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Heavy Load
The middle class is carrying a heavy load in America. But Mitt Romney doesn't see it. Under the Romney plan, a middle class family will pay an average of up to $2,000 more a year in taxes. While at the same time giving multi-millionaires like himself a $250,000 tax cut. So, Romney hits the middle class harder and gives millionaires an even bigger break. Is that the way forward for America?
Veterans Who Support President Obama
Veterans share why they support President Obama and what the president has done to support Veterans and Military Families.
An Unshakable Record
Mitt Romney's hoping for a convention reinvention where he'll try to shake an etch-a-sketch of epic proportions.
But some things you just can't shake—like his business record, his Massachusetts record, his offshore funds and what the Romney-Ryan budget does to Medicare.
Mitt Romney: An unshakable record that's wrong for the middle class.
Paul Ryan: Wrong for the Middle Class
Paul Ryan's speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa was full of wrong and misleading statements. If you've seen any coverage of it, you know that the consensus among journalists and independent observers is that it was factually challenged.
As the National Journal stated: "Paul Ryan is long on style, shorter on facts"
Romney Economics: The Infomercial
Romney Economics is a business model of outsourcing, bankruptcy, and investments in companies at the expense of American workers. Looking to make a profit with minimal risk? Tired of all those pesky employee benefits and pensions? Don't mind seeing jobs shipped overseas? Then Romney Economics is the business model for you!
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan: The Do-Over - ConventionReinvention.com
This is the exclusive online trailer premiere of the Romney-Ryan campaign's GOP convention reinvention of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan: "The Do-Over."
Promises
Voiceover: "It's a promise that was made long ago. You work hard, pay in. Your Medicare benefits are guaranteed. But Mitt Romney would break that promise...replace your benefits with a voucher."
"Insurance companies could just keep raising rates. .Instead of a guarantee, seniors could pay sixty four hundred dollars more a year. AARP says the plan Mitt Romney supports undermines Medicare. Mitt Romney. An end to the Medicare Promise."
Faces of Change: From Dinner Tables to Diplomas
It meant a great deal to Jess Montejano, a second generation Mexican American, that President Obama supported students with legislation like the American Opportunity Tax Credit. Because of this tax credit, Jess was able to receive an extra $1000 when he filed his 2009 taxes. With this extra financial support, he was able to pay his bills and focus more on his studies.
Los rostros del cambio: De la mesa al diploma
Para Jess Montejano, un mexicano-americano de segunda generación, el apoyo del Presidente Obama para los estudiantes a través de leyes como el Crédito de Impuestos de Oportunidad Americana significa mucho. Gracias a este crédito de impuestos, Jess recibió $1000 adicionales cuando declaró sus impuestos en 2009.