Host of Romney event favors gov’t spending on infrastructure, jobs, alternative energy - The Plum Line - The Washington Post

Host of Romney event favors gov’t spending on infrastructure, jobs, alternative energy - The Plum Line - The Washington Post:

Today, Mitt Romney campaigned in Virginia at a company called Carter Machinery. I just got off the phone with the company’s CEO, James Parker, who spoke at the event, and he shared some views that might seem surprising.

Parker favors heavy government spending on infrastructure, which he sees as a valid means of creating jobs, favors paying for such spending with a gas tax, sees the federal stimulus spending in his area as a plus, and favors government investment in alternative energy.

To be sure, Parker was also very critical of Obama, and said he thinks Obama’s specific stimulus bill and leadership had failed. But his views on the proper role of government spending in securing the country’s future suggest the debate is a bit more complex than Romney’s soundbites would have you believe.

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