of 2009. the shutdown led to the loss of more than 9,000 jobs, 6,000 of them from the wilmington plant. the hub is now abandoned. this warehouse, once full of workers and humming with the sound of conveyor belts, is now vacant. it s still full of reminders of what it used to be, shipping bags hanging from hooks, but the conveyor belts have stopped and loading docks just sit there, with no trucks pulling up. well, our unique format of the forum is going to give you, the voter, a chance to evaluate the candidate based on fair and balanced treatment because each of the three will be appearing individually and answering questions and going to get exactly the same amount of time in their segment, the candidates have been asked to focus on the question, they re not in mention and certainly not to attack the other candidates. the order you see them determined by a random drawing con prior to the event and the
in our uniform have a special place in our hearts and we have to care for them. and the american people feel that. no question in my mind, but that they recognize we have a huge obligation to those who served our country and i certainly feel that way and one thing i can t understand, right now the president is cutting back on spending and something that has to happen, but he s only cutting back on the military. going after tri care and saying we re going to raise the co-pays and benefits, why is it we go after military families, why isn t he going after government workers represented by the big government unions, i think i know the answer my view is we care for our soldiers, we care for our soldiers and their families first and that s our responsibility as a nation. mike: thank you, governor. and let s go to charlie gasperino. turning to the the economy. governor romney you ve been criticized for having a tax plan that s 57 points, not my words, i read this out there. 57 points of
said they thought at $2 you d have the problem now with natural gas, we have so much natural gas, the opposite of ten years ago, so much, that we ve slowed down exploration, and there s surplus and the price crashed below the level nn oh round of development. if i quote your office tomorrow, give me the analysis of 2.50. i can get you experts in the industry who will tell you why they think, if you re going to develop the kind of fuels. remember, these are more complex fields. right. why they think 2.50 is a definable number. i think it will probably go below that and i think it will fluctuate. in the free he market you ve got fluctuating prices. and the question, gingrich between $2 and 2.50 a clear digs tinks. secretary chao. mr. speaker, i m going to switch over to trade. over 10 million americans are supported by u.s. exports and we also have the
taxpayers are not being asked to spend more money in a less effective way? well, i would reconsider almost all of the training into businesses. if you look at the german model. the germans pay more for manufacturing and labor than we do and have a much more powerful system and part of it is because the company that needs the worker is in charge of training the worker and they have an apprenticeship program that gives them very high skilled labor that s actually skilled what they re going to to for a living so i would reconsider when i described, for example, the unemployment being modernized, i described a business-led training program, not something over here in the academic world. as you want the person who is going to hire you, defining the skills they think you need to do the job they want to pay you for. a quick question because we want a couple more, charlie, yours is next. the president wants to tax companies and move jobs overseas, even if the company,
out to train new people. particularly if we go to a high template modernization, lots of new equipment, and new jobs. mike: we re short on time, devon as quickly as possible. you touched on earlier, you ve owned four small businesses since your last position. yes. and you said you had experiences make sure you can make payroll and quite frankly i think it s easier to make payroll when you have finances that someone in your position does. what would you say to people who, if they can make pay can t make payroll how would you assist those people. i was impressed that my kid had opened up a custom knife shop and developing his own business and there s no question, you know, if you re in the position i m in or governor huckabee is you have an easier shot at it, but the same principles are there, if i can t go out and find a customer, if i don t have people who work with me and want to get the job done,