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Economy & Jobs

Barack Obama's Stance He says things would be much worse if he hadn't been president. Obama had signed a recovery plan that he says helped save millions. The president says there is still work to be done.

Mitt Romney's Stance He say's that president obama hasn't done nothing to create more jobs to help people and to help children. Mitt says he wants to cut taxes on all companies so people dont have to give more money

Health care

Barack Obama points that he signed the affordable care act that can save millions of people who need insurance. The 2010 law gives millions of more Americans access to affordable health care. Barack Obama's Stance

Mitt Romneys stance He says he will work to repeal,or officially cancel, most of the affordable Care Act. He says the law will actually increase healthcare cost for Americans. He believes that states -not the U.S. Government-should be responsible for making healthcare more affordable.

Taxes

Barack Obama's Stance He says temporarily extend the Bush-era tax cuts for those who earn less than $250,000 a year but let the taxes of the wealthiest Americans go up. He says pursue enacting the Buffet Rule, which would require millionaires and billionaires to continue paying a higher tax rate and reduce the tax burden on the middle class. He says to reform the tax code and close loopholes for millionaires and billionaires, as well as hedge fund managers, private jet owners, and oil companies.

Mitt Romney's Stance He says make a permanent, across-the 20 percent cut in marginal tax rate, which means reducing the increased tax burden on wealthier Americans. Reduce the corporate tax rate. Eliminate the death tax.

War and National Defense

Barack Obama's Stance He says to continue focusing on defeating AL-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan. He says end America's combat mission in Afghanistan by He says to continue to work with China, Russia, and other nations to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon..

Mitt Romney's Stance Assess American military presence in Afghanistan and determine whether troops can be withdrawn. Increase the national defense budget for increased personnel and modernized defense inventory.

Education

Barack Obama's Stance Barack Obama says to continue to encourage education to reform through the race to the top program,which rewards states with federal funding for raising standards, helping teachers improve work, and turning around struggling schools.

Mitt Romney's Stance Mitt says wants to shift some power from the federal level to the state level to empower governors to reform education systems. He believes in increasing school choices, or the opportunity.

Immigration

Barack Obama's Stance He says to support the dream Act, a bill that would allow responsible young immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children to earn a path to citizenship by going to college or serving in the military.

Mitt Romney's Stance Mitt Romney says to reform immigration laws to allow more visas for highly skilled immigrants, and grant permanent residency to foreign students who obtain advanced degrees in math, science, or engineering.

About Obama - loves Hawaiian-style pizza - played basket ball in high school - loved his mom & dad - Barack Obama has a wife named Michelle Obama he also has kids - his nick name was Barry - was born on August 4, 1961 was born in Honolulu, Hawaii

About Romney - Favorite foods are hot dogs and meatloaf cakes - His real name was Willard Mitt Romney but he preferred Mitt - He is a Republican - He was born in Michigan e

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