I've done some research and found a breakdown of the record that he's so proud of. Here is what his leadership really meant for people that were affected by his career.
Corporate buyout specialist
David Firestone of the New York Times, has this to say "As Bain's founder, Romney established its business model, which is to wring the maximum efficiency from a
company for the benefit of Bain’s investors, even if that means closing plants,
shipping jobs to China, and laying off American workers.”
1. Job loss - under Romney's expertise, Bain Capital's investments were responsible for thousands of workers loosing their jobs.
2. Bankruptcies - Romney saw to it that Bain's deals were difficult for the company, and certainly it's executives, to ever really lose, even if companies took on more and more debt and went bankrupt. Romney and his investors made $400 million from 4 bankrupt companies.
3. Outsourcing - Bain Capital made strategic investments under Romney's direction, in outsourcing and offshoring companies that "grew into some of the
largest outsourcing and offshoring companies in the world.”
Olympic Lobbyist
Sen. John
McCain said: “You’ve got well over $1 billion
that’s just a rip-off of the taxpayers, and, you know, is really a national
disgrace … Actually, there should be a federal investigation.”
1. Record-breaking expense - Romney's leadership at the Salt Lake Olympics got more federal cash than any previous U.S. Olympics, and cost the taxpayers $1.3 billion.
2. Pet Projects - Romney used this taxpayer money on unnecessary projects. $30 million for parking lots, $2 million for sewer systems, $500,000 for planting trees, and $4.7 million to upgrade post offices.
Massachusetts Governor
1. Poor job creation - The Wall Street Journal tells us “The most powerful statistic may be
that under Mr. Romney, Massachusetts was 47th out of 50 states in job creation,
down from 36th when he took office." Job growth was slower than the national average during the entire term that Romney was governor.
2. Outsourcing -"Romney vetoed a bill that would have prohibited sending work overseas, and even outsourced jobs to a call center in India."
3. Debt - When Romney left office, "Massachusetts became the first state in the nation in net tax supported debt per capita."
Do we want to elect a man as President of the United States that has a record of outsourcing, poor job creation and unnecessary spending? He's saying that all these experiences will bring a better future for Americans.
It looks to me like he's tried all his magic, and his grandiose ideas haven't worked in the past. They sure won't work now!!