2016: Romney's America

[TheDev]

Romney wins the 2012 election. What does Romney's America look like in 2016?

 

[bradley]

Ron Paul will be an 81-year old.

 

[Anarchist420]

Ron Paul will be an 81-year old.

He's not going to make it out of Congress alive. Very sad, I don't see how he could be allowed to get off scot free with what he did.

 

[Agent11]

With what exactly?

 

[Zorkorist]

People will have incentive to make money.

-John

 

[Printer Bandit]

 

[Nemesis 1]

With what exactly?

money money money

 

[jpeyton]

Fubar

 

[PhoenixEnigma]

Fubar

The cynic is me would like to point out that Romeny will likely have little impact on that.

 

[Farang]

Honestly I don't know if there is a big difference, unless he turns into a nutjob like Bush on foreign policy. I mean would I have expected two wars during the 2000 election?

The big issues on the table, pertaining to the budget and entitlements, will mostly be negotiated through Congress. Especially if there is a new guy in town without a lot of political capital (no way Romney is walking in with a mandate, even from his own party). Whatever deal is on the table, if Congress is behind it the President basically has no choice but to sign it and accept the mantle of dealmaker.

What concerns me most if that the Supreme Court will be dominated by hard-right conservatives. It'll really start to look lopsided in there, and with folks who aren't even mainstream conservatives. For them to want to wipe out the entire ACA was pretty extreme IMO.

 

[Agent11]

Romney's plan is to do exactly what Bush did though. Listen to his righty advisers and be 'the decider', cut taxes and hope the voodoo pans out.

 

[sandorski]

Good News - Lowest Tax rate in 100 years

Bad News - Highest Deficit of all time and Unemployment of 10%+

 

[nageov3t]

not significantly different than Obama's 2016.

 

[Charles Kozierok]

not significantly different than Obama's 2016.

You may feel differently after he stacks the supreme court with more of the same people who brought us Citizens United.

 

[Agent11]

No doubt. Reagan had a knack for picking Justices of annoyingly robust constitution.

 

[ultimatebob]

Millions will still be uninsured, and will be dying of treatable diseases because they couldn't afford annual wellness exams or treatments.

Warren Buffet will be worth more than 100 billion dollars, and will paying practically no taxes on his earnings.

The deficit will be around 23 trillion dollars (although it would probably be even higher under Obama 2016).

We will be out of Afghanistan, which will have returned to Taliban rule by then. We will likely be at war with Iran or Pakistan, assuming that one of them will get caught red handed providing nuclear materials to terrorists.

Big pharma, big oil, and defense contractor profits will be at record levels. You'll also be able to make a killing in the stock market without paying high taxes on your capital gains and dividends. You'll be seeing Romney/Ryan 2016 banners around Wall Street for certain.

 

[Charles Kozierok]

Millions will still be uninsured, and will be dying of treatable diseases because they couldn't afford annual wellness exams or treatments.

You don't actually think Romney has any intention of undoing Obamacare, do you?

Hehe.

 

[nageov3t]

You don't actually think Romney has any intention of undoing Obamacare, do you?

Hehe.

no one thinks millions still won't be uninsured under Obamacare, right?

 

[sportage]

Draft doggers. War protestors.
Much like with the 1960's.
Because no kid wants to be drafted and die in the Romney war(s).
And there you have fulfillment of Mitt's 12 million job creation promise.
(12 million minus 5. Guess which 5.)

 

[nickbits]

2004

 

[Smoblikat]

He's not going to make it out of Congress alive. Very sad, I don't see how he could be allowed to get off scot free with what he did.

What did he do?

A Romney America will look identical to a messiah America. Both of them have nothing but mal-intent in mind when they do what they do. One is a muslim terrorist and the other is a robot terrorist. We lose either way.

 

[IGBT]

A Republican victory in November would be a game changer. It could bring about the dismissal of Bernanke, the taming of fiscal deficits, the painless elimination of excess liquidity from bloated central bank balance sheets and the restoration of robust economic growth. And a unemployment rate of less then 4% based on real numbers not the obama smoke and mirrors numbers with skewed labor participation juggling act. I would also like to see a aggressive civil and criminal investigation of the obama domestic and foreign policy agenda.

 

[Reckoner]

A Republican victory in November would be a game changer. It could bring about the dismissal of Bernanke, the taming of fiscal deficits, the painless elimination of excess liquidity from bloated central bank balance sheets and the restoration of robust economic growth. And a unemployment rate of less then 4% based on real numbers not the obama smoke and mirrors numbers with skewed labor participation juggling act. I would also like to see a aggressive civil and criminal investigation of the obama domestic and foreign policy agenda.

You're a frigging wackjob

 

[IGBT]

You're a frigging wackjob

..save your comments for your deposition / judge and jury.

 

[umbrella39]