Mitt Romney made millions as a corporate buyout specialist, but his time in the private sector came at a steep cost for middle-class workers and families whose jobs and livelihoods were destroyed in Romney's quest for profit.
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What You Need to Know
President Obama explains why Romney economics matters
"If your main argument for how to grow the economy is, 'I knew how to make a lot of money for investors,’ then you're missing what this job is about." "If your main argument for how to grow the economy is, 'I knew how to make a lot of money for investors,’ then you're missing what this job is about."
Read More »When you're president, as opposed to the head of a private equity firm, then your job is not simply to maximize profits. Your job is to figure out how everybody in the country has a fair shot.
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"Heads, I win; tails, you lose" is no way to run a country
The idea that 20 years of putting profit over people somehow makes you qualified to lead the country is a slap in the face to workers in Marion, Indiana, who watched their jobs and livelihoods disappear when Mitt Romney and his Bain Capital partners took over their paper plant. And today, those workers are speaking out.
Read More »It makes me sick to my stomach when I sit there and watch Mitt Romney tell the American people about how he creates all these jobs.
– Former Ampad worker who lost his job because of Romney economicsRomney Economics: Job Loss and Bankruptcy at Ampad
With American Pad & Paper (Ampad), Mitt Romney and his partners took a small but successful paper products business and merged it with other companies in the industry, piling up debt as they went. Ultimately, the company was unable to keep up with the interest payments on its debt and was forced into bankruptcy, but not before Romney and his partners were able to squeeze out more than $100 million for themselves. - Register to vote and get all the information you'll need to make your voice heard at gottavote.org. Spread the word!
The bane of Romney’s existence
Romney's experience in the private sector is now the bane of his existence. Watch and share the week's news coverage of Romney Economics. - LOAD MORE
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