In the 2012 U.S. presidential election:
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Deregulation was a great idea when it came to the banking and mortgage industry.... Oh, wait, sorry, bad example....
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You misleading little prick. He suspended taxes so that the ships could unload gasoline before having to pay taxes. This is so the disaster caused shortage could be reduced, not because the economy works better without regulation. After all, NYC is one of the most highly regulated economies in the world and it is also one of the largest and most productive with its highly regulated metropolitan area producing 8.5% of the US GDP with only 7% of the population.
Re:Mitt will win... (Score:4, Informative)
Um, what? Mitt's been doing little else /but/ lying for the whole campaign.
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Yes but which side supports balancing the budget during their term?
Neither. Both will say they want to. Both, to varying degrees, will try. Obama will talk about the revenue side and Romney will talk about the spending side, but all economists know that neither end really has any impact on GDP other than short-term hocus-pocus.
Which side supports auditing the Fed?
Neither, but how is this even an issue? This is only important to crypto-libertarian conspiracy theorists who don't understand how our government works but are eager for a fiscal witch-hunt. Who supports auditing the Department of Education? Who supports auditing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms? There is oversight in all of these departments, and yes, even the Fed.
Which side supports repealing the NDAA?
Neither.
Which side supports repealing the PATRIOT Act?
Neither.
Which side will bring troops home?
Kind of a no-brainer, but Obama, of course. Already has and will continue to do so.
Which side won't start a war with Iran?
Neither will "start" a war with Iran, but Romney's former school buddy certainly would if Romney gets in.
Which side will cut unnecessary spending from the government?
Neither, but to some degrees, both will try. But again, see my answer to above. It's a non-issue that's all about public perception.
Which side will stop the war on drugs?
Neither, sadly.
Which side will support gay marriage?
Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you will know that Obama is our first gay president and Romney bullied gay people in college and feels no remorse for it.
I think you get where I am going... You talk about 4 general ideas, but when it comes to important real issues, there is no difference.
Lots of BIG differences here, but I question what you see as "important real issues."
Behold the effects of propaganda (Score:5, Informative)
Obama wants to raise the top tax rate and cut some spending, and has outlined his specific plan which independent economists say would reduce the budget deficit.
Romney announced that he wants to cut taxes even more for the wealthy, and claims he'll close that loophole with deductions and spending cuts, but refuses to offer specifics.
Fair criticism. However, Romney has said things like "We should double Guantanamo."
Obama has brought troops home.
From Politifact: 'Romney's current campaign website is vague on plans for Iraq. He buries the issue in a topics page about the Middle East, praising George W. Bush's 2007 "surge" of troops and bashing Obama's 2011 withdrawal deadline. He makes a reference to reports from field commanders who "recommended a 14,000 to 18,000-strong residual force as the minimum necessary to carry out our transition mission."'
US Warns Israel off pre-emptive strike in Iran [guardian.co.uk]
Romney: "Well, it's worth putting in place crippling sanctions. It's worth working with the insurgents in the country to encourage regime change in the country. And if all else fails, if after all of the work we've done, there's nothing else we could do besides mil -- take military action, then of course you take military action. It is unacceptable for Iran to have a nuclear weapon. We will not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon."
See above.
Obama signs bill reducing cocaine sentencing gap [cnn.com]
Romney: "The entryway into our drug culture for our young people is marijuana. Marijuana is the starter drug. And the idea of medical marijuana is designed to help get marijuana out into the public marketplace and ultimately lead to the legalization of marijuana overall. And in my view, that's the wrong way to go."
The guy is religiously bound to avoid caffeine, for Christ's sake.
Obama has instructed the Justice Department to stop defending DOMA and supports a legislative appeal of DOMA by the Respect for Marriage Act.
From CSM: "Mr. Romney signed a National Organization for Marriage pledge a year ago in favor of a federal constitutional amendment to define marriage solely as between one man and one woman. Further, the former Massachusetts governor does not support civil unions."
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Oh, and Lehman was not Steagall-compatible either.
Re:Behold the effects of propaganda (Score:5, Informative)
(This will contain factual statements about Mormon history that is not intended to needlessly disparage their religion. There could be an entire other discussion about continuing in a faith that finds the truth to be offensive, but my purpose here is to reveal the truth for its own sake.)
I will concede immediately that the Mormon stance on caffeine is not what I thought it was. It's even more ridiculous than I imagined, though it does allow for Mitt to drink Diet Coke, so you are narrowly correct in your implication for a citation.
From WikiPedia:
They have recently softened their stance on caffeine to appear more rational and relevant, much as they did in 1978 when God suddenly revealed to the Mormon community that black people were okay [wikipedia.org]. The official LDS stance on caffeine is this:
What this means is that drinking hot peppermint tea is forbidden, despite containing zero caffeine, while drinking Jolt Cola or Bawls is okay because it is cold. If you think an adherent of those ridiculous rules is capable of forming an effective drug policy for people who live in the 21st Century, vote Romney, and hope he doesn't drag other horrible ideas from 1850 into your life.