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| I support increasing taxes on people who make $250,000 a year or more. |
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Mitt Romney: Disagree | "Hours after President Obama rolled out his plan to overhaul the U.S. tax code on Wednesday, Mitt Romney unveiled his own proposal, pledging to cut all individual tax rates by 20 percent, abolish the estate tax and alternative minimum tax, and reduce corporate taxes — all, he says, without adding to the deficit.
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| I believe that compromise between parties creates better public policy. |
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Mitt Romney: Slightly Agree | "Rush Limbaugh on Monday asked the Republican presidential front-runner to make one more flip-flop if he is elected — go back on his word to work with congressional Democrats. Mitt Romney made the pledge during Sunday morning's GOP candidates' debate in New Hampshire, and Limbaugh insisted to his radio listeners it was the wrong thing to say. 'Who in the world is out talking about compromising with the other party?' the radio talk-show host asked rhetorically. 'I don't even hear Democratic critics bringing this up.
Rush: Romney Too Quick to Promise a Compromise
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As governor, when Romney was campaigning in Massachusetts. 'I’m not a partisan Republican,' Romney said. I'm someone who is moderate, and . . . my views are progressive.' Last week, Romney told right-wing activists that he had been a 'severely' conservative governor."
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| I support developing domestic energy even with environmental cost. |
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Mitt Romney: Strongly Agree | "“By declaring that the Keystone pipeline is not in the ‘national interest,’ the president demonstrates a lack of seriousness about bringing down unemployment, restoring economic growth, and achieving energy independence,” Romney said. “He seems to have confused the national interest with his own interest in pleasing the environmentalists in his political base.”
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| I generally identify with environmentalists' positions. |
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Mitt Romney: Slightly Disagree | "As recently as his 2010 book, No Apology, Romney wrote, 'I believe that climate change is occurring. ... I also believe that human activity is a contributing factor. I am uncertain how much of the warming, however, is attributable to man and how much is attributable to factors out of our control.' Speaking at a closed-door fundraiser Thursday in Pittsburgh, Romney's position on the causes of global warming continued the rightward shift that has been underway for several months. 'My view is that we don't know what's causing climate change on this planet. And the idea of spending trillions and trillions of dollars to try to reduce CO2 emissions is not the right course for us,' he told donors at the Consol Energy Center.
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| I support very strict controls on government spending. |
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Mitt Romney: Agree | "If you just cut, if all you’re thinking about doing is cutting spending, as you cut spending you’ll slow down the economy.'
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Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney (R) said Wednesday that he supports a pledge put forth by some congressional Republicans and conservative groups calling for significant spending cuts and caps as well as a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution in exchange for a vote this summer to raise the country’s debt ceiling.
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| I believe in strictly enforcing current immigration laws. |
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Mitt Romney: Strongly Agree | "Mitt Romney has discussed the possibility of imposing a nationwide crackdown on undocumented aliens, a move that his leading immigration adviser believes could force more than a million people to quit the country every year.
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| I support a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants already in the US. |
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Mitt Romney: Disagree | "Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney has pledged to veto the so-called DREAM Act, which would provide a path to citizenship for children of illegal immigrants if they attend college or serve in the military. Romney said, however, that he would support granting children of illegal immigrants some form of residency in exchange for military service. 'I'm delighted with the idea that people who come to this country and wish to serve in the military can be given a path to become permanent residents of this country,' he said, according to CNN.
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| I am willing to sacrifice some civil liberties in order to protect us from terrorism. |
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Mitt Romney: Agree | "Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said more intense methods of CIA interrogation are acceptable in dealing with terrorism and he praised the broad powers granted law enforcement under the USA Patriot Act.
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| I believe in spending more money than we currently budget for defense and homeland security. |
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Mitt Romney: Strongly Agree | "“Over the last few years we’ve had a defense budget, excluding the cost of warfare, at about 3.8 percent of the economy, about 3.8 percent of the G.D.P.,” he said. “I’d like that be a little higher, at about 4 percent.”
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| I believe the United States should always support the policies of Israel. |
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Mitt Romney: Agree | "This president went before the United Nations and castigated Israel for building settlements. He said nothing about thousands of rockets being rained in on Israel from the Gaza Strip.'
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| I believe that unions and workers should have the right to collectively bargain with employers. |
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Mitt Romney: Disagree | "“I fully support Governor’s Kasich’s…question 2 in Ohio,” Romney said today in Fairfax, a suburb just outside of Washington, D.C. “Actually, I think, on my website, I think back as early as April, I laid out that I support question 2 and Governor Kasich’s effort to restrict collective bargaining in Ohio in the ways its described.”
