Mission of federal government
Obama
Basic function is to keep people safe
Federal government has ability to create opportunity
Genius of America is free enterprise and opportunity
Abraham Lincoln says we can do things better together
Financed Transcontinental Railroad, land grant colleges, National Academy of Sciences
Doesn't restrict freedom, increases it
Race to the Top- give states more money if you make reforms, 46 states made a difference, hire 100,000 math and science teachers
Government can't do it all, but can help
Romney
Mass schools are #1 and I believe
Look behind us, Declaration of Independence and Constitution needs to be defended
Believe in maintaining American military
Maintain commitment to religious freedom and pursuit of happiness
Make sure that we all care for those who need help
Maintain for individuals freedom
Trickle down government thinks it can do better than people pursuing their dreams
The proof of that...
50% of college graduates can't find work
Federal government can help local and state education
Likes most of Race to the Top
Disabled kids who get IDEA funds will get money to go to school
Obama
Significant reforms with Race to the Top
Cut taxes for rich people, and cuts
Ryan put forward a budget
Not very detailed
Cutting education budget by 20%
Community colleges designing training programs for people to get jobs that
$60 billion to banks as middleman, banks were taking billions out of the system, millions more students get money on student loans
Not focusing on making sure kids get to college
Romney
Entitled to your own plane and own house but not own facts
Place you put your money shows where your heart is
Put $90 billion into green jobs, would have hired 2 million jobs, and these businesses were owned
Government is not for picking winners and losers
Can take their child to a school that's more effective
Massachusetts schools ranked #1
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