"The most significant threat to our national security is our debt," Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, August 27, 2010


Monday, August 20, 2012

Questions for Mr. Romney - Part I

Here are some questions and issues for Mr. Romney --


 
 1.     Are you able to take a strong stand against public employee unionization?  Can you actually make this statement – “In 1962 President Kennedy signed Executive Order #10988 (see TheFundamentals, March 9, 2010 - http://thefundamentalsus.blogspot.com/2010/03/executive-order-10988.html ) that authorized federal government employees to unionize.  It is now time for an American president to end that authorization.  I will do it on January 20, 2013, if elected


2.    It appears you are captured by the military; which, if true, means you may be afraid to face down the military industrial complex.  Can you tell us how much America spent on military activities, everywhere/anywhere in the world in 2011 and whether or not you are prepared to reduce or reprioritize it and, if so, how so?  No vagaries allowed.   If you don’t know or don’t wish to answer, please just say so – it is a simple, straight forward question; the answer requires a simple statement of numbers and you claim to be a good numbers guy.  We are seeking an accurate accounting of every cent spent anywhere on anything military; not the baloney distributed by DoD; CBO, GAO or the CIA.


3.    The number of Americans receiving electronic cards to acquire food, including high sugar soda drinks and high fat snacks such as potato and corn chips, is at a record high – 1 in 7.  The cost to working taxpayers?  $75 to $80 billion each year –  could be a trillion dollars over the next ten years.  Do you think it is time to set a limit on the length of time anyone can receive this handout?  Do you think it makes sense for welfare recipients to be able to purchase high sugar/fat items that many working people deny themselves either for budget or health reasons?  Can you support a reduction in federal funding (a specific number is required) for this program and guarantee that you will sign such reduction as president?  By the way, this question really is a tester.  You will be impaled by Obama and his gang if you support any reduction in free food/soda pop.  They buy votes with food and soda.  This question is a good test of your lumbar and thoracic vertebrae measurements.


4.    You appear to be a pretty smart guy; particularly when it comes to business and finance matters.  So, what ideas to you have to assist middle class, taxpaying Americans with mortgages to take advantage of the huge decline in mid and long term interest rates?  This fed program (we call it Ben’s odyssey) is “fighting deflation” (really extending bubbles) on the backs of the middle class.  How about some real help for the middle class?  Can you describe a program that would assist – electronically and conveniently, the ability of any current, credit worthy mortgagor with a high interest rate – say 5% or more to be able to refinance and gain the benefit of a lower rate and resulting reduced monthly payment regardless of the underlying decline in the value of the house?  Today, middle class savers get no return on their savings.  The least we can do is lower the interest rates on the mortgages for those who are current on their payments.


5.  We are going to close our comments/questions today with something we are not certain you have addressed, ever.  The face of America is changing as you know - Hispanic Americans are now a large minority in some of our largest states - California, New York, Arizona, Texas and Illinois.  They will be a majority in the foreseeable future.   Included in those states with large Hispanic American populations are some of America's most insolvent (broke; ready for bankruptcy) state and municipal government entities due mostly to a greedy and self serving group of elected officials and millions of hired bureaucrats who have overstaffed; overpaid and overpensioned themselves.  It might do you some electoral good to research and point it out to our Latino and Hispanic citizens in these states that the gang in power, who beg for their votes every two years, is leaving a massive due bill for this new majority to pay.  They have already looted the public treasury in these places and lined up future tax receipts for their pensions.   We encourage you to bring this up before November 6.
More to come…..

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