Mitt Romney’s Plan for a Stronger Middle Class

A Plan For More Jobs And More Take-HomePay Energy Independence
• Increase access to domestic energy resources
• Streamline permitting for exploration and development
• Eliminate regulations destroying the coal industry
• Approve the Keystone XL pipeline
The Skills To Succeed
• Give every family access to a great school and quality teachers
• Provide access to affordable and effective higher education options
• Focus job training programs on building valuable skills that align with opportunities
• Attract and retain the best and the brightest from around the world
Trade That Works For America
• Curtail the unfair trade practices of countries like China
• Open new markets for American goods and services
• Build stronger economic ties in Latin America
• Create a Reagan Economic Zone to strengthen free enterprise around the world
Cut The Deficit
• Immediately reduce non-security discretionary
spending by five percent
• Cap federal spending below twenty percent of the economy
• Give states responsibility for programs that they can implement more effectively
• Consolidate agencies and align compensation of federal workers with their private-sector counterparts
Champion Small Business
• Reduce taxes on job creation through individual and corporate tax reform
• Stop the increases in regulation that are tangling job creators in red tape
• Protect workers and businesses from strong-arm labor union tactics
• Replace Obamacare with real health care reform that controls cost and improves care