• Romney is in favor of the Bush support cuts as he says that these cuts really helped to
bring the economy back on track when the country was going through a bad phase. He stated that "I
have never opposed the Bush 2002 tax cuts. I supported them." during the 2008 Republican Primary
Debate.

• He suggests that the best way to avoid an oncoming recession is to get a cut on the taxes
of the middle class groups. This means that there will not be any taxes on interest, dividends or
capital gains and will result in more money in the hands of the middle class. They will in turn put
in more capital into the market which will be available for new ventures and homes.
 
• He is in favor of reducing the tax burden on middle income families. The Des Moines
Register reported that he said that ?I don?t stay awake at night about the taxes that rich people
are paying. I am concerned about the taxes that the middle class families are paying.? during a
Republican Debate.
 
• Romney strongly votes for the removal of death tax as he feels that it makes absolutely no
sense in it.
 
• Romney addressing it as ?my pledge? has promised not to support or reverse the plan to roll
income taxes back to 5% by the next year even if a situation of a budget deficit of $3 billion. 

• Mitt Romney said at a debate in Boca Raton on 24th January 2008, "I support the Bush tax
cuts. The Bush tax cuts helped get our economy going again when we faced the last tough times." 

• When asked what his first step would be on the fears of a recession, he replied that he
would try to get a reduction of taxes on the middle income people of America. He intended that
people earning less that $200,000 per annum would be able to save money without the burden of
taxes.
 
• "Lowering taxes helps build jobs & helps working families, and so I strongly have been of
the view that one of the great lessons for Ronald Reagan was that lowering taxes helped built our
economy." Fox News NH Republican primary debate on 6th January 2008.

• On the Death Tax: "It doesn't make sense to me that people get taxed when they can earn
their money, get taxed when they save their money, and get taxed when they die. We should get rid of
the death tax." Quoted from Romney's book 'The Man, His Values & His Vision, p115.'

• Romney promised not to stand by a freeze or a turn back of plans to roll income taxes back
to 5% even if there was a deficit of three million in the budget.
 
• In a debate in South Carolina he said he wanted to make it very clear that he would not
raise taxes.

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