In Dec AP surveyed leading economists on Romney’s economic plan: now they wish they hadn’t

Last December, before Mitt Romney captured the Republican nomination for president, the Associated Press surveyed over 400 of America’s leading economists about their opinion of his economic plans.

At that point there were still several candidates in the ongoing Republican primary so this “survey” was likely an attempt to stir up division among the Republican rank and file. The results showed that by 2 to 1 America’s economists favored Romney’s ideas.

Now the survey is public knowledge and the AP is stuck with the results. America’s economists believe that Barack Obama’s policies are killing America.

This is what the economists said about the Romney approach: “We enthusiastically endorse Governor Mitt Romney’s economic plan to create jobs and restore economic growth while returning America to its tradition of economic freedom. The plan is based on proven principles: a more contained and less intrusive federal government, a greater reliance on the private sector, a broad expansion of opportunity without government favors for special interests, and respect for the rule of law including the decision-making authority of states and localities.”

These are the highlights of the report constructed from the respondents’ comments. As complied by National Review on line, the Romney plan would do the following. “Reduce marginal tax rates on business and wage incomes and broaden the tax base to increase investment, jobs, and living standards.

“End the exploding federal debt by controlling the growth of spending so federal spending does not exceed 20 percent of the economy.

“Restructure regulation to end “too big to fail,” improve credit availability to entrepreneurs and small businesses, and increase regulatory accountability, and ensure that all regulations pass rigorous benefit-cost tests.

“Improve our Social Security and Medicare programs by reducing their growth to sustainable levels, ensuring their viability over

I'm sure the AP never envisioned their December attack on Romney would help him in August. As Nelson would say, " HA ha!"

LOL. Well, this is Associated Pravda so I’m sure they can find a way to delete this article and replace it with one where 99% of economists thought Romney’s plan was going to kill the elderly and children.

2 posted on 08/15/2012 11:51:28 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")

"The results showed that by 2 to 1 America’s economists favored Romney’s ideas. "

Surprised that anyone knows what those ideas are.

3 posted on 08/15/2012 12:24:41 PM PDT by ex-snook (without forgiveness there is no Christianity)

I am starting to find myself extremely bored with the deceit and unscrupulousness of the press.
I used to delight in catching them misrepresenting by using journalistic tricks. But after you've seen all their tricks a number of times it just gets old and tiring.

I don't have any respect for the press or any interest in anything they have to say.

4 posted on 08/15/2012 12:29:00 PM PDT by oldbrowser (As long as Obama's records are sealed, any discussion of Romney's past is off limits.)

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