President Obama (left) and Mitt Romney (right) shaking hands with supporters at campaign events.

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Andrew DuBois

Staff Writer

    On November 6, 2012 the American people will decide upon who they want to lead this country for the next four years. The two main contenders for the position are our current President Barack Obama and his republican challenger Mitt Romney.

    President Obama’s current policies involve tax cuts for the middle class and small business. According to President Obama’s official website, during the past four years a family making $50,000 or less has saved over $3,500 dollars in tax cuts. Mitt Romney on the other hand plans on cutting taxes for corporate America, believing that a strong corporate America will strengthen our economy and encourage job growth.

    In addition to this, Romney is a pro-life advocate, believing firmly that abortions are a serious problem in America. Romney believes life starts at contraception and supports the Hyde amendment which ends all federal funding to programs that perform abortions. President Obama believes that programs like planned parenthood provide valuable services to women all over the country and that women deserve the right to personal choice in these matters.

    In 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Health Care for America Act into law. Under President Obama’s health care reform plan, all American Citizens can no longer be denied health insurance due to pre-existing conditions. The new reform encourages all Americans to get health insurance or face a tax penalty in hopes of strengthening our current medicare system. Romney believes that Obama’s plan is sending the country in the wrong direction due to the cost associated with the program. If elected, Romney claims he will sign an executive order allowing the federal government to essentially remove the program. The plan that Romney is in favor of includes allowing each state to make its own health care system.

    If you or your parents are able to vote, please encourage them to head out on November 6th and vote. John Quincy Adams, sixth president of the United States, once said “Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.” Every vote counts and this November all citizens of the United States are expected, but not required, to vote and decide the next four years of American politics.