“We have made progress from where we were when President Obama took office, when the economy - our economy had just contracted almost by nine percent.” MadePresidentEconomyProgressOfficePercentNinePresident Obama Author:Mitt Romney
“We need to make sure and that we can continue to move forward in creating jobs and getting the economy turned around. The best way to do that is to make sure that we can get Congress to adopt the American Jobs Act.” WayNeedsJobsMovingEconomyCreatingCongressBest WayMoving ForwardCreating JobsAmerican Jobs Author:Mitt Romney
“America needs a president who can fix the economy because he understands the economy, and I do and I will.” NeedsAmericaPresidentEconomy Author:Mitt Romney
“If you bring [tax] rates down, it makes it easier for small business to keep more of their capital and hire people. And for me, this is about jobs. I want to get America's economy going again. Fifty-four percent of America's workers work in businesses that are taxed as individuals. So when you bring those rates down, those small businesses are able to keep more money and hire more people.” PeopleIfsWantAbleJobsAmericaIndividualEconomyFourEasierTaxesPercentWorkersRateFiftyMore MoneySmall Business Author:Mitt Romney
“I've seen a lot of government try to solve problems, and it didn't work. And my view is that the right course for America is to have someone who understands how the economy works who will passionately get America back on track.” TryingProblemGovernmentAmericaCoursesViewsEconomyTrackSolveBack On Track Author:Mitt Romney
“ObamaCare (modeled almost precisely on RomneyCare) is wrong; it was bad medicine; it's bad for the economy, and I will repeal it.” EconomyMedicineObamacare Author:Mitt Romney
“This is all about creating good jobs for middle-income Americans, and it's a place where the President, frankly, has failed. His effort to put in place a series of liberal proposals he thought were historic kept his eye off the ball of getting the economy going again. It is the economy, and the American people aren't stupid. They want someone who can get this economy going again.” PeopleWantEyeJobsPresidentEffortEconomyMiddleStupidCreatingBallsSeriesIncomeHis EyesGood JobHistoricProposal Author:Mitt Romney
“Well that's a bit of a question like saying, what have you learned in life that would help you lead? My whole life has been learning to lead, from my parents, to my education, to the experience I had in the private sector, to helping run the Olympics, and then of course helping guide a state. Those experiences in totality have given me an understanding of how America works and how the economy works.” WellsHas BeensStatesWholeHelpingRunningAmericaCoursesGivenBitsParentUnderstandingEconomyGuidesWhole LifeOlympicsPrivate SectorTotality Author:Mitt Romney
“Growing our economy means allowing individuals, and particularly those in the middle class, to be able to keep more of their money. It also means that people in the middle class and modest incomes to be able to pay for their retirement, to get a down payment for a home, to send a child to college.” PeopleMeanChildrenHomeAbleIndividualPayClassEconomyGrowingMiddleCollegeIncomeMiddle ClassRetirementAllowingModestPayment Author:Mitt Romney
“We have weakened our economy in America. We need a strong economy.” NeedsAmericaStrongEconomyStrong Economy Author:Mitt Romney
“In order to be able to fulfill our role in the world, America must be strong. America must lead. And for that to happen, we have to strengthen our economy here at home.” WorldHomeHappensAbleAmericaOrderStrongRolesEconomyStrong America Author:Mitt Romney
“You can't have 23 million people struggling to get a job. You can't have an economy that over the last three years keeps slowing down its growth rate. You can't have kids coming out of college, half of them can't find a job today, or a job that's commensurate with their college degree. We have to get our economy going.” PeopleYearsKidsTodayJobsLastsThreeGrowthHalfMillionsStruggleEconomyCollegeDegreesRateComing OutThree YearsSlow DownSlowingCollege Degree Author:Mitt Romney
“We have to stand for our principles, stand for our allies, stand for a strong military and stand for a stronger economy.” StrongPrinciplesEconomyMilitaryStrongerAllies Author:Mitt Romney
