ROLE of GOVERNMENT
Obama
- Keep Americans safe
- Gov has capacity to create opportunity (frameworks of success)
or gateways: ex. Railways, Colleges, Reasearch.
- Funds to reform education, hire math and science teachers and create a skilled workforce
- Gov can't do it all, but can make a difference
Romney
- States, not fed gov, should make own decisions to hire teachers
- Constitutional basics
- Keep up military to protect life and liberty
- Care for those who have difficulties to help with pursuit of happiness (elderly and disabled)
- Allow people to pursue dreams. Get government out of the way.
- role of government is not to pick winners and losers in business.
EDUCATION
Romney
- Fed Gov can help states and local govs to improve schools
- Fed funds should go directly to parents of disabled and low income students so they can make their own choices.
- Won't cut education funding. Will continue to grow grants for college
- Divert money from "green job" initiative (?) and reinvest into education.
Obama
- Fed gov. working with states to enact reforms.
- Romney tax cuts could reduce education budget by 20%
- Help businesses set up training programs with community colleges
- Make college affordable by cutting out middle man in student loans. Loan
money directly to students so they can save money through lower interest rates.