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Originally Posted by jeffmo

What the President wanted to do was to use some federal money to re-hire people in those professions who had been laid off due to the economy. Romney doesn't think it should happen. Neither Obama or Romney can hire or fire anyone in those professions but,federal money could be used to re-hire and get staffing back up to safe levels. And now you have to ask yourself... WHY were those jobs let go in the first place? I'm guessing from your comments that money was the main issue... so what happens when the Federal Money that Obama wanted to use runs out? Do the people that were rehired simply get fired again? Or do you think that we (the taxpayers) should pay for them in perpetuity? Maybe if the people that hired them in the first place had kept the budgets tight none of this would have happened. OVERSPENDING is what got them fired, and NOTHING, other than fiscal restraint will get them back. I think that they are simply trying to push the ALEC agenda and the result would be that MANY middle class workers would see their pay and benefits cut while they simply would get richer. Who are the "they" people that you mentioned just now? I don't mind people becoming rich through hard work Good, because that's exactly what Romney did....Glad we agree. but when they want to do it by hurting the quality of life of other people then I say that it's wrong. And I agree with you completely. Protecting 40,000 American jobs and 73 American companies is certainly helping the quality of life for those people...wouldn't you agree?

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