by Bill Scher | Dec 15, 2011 | Blog, Economy, Financial Reform
Today, presidential candidate Mitt Romney outlines his "jobs" plan in USA Today, by asserting that: "All too often ... government gets in the way. The past three years of unparalleled government expansion have retaught that lesson all too well." Funny that Romney's...
by Scott Hochberg | Dec 15, 2011 | Blog
No matter how fatigued the rest of the country is with the endless Republican debate schedule, Mitt Romney must be looking forward to tonight’s face-off in New Hampshire. Despite reports that he is losing ground in some states to Herman Cain and others, Romney knows...
by Bill Scher | Dec 15, 2011 | Blog
Last Thursday, presidential candidate Mitt Romney said, "the people who need the help most are not the poor, who have a safety net." Two days later, his economic adviser Gregory Mankiw wrote in the New York Times, "To maintain current levels of taxation, we will need...
by Bill Scher | Dec 15, 2011 | Blog
If you were waiting for an economic plan from presidential candidate Mitt Romney that helps the poor, you might be waiting for a while. Stumping in Iowa last Thursday, Romney explicitly stated that helping the poor need not be a top priority -- "In our country, the...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 15, 2011 | Blog, Economy
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has unveiled a "Jobs Plan." CAF's Bill Scher celebrates with his post, Romney "Jobs" Plan Latest Attempt To Copy Bush, The Worst Jobs President Since Hoover, Funny that Romney's lesson-learning stops at 2009, and skips...
by Richard Eskow | Dec 15, 2011 | Blog
Mitt Romney has very serious ideas for fixing the economy. How do we know? By the typeface. Romney's released a 59-page plan in one of those very, very serious typefaces - Garamond, or Cambria, or Times New Roman - Well, to be honest, I'm not sure which. But trust me....
