Blog Post #3- America Votes

If I were American, the next few months would mean a lot to me. The election is upcoming and I have chosen who I would vote for. Based on the issues that both Presidents are providing, I believe that Barack Obama holds my vote for this election.

I agree that by investing into education, research and technology, in the long term the economy will grow and become stable because more people will have the education to work, the research and technology will be available to make revolutionary things happen, possibly to minimise the risk of getting cancer and other serious conditions. By reducing this, people will be able to live longer and be involved in areas where they are needed.

Obama's tax cuts are also another good issue that he is wishing for. By cutting taxes for smaller businesses that can not afford all of these payments and by making larger and more developed companies pay a little bit more, debt can be reduced in a balanced way.

Although healthcare is not free, it is the closest that America has gotten to not having to pay out of their own pocket, in my opinion. It is called "Obamacare". The health care law that President Obama passed makes the health insurance system work better for everyone. It stops insurance companies from arbitrarily capping and cancelling our coverage, and provides access to recommended preventive care without deductions. It strengthens care for our seniors and it helps young people get the health insurance they need. This is a step in the right direction for every ones necessity in life; health care.

On the other hand, I disagree with Mitt Romney's issues. Reducing and stabilising federal spending(getting rid of the Public Broadcasting Service) will not better the economy, in fact in will set it up for failure in the future. It may look like clear sailing at first, but it will turn into a rocky future ahead. As well, Romney's idea of human capital in my opinion is absolutely false. He states that he will make sure all American workers will get retrained to ensure that they have the education and skills to match the jobs of today’s economy. I believe that this will cause chaos and will take up much time to complete. It will also dip the economy because of the lower amount of work being completed in the period of time that this happens in. Finally, I disagree with his spending policy. As president, Mitt’s goal will be to bring federal spending below 20 percent of GDP by the end of his first term. This will end up eliminating small things at a time which will turn into one big mess.

All in all, Barack Obama has done a very good job by addressing the issues that he will accomplish if he hopefully becomes President for the second time.