Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are two presidential candidates who both differ greatly on their economic stances on several issues such as military, foreign policy, healthcare, and the nation’s budget and taxes. Each presidential candidate has their own reasoning and beliefs for why their economic policy is correct and why theirs is going to benefit our great nation’s economy the best. Even though Barack Obama won the 2012 presidential election, there are still many who believe his economic plan is not to our nations benefit, with Romney’s potentially being better. Each party has their own argument for their fiscal policy and to defend it to the tooth, there are many major issues in our country that need refining and fixing, that both these men believe they can improve greatly.
Mitt Romney has a very straightforward and efficient economic platform that covers all the points and issues in our country. The first issue to be covered is his official view on the United States military policy. Romney deems it necessary that our military continues to police the world and help the world economy. He believes that our powerful military can help the world economy and the global market tremendously. He believes that military cuts are not the right idea and that the United States should actually increase military spending, expanding our military as a whole. He sees potential military threats around the world such as the turmoil of the Middle East, to the corrupt North Koreans and dangerously insolent Russians. He believes that we need to neutralize these threats sooner rather than later, as they could become too problematic to possibly contain and end up putting millions of people’s lives at risk. Romney desires to increase our military by at least 100,000 troops (Roisman, Jonathon). He wants at least four percent of spending of the United States Gross Domestic Product committed to the military alone. The United States spent 711 billion dollars on solely the military in 2011 (which is greater than the combined spending on military in next 13 countries in the world) and wants to even increase that even more so (Roisman, Jonathon). He believes that the military is our nation’s backbone and should not be taken lightly. Romney thinks that the United States Navy is also too small and wants to increase the number of ships in it from 284 ships to 328 ships, reaching its full potential of a world power and the dominating presence of our military on the world.
The U.S. president is a person deemed to be the most fitting person to lead this country through thick and thin. It’s been such a successful method that it has led to 43 individual men being put in charge of running this country. However, this doesn’t mean that each one has been good or hasn’t had an issue they couldn’t resolve when in office. But no matter what, each one has left a very unique imprint on the history and evolution of this nation. However when two are compared against one another, some rather surprising similarities may be found. Even better, is what happens when two presidents are compared and they are from the same political party but separated by a large numbers of years between them. In doing this, not only do we see the difference between the two but the interesting evolution of political idea in one party.
Rick Santorum’s departure heralded the beginning of the general election. Mitt Romney, with the backing of the Republican establishment, and the growing support of the base, can now devote his resources for a one on one showdown against President Barack Obama. Recent polls indicate that he is behind by only a few points in a head to head match-up against the President. High employment rate, skyrocketing gas prices, ballooning national debt, and an exhausting war in Afghanistan created animosity against the President’s administration. Therefore, the President must decisively address these issues in the months ahead to ensure reelection. He must pull the jobless rate below 8%, and lower the price of fuel. The President must not prolong the war in Afghanistan and must not escalate tension with Iran. In essence, a President seeking reelection will need to embody Niccolo Machiavelli’s acumen and Desiderius Erasmus’ deferential image. Now, I will outline what the President must do to handily beat Romney.
President Barack Obama has been a well-known political figure for just over 8 years; he has served two terms as the President of the United States. There has been controversy surrounding the first African American president, after his first term Obama failed to prove to America that he would fix all the things he promised to fix upon election. With his second term he has set in place his views and goals for the country. Obama’s views have been trying to benefit the overall population of American, from the poor all the way to the rich with a few subclasses in-between. During the Inauguration of his second term, won against Mitt Romney. His opponent stood for many things that were conflicting to Obamas platform, while Obama stood for rehabilitating the poor after the recession, Romney wanted to focus on tax breaks for the rich. Throughout the speech given by President Barack Obama, he outlines necessary changes in the system to benefit the people and the need for people to come together as one to have an effective country.
In contempt of Obama’s humble giving spirit, vivid personality, and many accomplishments, a debate is always at hand upon hearing the infamous name Barack Hussein Obama. From his place of birth, religion, and ethnicity Obama’s face a fair share of controversy. At the heels of adversity along with sheer determination to help others Obama became a leader that delivers and one of the most influential people of America. Adversity was introduced to Obama at an early age. With a Kenyan father and Caucasian mother residing in Hawaii, Obama has always stood out in numerous ways. In 1959 Barack Obama Senior was selected from a number of candidates to go to school in the US where he attended The University of Hawaii in Honolulu to
He knows that having a strong middle class is what makes a strong economy. He was able to lower taxes for the middle class, allowing working families to save $3,600. This allows for those lower class families to build up to the middle class without seeing it all being taken away by taxes. Obama believes that instead of reducing taxes from the upper class to increase them. Mitt Romney plans to reduce taxes of the upper class would lead to large tax cut for those making over $3 million by an average of $250,000. That drop of cash flow would very negatively affect the economy. It would lead to the loss of many jobs overseas. The Obama tax plan demonstrates a functional plan I see for America. (Republican Views
For the 2004 presidential election, Republican president George W. Bush is attempting to defend his post and reassure the American people that his political choices are the best for our country. His opponent, Democratic senator John Kerry believes that his political ideas will be better for a changing America. Four main topics debated on by the candidates are: Homeland Security, Civil Rights, Education (no child left behind), and the Economy. The two candidates have differing views on most of these topics. President George W. Bush believes that we need to stay our course. With military action in Iraq, Bush is confident that in the next four years as president he will strengthen Homeland Security, improve our schools with higher standards for teachers, and boost our economy. John Kerry however, believes that he has a better plan for “strength and security,” “world class education for all,” and “a stronger economy.” Never before have preliminary polls shown a closer presidential race. With this paper I plan to separate the candidates and prove that there is a better candidate.
