Buddy Roemer Hammers Barack Obama's Proposal to Raise Taxes

Former Gov. Buddy Roemer of Louisiana, an underdog for the Republican presidential nomination, took aim at President Barack Obamas proposal to fight the federal deficit by raising taxes.

President Obamas jobs plan leaves America dead in the economic waters. Rather than raising the level of growth, his plan raises taxes, raises unemployment and raises the federal debt, said Roemer in a statement released on Monday. My jobs plan calls for real tax reform that closes special-interest corporate loopholes, eliminates foreign tax credits, and ends the unfair trade practices that export American jobs overseas. We must stop giving tax breaks to large corporations that are creating jobs overseas in China and start giving tax relief to small businesses that are creating jobs right here in America. Its time we finally stand up for America.