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| I believe that corporations should be regulated less. |
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Mitt Romney: Agree | "Romney would repeal Dodd-Frank law to regulate financial industry.
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| I support decriminalization of marijuana. |
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Mitt Romney: Disagree | " Said in 2007 that the trajectory of the war on drugs has been “disappointing.” Favors increased anti-drug advocacy and education. “We’re spending a lot trying to keep drugs from growing around the world. We’re not doing a terrific job in helping kids decide not to try drugs.” He wants a “much more effective marketing effort” to get children to avoid using drugs. But he doesn’t want to rethink the war on drugs. He wants to win it. 'We've got to not only continue our war on drugs from a police standpoint, but also to market again to our young people about the perils of drugs.” He also opposes medical marijuana, which he’s argued is “the entry drug for people trying to get kids hooked on drugs.”
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| I support homosexual rights, including gay marriage. |
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Mitt Romney: Disagree | " Mitt Romney has created and acquired a reputation for being the most conservative candidate in the 2008 Presidential elections not only by taking a tough stand against gay and lesbian marriage but also opposing most of their petitions seeking rights for these groups.
Mitt Romney is against the idea of letting gays and lesbians serve actively in the US Military. In addition, he has said that he would not support over-turning the 'Don't ask, don't tell' legislation.
Mitt Romney has openly opposed same-sex marriage saying that it is the family which forms the basic foundation of America and therefore, it needs to be built further, protected and strengthened instead of being redefined. To this effect, Romney has expressed support for the Federal Marriage Amendment which would modify the US Constitution and prohibit same-sex marriage.
Mitt Romney has expressed opposition for civil unions as well saying that he would want to see marriage limited to being between a man and a woman. He said he would support neither but if asked to choose between same-sex marriage and a civil union, he would choose the latter as being a lesser evil.
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| I support a woman's right to have an abortion. |
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Mitt Romney: Disagree | "While previously being pro-choice, he said that during his tenure as president, he would stop funding for Planned Parenthood, and took a swipe at rival Rick Santorum, a former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, who he said voted for bills to fund the organization while he was in Congress. 'I'm a pro-life person and I'll be a pro-life president,' Romney said.
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| I support more government spending on education. |
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Mitt Romney: In the Middle | "Romney currently supports the federal government’s involvement in education and would keep in place the No Child Left Behind act created under President Bush in 2001. In a 2007 presidential debate, Romney said that he supports testing in schools and that testing “allows us to get better schools.” He also approved efforts in Massachusetts to require parents in poorly performing schools to attend parental education classes.
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| I believe government should provide a social safety net, including health care. |
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Mitt Romney: Slightly Disagree | "Romney has endorsed Rep. Paul Ryan's proposal to 'block-grant' the federal contribution to Medicaid – and turn the program over to the states.
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Created public health plan in Massachussets often called 'Romneycare' that led to near universal health care, but says he would repeal Obamacare which has a similar goal at the national level."
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| I believe we should decrease taxes on the wealthy. |
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Mitt Romney: Agree | "Hours after President Obama rolled out his plan to overhaul the U.S. tax code on Wednesday, Mitt Romney unveiled his own proposal, pledging to cut all individual tax rates by 20 percent, abolish the estate tax and alternative minimum tax, and reduce corporate taxes — all, he says, without adding to the deficit.
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| I believe that medicare should be reformed to be less expensive to government/taxpayers. |
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Mitt Romney: Agree | "Reforms should not affect current seniors or those near retirement, and tax hikes should be off the table. However, the retirement age for younger workers should be increased slowly to keep up with increases in longevity. And Social Security benefits for higher income recipients should grow at a slower rate than for those with lower incomes.
Tomorrow's Medicare should give beneficiaries a generous defined contribution and allow them to choose between private plans and traditional Medicare. And lower-income future retirees should receive the most assistance. I believe that competition will improve Medicare and the coverage that seniors receive.
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Mitt Romney fully embraces Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan
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| I believe aggressive military action in Libya was the right thing to do. |
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Mitt Romney: Agree | "Quote: 'I support military action in Libya. I support our troops there and the mission that they’ve been given….There’s no question but that his (Obama's) inability to have a clear and convincing foreign policy made him delegate to the United Nations and the Arab League a decision about our involvement there.'
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