Ok, im going to rail on Newt for a bit. I am sick of Newt's attacks on Romney's tax rate. His tax rate isn't on earned income, it's on dividends and long term capital gains. Every retired person who doesn't solely live on SS also pays 15% on their investments too (including my parents and in-laws). The left's blind lust for higher taxes are so short sighted that it infuriates me. Less capital from investments means less jobs, companies that fail, less progress in the medical field and less R&D for products that enrich all of our lives. Obviously Ronmey's investment income is a lot more than the average retiree but it is not something to be ashamed of.
I am also pissed at Newt's attack of Romney's involvement with Bain. Another progressive like attack. My husband's new job is because of venture capitalists. It's a start up company that wouldn't be here if not for venture capitalists. The company started last year, has 40 employees and getting ready to hire people in manufacturing which will be here in Texas. Companies that are bought out by venture capitalists (vulture capitalist according to Newt) would go out of business without the influx of cash that venture capitalists bring. If your money is being used you too would want a say in how the company is run. If the company isn't being run efficiently you have to cut costs (yes DUmmies, that includes people losing jobs). Sometimes the company will still fail. Venture capitalists are not a charity, they expect a return on their investment.
This part is mainly for DUmmies to read. My husband accepted this jobs for quite a bit less than his previous job. Being in on the ground floor of a start up company is taking a risk. With taking this risk he got stock. When and if the company goes public he will make quite a bit of money but it is no guarantee. DUmmies want to confiscate it because they feel it's not "earned". Well it is earned, he is taking the risk of working for this start up for quite a bit less than he could get somewhere else. He is taking a chance with this company because it is exciting for him. I thought America was built on people taking chances with no guarantee of success, but if you succeed you will be rewarded. That concept is foreign to DUmmies, they want a guarantee of success.