What Romney and Ryan won't tell working Virginians

September 13, 2012

WJLA reports, "First lady Michelle Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will both hit the campaign trail in Virginia Thursday. Mrs. Obama's first stop on a two-city campaign foray into the key battleground state is downtown Richmond. Later in the day, she will speak to supporters at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg... Meanwhile, Romney will hold a rally at Van Dyck Park in Fairfax County. Both are visiting the Commonwealth amidst economic concerns, which are expected to be at the forefront of Thursday's events."

Progressive Point: Working Virginians support leaders who work for us, not just the wealthiest few, and share our values in supporting good schools, building good jobs, and protecting our communities. But Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan's top-down class warfare would make middle class families pay more taxes, end guaranteed Medicare, and cut Social Security--all to pay for more wasteful tax breaks for the already-rich.

Romney isn't telling Virginia families that his plan is more of the same trickle-down policies that got us into this economic mess in the first place. His plan would cut his own taxes while making the rest of us pay our share and his as well. Ryan isn't telling Virginia families that his plan would end Medicare as we know it and gut education, instead of investing in America's home front. For Virginians the choice is clear: a country where hardworking families pay more so the richest few pay less--or an America where we all pay our fair share and get a fair shot.

Get the Facts:

• Under Paul Ryan's plan, Mitt Romney would pay less than 1% in taxes. (The Atlantic, August 11, 2012)


• Mitt Romney's economic plan would raise taxes 95% of Americans to pay for tax cuts for the top 5% and would add a new $247,000 tax cut for the wealthiest 0.1% on top of the Bush tax cuts. (ThinkProgress, August 1, 2012)


• The Rep. Ryan/House GOP budget that Mitt Romney has endorsed proposes $871 billion in cuts to investments. (Center for American Progress, March 20, 2012)


• Mitt Romney's economic plan would cut potentiall over ten billion dollors that goes to police officers, firefighters, and teachers based on an analysis from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. (Washington Post, June 13, 2012)

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