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(8,582 posts)Here are seven major issues on which Romney has refused to take a stand:
1. Romney wont say whether he would undo Obamas decision to end deportations of DREAM-eligible immigrants. Romney and his campaign passed up numerous opportunities over the weekend to say whether he agreed with the substance of the Obama administrations order to stop deporting some young undocumented immigrants and whether a President Romney would rescind the order, saying only, Well look at that well look at that setting as we as we reach that.
2. Romney wont say whether hed support the Paycheck Fairness Act.Romney repeatedly dodged questions about whether hed support the Paycheck Fairness Act, a bill to crack down on wage discrimination and close the wage gap between men and women. His campaign didnt respond to five requests by the conservative Washington Times seeking his stance on the bill.
3. Romney wont specify which tax loopholes hed close. Asked yesterday which tax deductions he would eliminate to offset his massive proposed tax-cuts for the rich, Romney refused to offer any specifics on a plan that he has admitted is so vague it cannot even be scored, saying only, Well go through that process with Congress.
4. Romney wont say which federal agencies hed eliminate. At a private fundraiser, Romney reportedly told donors he would eliminate or combine a lot of departments in Washington, but that he was probably not going to lay out just exactly which ones are going to go. Why? Because he feared telling the voters his plans before the election might hurt his political chances, just as it did in his 1994 Senate race.
5. Romney wont say whether he supports the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Romneys campaign refused to say whether he would have signed the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, a law that helps women hold employers accountable for discriminating in the pay practices based on gender. Romney said, Im not going to go back and look at all the prior laws and say had I been there which ones would I have supported and signed.
6. Romney wont say whether hed support full reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. Offering only general support for renewal of the Violence Against Women Act, Romney would not specify whether he supported the bipartisan Senate version or the GOP House rolllback bill. His spokeswoman said only that he hopes [the bill] can be reauthorized without turning it into a political football.
7. Romney wont say whether say whether hed eliminate the carried interest tax break for private equity partners. Romneys campaign hasrefused to answer questions about whether he supports eliminating the carried interest tax break for private equity partners, even when asked directly, saying only that we should probably take a close look at to see if were treating capital gains as capital gains or are we treating, in some cases, carried interest as capital gains when its more like ordinary income.
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/983114/the_7_major_issues_mitt_romney_won%E2%80%99t_take_a_position_on/
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(1,412 posts)Romney aide tries to prevent journalists from asking questions of Romney.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/16/mitt-romney-reporters-questions_n_1521010.html