“As a matter of fact, Latin America's economy is almost as big as the economy of China. We're all focused on China. Latin America is a huge opportunity for America - time zone, language opportunities.” MatterFactsBigsAmericaOpportunityLanguageEconomyHugeChinaFocusedZoneLatinMatter Of FactLatin AmericaTime Zones Author:Mitt Romney
“It's so critical that we make America once again the most attractive place in the world to start businesses, to build jobs, to grow the economy. And that's not going to happen by just hiring teachers.” WorldHappensJobsAmericaGrowsEconomyTeacherCriticalAttractiveHiringPlaces In The World Author:Mitt Romney
“I know what it takes to create good jobs again. I know what it takes to make sure that you have the kind of opportunity you deserve. And kids across this country are going to recognize, we're bringing back an economy.” KnowsKindCountryKidsJobsOpportunityEconomyDeserveGood Job Author:Mitt Romney
“In the richest country in the history of the world, this Obama economy has crushed the middle class. Family income has fallen by $4,000, but health insurance premiums are higher, food prices are higher, utility bills are higher, and gasoline prices have doubled. Today more Americans wake up in poverty than ever before.” WorldCountryTodayClassPovertyEconomyMiddleHigherWake UpBillsIncomeFallenMiddle ClassWorld HistoryUtilityCrushedGasolineMiddle Class FamilyGasoline PricesObama Economy Author:Mitt Romney
“Three years ago, this week, a newly elected President Obama faced the American people and he said, look, if I can't turn this economy around in three years, I'll be looking at a one-term proposition, and we're here to collect! You know the results. It's been 35 months of unemployment above 8 percent.” PeopleIfsKnowsYearsLooksSaidI CanTurnsThreePresidentTermResultsEconomyWeekMonthsPercentYears AgoPresident ObamaThree YearsUnemploymentPropositions Author:Mitt Romney
“Ronald Reagan was a president of strength. His philosophy was a philosophy of strength - a strong military, a strong economy and strong families.” PhilosophyStrongPresidentEconomyMilitaryStrong FamilyStrong Economy Author:Mitt Romney
“We believe in individual initiative, personal responsibility, opportunity, freedom, small government, the Constitution. These principles, these American principles are key to getting our economy back to being successful and leading the world.” WorldBelieveGovernmentOpportunityIndividualResponsibilityPrinciplesEconomySuccessfulKeysConstitutionBeing SuccessfulInitiativePersonal ResponsibilitySmall Government Author:Mitt Romney
“I spent my whole life in the private sector, 25 years in the private sector. I understand that when government takes more money out of the hands of people, it makes it more difficult for them to buy things. If they can't buy things, the economy doesn't grow. If the economy doesn't grow, we don't put Americans to work.” PeopleIfsYearsWholeHandsGovernmentGrowsDifficultEconomyWhole LifeMore MoneyPrivate Sector Author:Mitt Romney
“Conservatism has had from its inception vigorously positive, intellectually rigorous agenda and thinking. That agenda should have in my three pillars: strengthen the economy, strengthen our security, and strengthen our families.” ThinkingShouldThreePoliticsEconomySecurityPositivePositive ThinkingShould HaveOur FamilyAgendasConservatismPillarsInception Author:Mitt Romney
“President Obama's view of a free economy is to send your money to his friends. My vision for a free enterprise economy is to return entrepreneurship and genius and creativity to the American people!” PeoplePresidentViewsBusinessVisionCreativityEconomyReturnGeniusEntrepreneurshipEnterprisePresident ObamaFree EnterpriseFree Economy Author:Mitt Romney
“Government is taking 40 percent of the GDP. And that's at the state, local and federal level. President Obama has taken government spending at the federal level from 20 percent to 25 percent. Look, at some point, you cease being a free economy, and you become a government economy. And we've got to stop that.” LooksStatesGovernmentPresidentLevelsEconomyTakenPercentSpendingCeaseLocalsPresident ObamaGdpGovernment SpendingFree Economy Author:Mitt Romney
