The Candidates on Bringing Jobs Back

Question, #11, in the October 16, 2012 debate was – the Ipad, Iphone, and more are built in China how do you convince the company to bring jobs here. Mitt Romney said – the answer is straight forward, you even the playing field; China has been cheating for years: 1) by manipulating currency and stealing our intellectual property, they hack into our computers, 2) by making America more attractive for business – the President’s characterization of my tax plan is false. Candy Crowley, the moderator, interrupted him because there was no time left.

The President said there are some jobs that aren’t going to come back because they’re low wage, low skill jobs; I want high wage, high skilled jobs and that’s why we have to emphasize manufacturing and invest in advanced manufacturing; that’s why we have to have the best science and research in the world; if we’re talking about deficits and adding to it with tax cuts for those that don’t need them then we’re talking about cutting the investments in research and science that will create the jobs and innovation that will sell products around the world and we will lose that race, if we don’t train engineers companies won’t come here; those investments will ensure that we lead an economy not just next year but in years down the road. Romney quickly intervened with - government does not create jobs.

I remember the hullabaloo that was created when the President said if you started a business you didn’t do it alone. I believe he was right - education, technology, workers, and more takes your dreams and make them a reality. As such, I believe that government supports job creation. The government supplies funds for education, materials, and research which allow all that assisted you in your endeavor and this needs to continue. If you look at the big picture, the tax code and greed has encouraged jobs to go overseas. Until we discourage these things that cause us to have more billionaires relative to the population - our economy will continue to bounce up and down. The bottom line is our politicians need to do what the Constitution states and set aside their Party affiliations and do what’s best for the country.