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Episode 2 Work in the World

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This educational song lays out Mitt Romney's positions on a number of important issues.

THE DEFICIT: Romney wants to cap spending at 20% of Gross Domestic Product,  his standard on spending: is worth borrowing from China to pay for it?  He wants a 5% across the board cut in non-military, discretionary spending

TAXES: Mitt wants to make permanent a 20% income tax cut; and lower corporate tax rate from 35% to 25%; he wants to close loopholes and limit deductions, but hasn't specified which ones

HEALTH CARE: Romney wants to repeal Obamacare; he would block grant Medicaid to states; has more confidence in private rather than government health insurance

REGULATIONS: Romney wants to cut back federal regulations, especially in the areas of environment and business ; he would repeal Dodd-Frank regulation of Wall St. and replace it with a {quote} "streamlined, modern regulatory framework"

ENERGY: Mitt's goal is energy independence from imports by 2020-through the development of domestic fossil fuels, increased offshore oil drilling, and by reducing environmental restrictions on coal and fracking gas; He wants to turn control of energy rich federal land to the states; would approve the Keystone XL pipeline

SUPREME COURT: Romney would appoint justices who adhere to the {quote} "text, structure and history of the Constitution", modeled on strict constructionists like Scalia and Clarence Thomas

ABORTION: He wants to appoint Supreme Court justices who would overturn Roe v. Wade

GAY MARRIAGE: Mitt supports an amendment to the Constitution to define marriage as between one man and one woman

GUN CONTROL: He believes the 2nd Amendment protects gun ownership and would not add any new regulations or restrictions

FOREIGN POLICY: Romney believes in American exceptionalism, and the U.S. should lead the world {quote}"unapologetically" based on economic, political and military superiority. Mitt supports a new generation of ships, planes and weapons; and a new US ballistic missile defense system..

Afghanistan: Romney claims that Obama may be pulling out too soon based on the
recommendations of military commanders. Wants the governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan to adhere to clear expectations, and stand as allies against terrorism. 

China: In China, Romney sees a competitive rival. Mitt wants to prevent them from gaining economic/political control of the Pacific. He wants a larger US Naval  presence, and arms to allies in the region.

Iran: Mitt says it is unacceptable for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.  He would make it clear that a US military response {quote}“ is on the table” if a 5th round of
sanctions are not effective 

Israel: Romney wants Israeli military superiority; supports a two-state solution, but  wants Hamas out of the picture. 


Song: Lance Fialkoff, Reading: Jessica Koock
©2012, Musical Media for Education, www.mm-ed.com

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