Economics is the study of currency and how it is made and distributed through our economy. Taxation is one of those main issues in this category. The Democrats and Republicans both consider taxation a major issue but both have different ways they are trying to deal with the problem. The Democrats believe that extending tax cuts to the middle class families of America that make less than 250,000$ a year while raising taxes on the extremely wealthy and huge corporations to help parents pay for college (“Democrats Unveil”). While the Republican Party says it would “try to eliminate taxes on interest, dividends and capital gains altogether for lower and middle-income taxpayers also would work to repeal the estate tax and the alternative minimum tax” (“Democrats Unveil”). They both want to change the tax policy to try to help pay off our debt and or help Americans to live an easier life. Another Key issue in this category is Medicare. Both parties believe that the Medicare policy should be changed. "Democrats adamantly oppose any efforts to privatize or voucherize Medicare" when the Republicans pledge...
Barack Obama is the most current Machiavellian today, as most men and women in politics are. Obama is a democratic president born in Hawaii and is also the first non-white president that the U.S. has ever had (biography.com 2014). Much like other presidents, however, he puts on the presidential act that Machiavelli himself had written in his book, The Prince. Ironically, his letter did impress the prince, but it certainly outlined the roles of the most powerful leaders throughout history to this very day.
The documentary Obama’s Deal narrated by Jim Gilmore highlights the 44th Presidents’ endurance as he fought against a great resistance in reforming healthcare. This bill was the most complex bill in modern times says Gilmore. The Affordable Care Act eventually deemed Obama Care was a signature issue and Obama spent most of his first term focusing on this specific reformation. For the first African American President, the pushback was astronomical, and excuses were abundant, but he needed to prove that Washington could solve bigger problems so he relentlessly pursued every avenue he could explore to push this bill in the direction of reformation.
We may not have come from the same place, but we all want to move in the same direction. Barack Obama’s speech “A More Perfect Union” (Nov. 17, 2008) captivates our nation with its thought out structure of the division and inequality in America. Obama successfully used allusion and repetition. Along with personal anecdotes to identify with the audience.
The Democrats have a liberal ideology and “tend to represent urban areas where most voters favor social welfare spending and environmental and other business regulations…also tend to take a more tolerant view of the diversity of racial, ethnic, and sexual identities”(Davidson, p.98). The Republicans tend to be traditionalists and are, “…economic and cultural conservatives who promote business large and small, advocate certain religious causes and generally support military expenditures” (Davidson, p.98). These opposing views are the bases for candidates’ with polarized ideologies within both
The concerns I have when talking about economics is the national debt crisis. There was a time when the United States was able to manage to keep a balanced budget. In fact, the only times a budget deficit existed were in times of war or other catastrophic events. The Government, for instance, generated deficits during the recession of 1837, the Civil War, the depression of the 1890s, and World War I. However, as soon as the war ended the deficit would be eliminated. When a government spends more than the revenue collected from taxation, tariff, and other fee revenues, the country must borrow money to cover the deficit it faces which when accumulated over the years becomes the national debt. In addition, there are two types of national debt, internal and external debt. Today the debate over the national debt crisis continues and many U.S. citizens are concerned about their financial future. Although, both the Democratic and Republican parties have their own opinions on how to fix this issue, a decision must be made to solve this issue before major repercussions.
It was a couple week after my 14th birthday when Obama became president. As a young, and adventurous person, I was not into politics. The only idea I had on politics was that everyone is just a figure-head of some sort. So I thought the same with Obama. He does not really do much. He is just a symbol. It does not really matter. However, over the last 9 years I realized that by watching him serve as a leader, I was completely incorrect. Not that he wasn't a figure-head or that his occupation is not completely culture based, but that it genuinely does not matter. It does matter. A symbol matters. Deploying a president that continuously demonstrates a deep level to feel and understand others matters to me. Ensuring empathy and patiences at such
In time of economic crisis the government has a choice to cut spending or increase spending for public goods and services. “In 2009, Congress passed the American Recovery and Rein- vestment Act, which authorized $787 billion in spending to promote job growth and bolster economic activity”(Stratmann/Okolski 3). John Maynard Keynes, an economist of 20th century, suggest that the government should run a deficit if it will create jobs and increase capital gain. This theory support the current stimulus package that has been introduce during President Obama’s term. Although the flaw with this concept is that it makes the assumption the government has done studies and understands which areas needs the funding the most and knows where it will be beneficial, realistically that is not true. “Federal spending is less likely to stimulate growth when it cannot accurately target the projects where it will be most productive” (Stratmann/Okolski 2). This can be seen because political figures will spend money where it directly supports their needs as well. For instance, the political figure would rather spend money to things that will yield a p...
I feel the ideal candidate for President should have strong military knowledge and at least some military experience. I believe he or she should be fair, strong and posses compassion. I support missile defense systems and homeland defense forces incase of an intrusion, but I believe there should be more training, the kind of training that the military have never encountered before. The president elect must be able to delegate power to train and equip troops properly and put them under proper rotations. Keeping the American people free and safe is of great importance. In my opinion, war should always be the last option, but I understand that sometimes there is no choice.