I actually found the article interesting. But, as always, you must first consider the source.
Harvard Square is a bastion of liberalism. David Bernstein is left of Cuba. When he writes an article “How much damage could a Romney presidency do? Let me count the ways,” you don’t have to ask who he is voting for. You may be surprised to hear that I don’t disagree completely with what he wrote- only to the degree he wrote it. A Romney presidency spells doom for America! Corporations will be unleashed to wreak havoc. Our environment will become a cesspool. Oil spills will become routine and environmentalists will commit suicide. The defense budget will soar and we will be at war in 20 minutes. Gays will be shot on sight and abortion will be a thing of the past.
Although grossly exaggerated, there grains of truth here. A President Romney will reduce the size of govt. Get it out of the way. Right now large and small businesses are being strangled by enormous regulations and the threat of increased taxes. They can’t and won’t hire because they don’t know what their expenses will be. Banks are also burdened by crippling govt regulations. They won’t lend. I know this first hand. When employers won’t hire and banks won’t lend, there cannot be an economic recovery. The facts bear this out. The truth is Obama is a teacher/community organizer. What he has tried to do is take his classroom theories and apply them to the real world. They just don’t work. Period.
I’ll discuss the other issues with you, defense, foreign policy, environment, and social issues individually with you if you like. But, as a whole, here’s the deal. Regardless of who is in charge, there will be abuse- greedy, corrupt corporations or an incompetent, wasteful government that overpromises and underperforms. Pick your poison. But, consider this. This country has become the most successful culture and economy the world has ever seen. There are only 2 reasons: Judeo-Christian tradition and Capitalism. Europe (Greece, Spain, Italy, Ireland, France) is on the verge of financial collapse for only 1 reason- government intervention (Socialism). Capitalism, with all its defects, can only be successful when government gets out of the way. Some may not like it or think it’s unfair. Sorry, that’s the truth. Personally, I’d rather have a president who knows how to make $ than one who knows how to spend it.
