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What was I thinking?
I forgot, people like Romney never use their own money to do anything, let alone create jobs.
That's something that only happens on Main St.
Mittens, the businessman in chief, will tell you it's better to put other people's money at risk. And it is the best to profit off the labors of others. Just wondering why mittens didn't put some money to work creating jobs so he could profit of the sweat of others.
Mittens, the businessman in chief, will tell you it's better to put other people's money at risk. And it is the best to profit off the labors of others. Just wondering why mittens didn't put some money to work creating jobs so he could profit of the sweat of others.
Maybe mittens isn't really a businessman.
Well, you do know what they call people who refuse to engage in capitalism like real Americans.
In the midst of the 1994 campaign, one of Romney's companies, American Pad & Paper, bought a plant in Marion, Indiana. At the time, it was prosperous enough to be running three shifts.
Bain's first move was to fire all 258 workers, then invite them to reapply for their jobs at lower wages and a 50 percent cut in health-care benefits.
"They came in and said, 'You're all fired,' " employee Randy Johnson told the Los Angeles Times. " 'If you want to work for us, here's an application.' We had insurance until the end of the week. That was it.
Let's compare to Obama's venture into venture capitalism, shall we?
Solyndra - 1100 employees laid off
Fisker - approx 75 employees laid off
Tesla - approx 130 employees laid off
The difference is that Romney knows how to turn businesses around. Obama only knows how to throw someone else's money at ideology-driven businesses. And, oh yeah, reward wealthy campaign donors in the process.
The difference is that Bain's companies are holding their own or improving. Gymboree has seen growth in recent years, in spite of the economy. Every one of the companies that Obama's backed are failing.
You do know that Romney hasn't been at Bain since 1999, don't you? He left to turn around the Olympics. Yup, another success. Where was Obama in 1999? He was failing - in his bid for congress.
Newsflash! An elected official is not a CEO. When Romney was an elected official (Governor of Massachusetts), his record for creating jobs was dismal. The same would be the case if he were elected president. Romney should stay in the private sector where he can create all those jobs!
Because he is busy gobbling up other companies, laying off people and consolidating to make HIMSELF money..... that is part of the Neocon playbook.... not create jobs
Uh...op...he created lots and lots of jobs while at Bain, which help start businesses like Sports Authority and Staples...where we ALL have shopped at some point.
I smell.....fear.
But Romney was ineffective in creating jobs as governor. Let Romney stay in the private sector where he can continue to create all those jobs that will save our country!
Staples hires a bunch of people. Tell me how many jobs Obama created with his community activism.
So you are for bigger government. The only jobs a president can hire are government jobs.
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