade and commerce with Asian countries
saying that it will only strengthen the Us economy and lead to
further growth.
		

• Mike Huckabee expressed support for a Guest Worker
Program similar to that supported by Bush.

• He backs mandatory citizenship verification for
immigrant workers on the part of the employers and believes in
fining and penalizing employers of illegal employees.

• For manufacturers who build products domestically he
supports a broad new tax credit policy. This category includes
auto makers, appliance makers and seven software developers.

• He believed that excessive litigation, red tape and
regulations cause job losses and promised as President he would
part a lot of the red tape involved.

• He pointed out that a lot of workers are underpaid while
CEO salaries continue to rise therefore making the growth of a
strong labor force inevitable in the United States.

• According to him since 80% of all jobs in the country
come from small businesses, they need more investment, growth
opportunities and support from the government.

• He was for vetoing the Employment Nondiscrimination Act
that would also include sexual orientation into Federal Law. This
would protect business owners from doing things that would
violate their moral conscience.

• He described Wal-Mart as a case study in the genius of
the American market place. He commended the fact that it paid
higher wages to its labor force and was always impressed with its
exemplary corporate structure.

• He commented that Consumerism is addictive but
tranquility is immaterial.

• He recognized the fact that there is 33% more
unemployment among the black community, a lot due to racial
differences and stressed on increasing educational and employment
opportunities for them to destroy the inequality that prevails.