“You know, out-of-touch liberals like Barack Obama say they want a strong economy, but in everything they do, they show they don't like business very much. But the economy, of course, is simply the product of all the businesses of the nation added together. So it's a bit like saying you like an omelet, but you don't like eggs.” KnowsWantShowsTogetherCoursesStrongNationsBitsEconomyProductsBarackEggsOmeletsStrong Economy Author:Mitt Romney
“When it comes to the economy, my highest priority as President will be worrying about your job, not saving my own.” JobsPresidentMy OwnWorryEconomyHighestPrioritiesSaving Author:Mitt Romney
“Our economy is on the move and we are creating thousands of new jobs, but we need to keep our foot on the gas pedal.” NeedsJobsMovingEconomyFeetCreatingGasNew JobPedals Author:Mitt Romney
“I've met graduating college kids facing loan payments and a bad economy, and they are worried that they won't be able to get a job. This is not the way America needs to be.” WayNeedsKidsAbleJobsAmericaEconomyCollegeMetsWorriedGraduatesLoanPaymentCollege Graduates Author:Mitt Romney
“I would cap the amount of federal government can spend at 20 percent of the economy. Bring it back to 20 percent or lower. And say, we are not going to spend above that level. Democrats, they want to raise your taxes and spend more and more and turn us into an economy which is no longer driven by the private sector.” WantGovernmentTurnsLevelsEconomyAmountTaxesPercentRaisesDemocratDrivenFederal GovernmentCapsPrivate Sector Author:Mitt Romney
“Julia progresses from cradle to grave, showing how government makes every good thing in her life possible. The weak economy, high unemployment, falling wages, rising gas prices, the national debt, the insolvency of entitlements - all these are fictionally assumed away in a cartoon that is produced by a president who wants us to forget about them.” WantGovernmentFallPresidentForgetEconomyProgressWeakGood ThingsDebtGravesRisingGasUnemploymentCartoonWagesCradleEntitlementJuliaNational DebtGas PricesInsolvency Author:Mitt Romney
“The America we all know has been a story of the many becoming one, uniting to preserve liberty, uniting to build the greatest economy in the world, uniting to save the world from unspeakable darkness.” KnowsWorldHas BeensStoriesAmericaLibertyDarknessEconomyBecomingPreservesSave The WorldUnspeakableUnitingBecoming One Author:Mitt Romney
“Through pro-growth policies, by abolishing Obamacare and eliminating other Obama-imposed impediments to economic growth, we will get our economy back on track.” GrowthEconomyEconomicPolicyTrackEconomic GrowthObamacareEliminatingImpedimentsBack On Track Author:Mitt Romney
“In the political environment that exists today, the opposition research of the Obama campaign is looking for anything they can use to distract from the failure of the president to reignite our economy. And Im simply not enthusiastic about giving them hundreds or thousands of more pages to pick through, distort, and lie about.” GivingUseTodayPoliticalLyingPresidentEconomyEnvironmentPagesResearchPicksCampaignsOppositionEnthusiasticPolitical EnvironmentObama Campaign Author:Mitt Romney
“The people who are having the hard time right now are middle-income Americans. Under the president's policies, middle-income Americans have been buried. They're just being crushed. Middle-income Americans have seen their income come down by $4,300. This is a tax in and of itself. I'll call it the economy tax. It's been crushing.” PeopleHas BeensHardPresidentEconomyMiddlePolicyRight NowTaxesIncomePresidentialCrushHard TimesBuriedJust BeingCrushed Author:Mitt Romney
“In order to change the direction of this country, we need to change presidents. Americans need a conservative businessman to get this economy moving again, not career politicians. That is why I am running. Next week, I will lay out my specific plan to put America back to work.” NeedsCountryRunningAmericaMovingOrderNextPresidentCareersEconomyPlansWeekPoliticianLaysConservativeBusinessmanNeed A ChangeNext WeekBack To WorkCareer Politicians Author:Mitt Romney
“Right now we have an economy in trouble, and someone who spent their career in the economy is more suited to help fix the economy than someone who spent his life in politics and as a community organizer.” HelpingCommunityCareersEconomyTroubleRight NowOrganizer Author:Mitt Romney
