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Subscribe to RSSIn Florida, President Obama slammed Romney, arguing the GOP candidate's math doesn't add up. Meanwhile, a pizza parlor owner swept the president off his feet. NBC's Kristen Welker reports.
MELBOURNE, Fla. – Hours after his opponents Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan did a Sunday morning TV show blitz, President Barack Obama criticized them for not offering more specifics on how they would keep revenue stable while not raising taxes on the wealthy.
“Governor Romney and his allies tell us that we can somehow lower our deficit by spending trillions on new tax breaks for the wealthy. Listen, you’ve got to do the math because when my opponents were asked about it today, they couldn’t. It was like two plus one equals five,” Obama told a crowd of more than 3,000 in a gymnasium at the Florida Institute of Technology here.
When asked during an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” what tax loopholes he would eliminate, Romney got no more specific than telling host David Gregory, “high income taxpayers are going to have fewer deductions and exemptions.”
On ABC News’ “This Week,” Ryan said Romney and he would consult with Congress before deciding which loopholes to cut. “We want to do this with the consent of the elected representatives of the people and figure out what loopholes should stay or go,” he said.
Of their lack of specifics, Obama said, “That’s not bold leadership, that’s bad math.”
Ever mindful of his local audience, Obama also focused heavily on Medicare, an important issue to the 17.6 percent of Florida’s population over age 65 – more than four percentage points over the national average.
He cited a new study by Harvard Professor David Cutler that found seniors who qualify for Medicare beginning in 2023 would see higher premiums over the course of their retirement under the Romney/Ryan plan, which would give seniors the option of getting a voucher to help pay for private insurance in addition to the traditional government-run program.
Cutler, one of the Obama campaign’s chief health care advisers in 2008, conducted the study on behalf of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, a liberal advocacy organization.
“Basically your profits would decline by the thousands so their profits could rise by the billions,” Obama said of the study’s conclusion.
The Romney campaign responded with a statement from spokesman Ryan Williams calling the study "discredited."
"President Obama’s latest false attacks are a sign of desperation. Only one candidate in this race has robbed today’s Medicare of $716 billion to pay for Obamacare – Barack Obama. He has done nothing to reform Medicare for the long haul and prevent it from going bankrupt, and on his watch family health care premiums have increased by nearly $2,500," the statement read in part.
In Melbourne, the president also mentioned another issue important to voters on this slice of Florida’s coast, whose economy is buoyed in part by the space industry.
“Here on the Space Coast, we started a new era of American exploration that is creating more jobs right here,” Obama said, noting the Curiosity rover that landed on Mars last month.
He warned that Republicans would stifle the research and development that his administration has encouraged.
“This is where we’ve got a choice. We could, as the House Republican budget proposes, cut back on research and technology or we can continue to be at the cutting edge because that’s what we’ve always been about,” he said.
The president is now on his way to West Palm Beach for the fourth and final stop on his two-day Sunshine State campaign swing, after which he’ll return to the White House – hopefully, he said this afternoon, in time to catch Sunday Night Football.
“We intend to be finished to get home in time for kickoff,” he told the crowd in Melbourne.
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Stop and re-read what Ryan said. He blames our President for healthcare premiums rising by $2500. Is he advocating more government control of the industry with price controls, or support free enterprise which is the cause of the price increases. Ryan has no idea what he believes or why. Either you have more regulations or you let the industries do as they please, you can't do both.
Coming from a guy who thinks there are 57 states, this is pretty funny.
If you watch the video clip, you must know that Obama used a hesitation while talking about the number of states he'd visited, so it came out something like, "I've visited fifty . . . Seven states did something or other."
You don't honestly believe that Obama, who was a professor of Constitutional Law, really doesn't know how many states there are, do you?
Logic demands that we judge a person by what he says and does. In too many cases, we decide that a man is "evil" to begin with and then search for instances that support that belief. The logic is bass-ackwards. In psychology it's called "confirmation bias."
History Lesson on Your Social Security Card Just in case some of you young whippersnappers (& some older ones) didn't know this.
It's easy to check out, if you don't believe it. Be sure and show it to your family and friends. They need a little history lesson on what's what and it doesn't matter whether you are Democrat or Republican. Facts are Facts.
Social Security Cards up until the 1980s expressly stated the number and
card were not to be used for identification purposes. Since nearly everyone in the United States now has a number, it became convenient to use it anyway and the message, NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION, was removed.
An old Social Security card with the "NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION" message.
Our Social Security
Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social
Security (FICA) Program. He promised:
1.) That participation in the Program would be
Completely voluntary,
No longer Voluntary
2.) That the participants would only have to pay
1% of the first $1,400 of their annual
Incomes into the Program,
Now 7.65% on the first $90,000
3.) That the money the participants elected to put
into the Program would be deductible from
their income for tax purposes each year,
No longer tax deductible
4.) That the money the participants put into the independent 'Trust Fund'rather than into the
general operating fund, and therefore, would
only be used to fund the Social Security
Retirement Program, and no other
Government program, and,
Under Johnson the money was moved to
The General Fund and Spent
5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed as income.
Under Clinton & Gore
Up to 85% of your Social Security can be Taxed
Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are
now receiving a Social Security check every month --
and then finding that we are getting taxed on 85% of
the money we paid to the Federal government to 'put
away' -- you may be interested in the following:
------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ----
Q: Which Political Party took Social Security from the
independent 'Trust Fund' and put it into the
general fund so that Congress could spend it?
