Neal Asbury began his nationally syndicated “Neal Asbury’s Made in America” show on Radio America by suggesting that after the first two debates Mitt Romney has gotten the “big mo” and that his proposed policies are starting to resonate with the American public. In particular, Neal believes that eliminating the tax on dividends will appeal to the middle class, and give them more incentive to invest, which will help expand the economy.
“The Midwest will decide the presidency, and I think a lot of voters were turned off my Obama’s demeanor during the debates. Obama is losing his appeal to women voters, who will make a huge difference this election,” said Asbury.
Co-host Dr. Rich Roffman agreed that Obama’s demeanor detracted from his debate effectiveness.
“Romney was the one that looked presidential. He was cool, while Obama seemed edgy. Romney stayed on task, while Obama looked like a union boss that found out he is losing his pension,” opined Roffman.
Joining the show as a first time guest was Republican Congresswoman, Marsha Blackburn, representing Tennessee’s 7th district.
“Romney did a good job in the debates laying out the issues. I think women wanted to see the two candidates side by side. It was a good feisty debate, and it was obvious that Obama’s policies have failed to move the economy, which certainly impacts women,” said Blackburn.
Blackburn noted that while Obama used the terms “me” and “I” numerous times during the debate, Romney was more interested in the country, so he used the term “we.”
“Although Obama sets the unemployment rated at 7.8 percent, it’s actually over 10 percent. In that number is one million unemployed women,” added Blackburn, suggesting that women have four priorities: jobs, federal spending, homeland security and Obamacare.”
Blackburn is saddened by the number of people who are dependent on the federal government, which does not reflect the American Dream, where people can take on a business idea or dream and build on it.
Neal Asbury and co-host Dr. Rich Roffman expanded the discussion, with Neal taking on Obama’s tendency to spend more time talking, then acting.
“There’s an old saying that a politician talks 90% of the time and takes action 10% of the time whereas a businessman speaks 10% of the time and takes action 90% of the time. We have a president who describes fantasies and illusions about all the things he wants to do, and does nothing. While Mitt Romney, as a successful businessman, has demonstrated that the way to get things done is to take the initiative and do what’s needed,” suggested Asbury, adding, “It doesn’t matter what Obama says, there are no jobs and we have an annual welfare rate that has climbed over 32 percent.”
Dr. Roffman agreed, adding, “We are spending $1.03 trillion on welfare. It is now the largest part of our federal budget, and represents 83 different programs. We are spending so much money but what are we really getting for it? It’s just as Neal always says, “ [It’s]…like giving people morphine, it makes them feel better for a short time, but it doesn’t cure the problem.”
“Keeping people on federal aid takes away their pride and self-worth. And this lack of pride is passed onto their children, which robs them of the American Dream,” said Asbury. “We need a president who is a doer not a talker.”
Joining the show as a first-time guest was Peter J. Ferrara, Senior Assistant to Robert B. Carleson, White House Office of Policy Development (1981-1983) for The Carleson Center for Public Policy (CCPP), which promotes proven policies and educates about welfare reform, federalism and economic growth.
“Obama makes up descriptions and misrepresents Romney’s proposals and then attacks them. But in reality, Romney is proposing the biggest tax cut for the middle class in history. His tax cut ideas are similar to Reagan’s, and will have the same positive impact on the economy,” said Ferrara.
Farrara noted that Romney’s most ambitious tax cut proposal is to eliminate taxes on capital gains and dividends for middle class people making under $200,000. He also will overturn Obamacare, which has added taxes to the middle class.
“What people don’t understand is that Obama keeps quoting the Tax Policy Center, essentially a liberal institute, and that is why they always suggest that Romney’s policies won’t work. But economists all over the country agree that the Romney plan will work,” concluded Farrara.
Made in America’s final guest was Stephanie Gallagher, the president of World City America Inc., a cruise ship builder for more than 20 years. She recently wrote to President Obama taking him to task after the Obama administration reportedly moved to prevent American cruise liners from being eligible to get the long-term financing under Title XI that makes building something as massive as a cruise ship possible.
“Only seven percent of potential cruise visitors have ever sailed, so the audience is huge. But we think American cruise customers should cruise on lines that have built their ships in America and fly the American flag. This creates American jobs and keeps the revenue in America, not in foreign countries,” said Gallagher.
Gallagher says her company’s plan is to build ships that will allow them to stop at ports so that customers can board and disembark for short trips, where on-board spending increases profitability. She noted that industry experts doubt that America can build the ships, but her company is consulting with hotel design experts so that the ships can be built along the lines of luxury hotels and resorts.
“We are fighting lobbyists and friends of the Obama administration who represent the big cruise companies that don’t want to see us compete with them,” said Gallagher.
Once again, Asbury and co-host Dr. Rich Roffman introduced their weekly “Cronyism Report,” an ongoing look at how federal funding payouts are wasting taxpayer dollars.
Rich returned to the topic of the A123 Battery manufacturer that received $250 million from the government to build batteries, but they didn’t work in the Chevy Volt. So the company blew through $125 million before declaring bankruptcy, and not creating the jobs that were promised.
“And by the way, the company was run by a big Obama fund raising bundler. It’s good to be part of the good old boy’s club,” concluded Roffman.
Each week Neal Asbury’s Made in America provides Neal’s insights into the week’s top news stories and their impact on the worlds of entrepreneurship, small business ownership and the overall economy. Neal’s analysis, together with co-host Dr. Richard Roffman, a veteran 30-year publisher with extensive domestic and international experience, takes a non-biased approach based on real life experience in business as an American manufacturer and exporter. Made in America airs nationally each Saturday from 7-8:00 PM on Radio America. Link to Made in America at http://www.nealasbrysmadeinamerica.com.
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