Romney on the issues

 With the presidential debate only a few weeks away I think it would be a good idea to review our candidate Mitt Romneys policies on a few big issues. Next week we will review a few more.

LGBT Rights
Romneys views on LGBT rights have flipped and flopped since his first election as governor of Massachusetts. As of right now he believes that there should be social equality but doesn't want to grant them the same rights. Romney believes that marriage is an institution between a man and a woman and the strength of the family would be weakened by discontinuing the denial of civil rights.

National Security
Upping the countries GDP for military spending to 4%, firmer foreign policy, tapping mosques, and monitoring Muslim students are some of the biggest things Romney has proposed. He has no military experience though he regrets not enlisting when he was eligible for the draft.

Health Care
His first day in office Mitt has said that he is going to pass an executive order and work towards repealing Obamacare completely. Romney wants to give the job of reforming health care to the states because he believes there is not a one size fits all for health care. This he says is an initiative to restore state leadership, promote free markets, and empower consumer choice.

Energy
Romney wants America to become independent of foreign energy. Drilling for oil in America, using alternatives like biodiesel and nuclear power are his solutions. He believes that we can do this cheaper and much more efficiently than other countries that we're trading with are currently doing.

The Economy
In his first day in office Romney would implement his detailed plan which includes five bills and five executive orders. They are as follows.

5 Bills For Day One
• The American Competitiveness Act
Reduces the corporate income tax rate to 25%
• The Open Markets Act
Free Trade Agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea
• The Domestic Energy Act
Directs the Department of the Interior to undertake a comprehensive energy review
• The Retraining Reform Act
Consolidates federal retraining programs and return these programs to the states
• The Down Payment on Fiscal Sanity Act
Immediately cuts non-security discretionary spending by 5 percent ($20 billion)

5 Executive Orders For Day One
• Secretary of Health and Human Services to return the maximum possible authority to the states
An Order to Cut Red Tape
• All agencies to initiate the elimination of Obama-era regulations that burden the economy or job creation
An Order to Boost Domestic Energy Production
• Department of the Interior to implement a process for rapid issuance of drilling permits to
An Order to Sanction China for Unfair Trade Practices
• Department of the Treasury to list China as a currency manipulator and the Department of Commerce to assess countervailing duties on Chinese imports
An Order to Empower American Businesses and Workers
• Reverses the executive orders issued by President Obama that tilt the playing field in favor of organized labor

Source: Romney on the economy ( http://2012.republican-candidates.org/Romney/Issues.php )