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The Great Debate

The Great Debate: Today’s Bad Economy & a Presidential Election The Oct.3, 2012 Presidential Debate: What Matters, Who Won ? Over 70 million Americans watched the Denver debate between President Obama and his contender Mitt Romney. Who won ? First- ground rules. Debates should be judged on substance. Personal feelings about candidates should be set aside. Respect for both candidates is necessary in order to properly assess both the strengths and weaknesses. Why is this debate particularly important? Because we are still suffering from a horrible economy that crashed in 2009 and hasn't recovered. So here goes as divided by candidates: salient points either pro or con according to the contender. Romney: “Trickle down government”, the most powerful phrase mentioned in the debate. We all know subconsciously that government is getting bigger but Romney asked a key question, how big does it need to be ? 42% of spending in our US economy is on the government. This is the s