A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the democratically
controlled House and Senate.
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Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax
deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding?
A: The Democratic Party.
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Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social
Security annuities?
A: The Democratic Party, with Al Gore casting the
'tie-breaking' deciding vote as President of the
Senate, while he was Vice President of the US
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Q: Which Political Party decided to start
giving annuity payments to immigrants?
AND MY FAVORITE:
A: That's right!
Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party.
Immigrants moved into this country, and at age 65,
began to receive Social Security payments! The
Democratic Party gave these payments to them,
even though they never paid a dime into it!
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Then, after violating the original contract (FICA),
the Democrats turn around and tell you that the Republicans want to take your Social Security away!
And the worst part about it is uninformed citizens believe it!
Quoting: "Hours after his opponents Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan did a Sunday morning TV show blitz, President Barack Obama criticized them for not offering more specifics on how they would keep revenue stable while not raising taxes on the wealthy." Rather than intelligent specifics, Romney and Ryan are more into cliches, illusions, and literal lying. They're traits among the Repubs.
Scenario: This is your brain [Picture of a healthy brain.] This is your brain on Republicans [Picture of no brain.]
Any questions?
Romney said he will bring 14 000,000 new job's in 4 year's, and I know he will do it, every thing he started, he did by record.
Obama is a real good con artist, not again!!!
He had his four years,This is not half time!-this is a new game!!!!
Never had bed bugs--never had rotting food in the stores,now we have a shortage! --never had a president apologize because we were attacked--never closed the water from farm lands and depended on China for food(read the labels on apples)--never cursed God in an open assembly--"until Obama"--now he talks,for a photo op because it's not in his favor to continue to be silent----keep your drugs and your continuing to let terrorist cross our borders in Mexico, and threatening American citizens that it could be worse so shut up-----When are u guy's going to fulfill prophecy and start killing any one that disagrees with you.--It will happen,It is in Prophecy(2000 yrs ago), In the Bible--Jesus Christ is Lord, start the persecution, get it on.
These poor murdered souls were probably told for political reasons not to defend themselves, so they would not offend Islam. Hey, wait a minute, isn't homosexuality offensive to the teaching and punishable by death by Islam. But, The president and vice has a precious agenda for homosexuals to buy votes. The whole world is crazy, is this why the Vatican has gotten away with the pediphile agenda because of politics. Notice the news regardless where it is viewed calls it "inopropriate behavior" with a minor, hey folks it is homosexual rape of a child, and wether it is hetrosexual rape of a child it is the same response. Desensitize the masses, give them more to worry about like eating, or being homeless on a mass scale. They are doing a real bang up job up the in DC folks, and you have your head and fingers up your ass. Call all these pieces of @!$%# home and ask them, what in the hell is going on. Once they are elected, you've lost them, to greed and immoral behavior beyond your imagination. It is a cesspoll of mental filth and they ask us to vote again, you have to be mentally ill, or just perversely sick to go down this road any further. Nuff said.
Actually, economics is more algebra, geometry, trigonometry and calculus than it is arithmetic - - too many variables to deal in - - -
But to simplify, and take a real example - - estimates that the Keystone Pipeline would employ 300,000 workers - - national average wage earner supports a little less than 4 persons (earner included) - - 300,000 off of unemployment and welfare rolls, with 1.2 million releived of other welfare and entitlement benefits, and in the mix paying into the tax coffers....... And now able to purchse commodities, potential for relocation and housing upswing - - etc.....
That is the math - - -
I can undeerstand why the dems and libbies keep yelling for Mitt to show his hand before the debates. That is because they fear they will not be able to copy his plan and say that it was their idea first.
#2. they fear the unknow, that they may not be able to respond to the plan that will be presented, with the lies needed to slash the opponant, and pump up their own egos.
#3. Very few can judge others as Romney is being judged, and stilll standing for his beliefs in america.
Those who have no Moral, Ethical, and Compassionate Character of ther own would be hard pressed to gain just an inkling of nwho this man is.
You are spot on with your comments. Too bad some many other closed minded, and selective hearing libs and dems just can't get it.
Left wing-nuts,
Guess you cannot see what is happening to you.
Please read the following discription of your man.
A demagogue (/ˈdɛməɡɒɡ/) or rabble-rouser is a political leader who appeals to the emotions, prejudices, and ignorance of the poorer and less-educated classes in order to gain power. Demagogues usually oppose deliberation and advocate immediate, violent action to address a national crisis; they accuse moderate and thoughtful opponents of weakness. Demagogues have appeared in democracies since 410 B.C. Athens. They exploit a fundamental weakness in democracy: because ultimate power is held by the people, nothing stops the people from giving that power to someone who appeals to the lowest common denominator of a large segment of the population.
So keep up the platitudes of support to your idols.
Iran gets nukes, Obama sits on hands.
America credit Downgraded again, On Obama's watch.
Obama has let the enemy's of America Run over friend's of America in middle east for 2 Years.
Oh Yea, All the people that think there are more benefits coming in an Obama administration are crazy,that was just to get another term in office, Now you're fubar, because Obama has just focused on giving away money and creating a larger deficit, Instead of focusing on passing bipartisan bills to create new jobs, So when the benefits run out next year there will be no jobs to go to--Lot's of people in the streets! In a Obama world.
Better vote for Romney/Ryan--You heard it here.