Mitt+Romney

1. __Taxes and Economics__ Mitt Romney has made the decision that if you are heading towards retirement, then there will be no changes for you. His statement is that no matter what you will always have your expected checks. (mhg) He also wants to eliminate the option of raising taxes. He believes that it will slow the economy down and increase the burden of social security problems. Another option he has in mind is to have personal accounts. He has said that as long as there is a social security surplus, there is a discussion that this surplus can be invested in personal accounts. (mhg) He has also said that he wants our country to stop borrowing money and getting the country into more federal debt.(tbh)
 * Important Issues:**

2. __War in Iraq__ He believes that this is a fight that we need to do everything in our power to win.He has said that in order to succeed, we must build a stronger America, and a stronger military.(mhg) Romney also believes that to once and for all finish the war in Iraq, we must get other countries involved in the effort to help the Iraqi people.(tbh)

3. __Immigration__ Mitt Romney wants to build a physical as well as technological wall along our border with Mexico to stop illegal immigrants from coming into our country. He also wants to create a database of all the non-citizens in the United States that employers can access to make sure that they aren't hiring someone who is in our country illegally. Romney also plans to stiffen the penalties brought down on employers that knowingly hire illegal immigrants.(tbh)

4. __Environment__ Mitt Romney wants to fund basic research into things like better energy storage and clean efficient use of existing fossil fuels.(tbh)

__National Security__ He has said that we are facing a new generation of challenges that is led by the war in Iraq. (mhg) Romney wants to establish joint commands to help keep our borders safe.(tbh) 6. __Marriage and the Family__ Romney is strongly against gay marriages. He passed a law that prohibited out-of-state gay couples from coming to Massachussetts to get married.(tbh)

7. __Abortion__ Mitt Romney is pro-life, but he will allow abortion to save the life of the mother.(tbh)