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s90minuteswillbeaboutdomesticissues,andwillfollowaformatdesignedbythecommission.Therewillbesixroughly15-minutesegments,withtwo-minuteanswersforthefirstquestion,thenopendiscussionfortheremainderofeachsegment.

ThousandsofpeopleofferedsuggestionsonsegmentsubjectsofquestionsviatheInternetandothermeans,butImadethefinalselections,andfortherecord,theywerenotsubmittedforapprovaltothecommissionorthecandidates.

Thesegments,asIannouncedinadvance,willbethreeontheeconomyandoneeachonhealthcare,theroleofgovernment,andgoverning,withanemphasisthroughoutondifferences,specificsandchoices.Bothcandidateswillalsohavetwo-minuteclosingstatements.

Theaudiencehereinthehallhaspromisedtoremainsilent.Nocheers,applause,boos,hisses—amongothernoisydistractingthings—sowemayallconcentrateonwhatthecandidateshavetosay.Thereisanoiseexceptionrightnow,though,aswewelcomePresidentObamaandGovernorRomney.（Cheers,applause.）

Gentlemen,welcometoyouboth.

Let'

sstarttheeconomy,segmentone.Andlet'

sbeginwithjobs.Whatarethemajordifferencesbetweenthetwoofyouabouthowyouwouldgoaboutcreatingnewjobs?

Youhavetwominutes—eachofyouhavetwominutestostart.Thecointosshasdetermined,Mr.President,yougofirst.

PRESIDENTBARACKOBAMA:

Well,thankyouverymuch,Jim,forthisopportunity.IwanttothankGovernorRomneyandtheUniversityofDenverforyourhospitality.

TherearealotofpointsthatIwanttomaketonight,butthemostimportantoneisthat20yearsagoIbecametheluckiestmanonearthbecauseMichelleObamaagreedtomarryme.（Laughter.）AndsoIjustwanttowish,Sweetie,youhappyanniversaryandletyouknowthatayearfromnow,wewillnotbecelebratingitinfrontof40millionpeople.（Laughter.）

Youknow,fouryearsagowewentthroughtheworstfinancialcrisissincetheGreatDepression.Millionsofjobswerelost.Theautoindustrywasonthebrinkofcollapse.Thefinancialsystemhadfrozenup.AndbecauseoftheresilienceandthedeterminationoftheAmericanpeople,we'

vebeguntofightourwayback.

Overthelast30months,we'

veseen5millionjobsintheprivatesectorcreated.Theautoindustryhascomeroaringbackandhousinghasbeguntorise.Butweallknowthatwe'

vestillgotalotofworktodo.Andsothequestionheretonightisnotwherewe'

vebeenbutwherewe'

regoing.GovernorRomneyhasaperspectivethatsaysifwecuttaxes,skewedtowardsthewealthy,androllbackregulationsthatwe'

llbebetteroff.

I'

vegotadifferentview.Ithinkwe'

vegottoinvestineducationandtraining.Ithinkit'

simportantforustodevelopnewsourcesofenergyhereinAmerica,thatwechangeourtaxcodetomakesurethatwe'

rehelpingsmallbusinessesandcompaniesthatareinvestinghereintheUnitedStates,thatwetakesomeofthemoneythatwe'

resavingaswewinddowntwowarstorebuildAmericaandthatwereduceourdeficitinabalancedwaythatallowsustomakethesecriticalinvestments.

Now,itultimatelyisgoingtobeuptothevoters,toyou,whichpathweshouldtake.Arewegoingtodoubledownonthetop-downeconomicpoliciesthathelpedtogetusintothismess,ordoweembraceaneweconomicpatriotismthatsays,Americadoesbestwhenthemiddleclassdoesbest?

AndI'

mlookingforwardtohavingthatdebate.

MR.LEHRER:

GovernorRomney,twominutes.

MR.ROMNEY:

Thankyou,Jim.It'

sanhonortobeherewithyou,andIappreciatethechancetobewiththepresident.IampleasedtobeattheUniversityofDenver,appreciatetheirwelcomeandalsothepresidentialcommissiononthesedebates.

Andcongratulationstoyou,Mr.President,onyouranniversary.I'

msurethiswasthemostromanticplaceyoucouldimaginehere—herewithme,soI—（laughter）—congratulations.

Thisisobviouslyaverytendertopic.I'

vehadtheoccasionoverthelastcoupleofyearsofmeetingpeopleacrossthecountry.IwasinDayton,Ohio,andawomangrabbedmyarm,andshesaid,I'

vebeenoutofworksinceMay.Canyouhelpme?

AnnyesterdaywasarallyinDenver,andawomancameuptoherwithababyinherarmsandsaid,Ann,myhusbandhashadfourjobsinthreeyears,part-timejobs.He'

slosthismostrecentjob,andwe'

venowjustlostourhome.Canyouhelpus?

Andtheanswerisyes,wecanhelp,butit'

sgoingtotakeadifferentpath,nottheonewe'

vebeenon,nottheonethepresidentdescribesasatop-down,cuttaxesfortherich.That'

snotwhatI'

mgoingtodo.

Myplanhasfivebasicparts.One,getusenergyindependent,NorthAmericanenergyindependent.Thatcreatesaboutfourmillionjobs.Numbertwo,openupmoretrade,particularlyinLatinAmerica;

crackdownonChinaifandwhentheycheat.Numberthree,makesureourpeoplehavetheskillstheyneedtosucceedandthebestschoolsintheworld.We'

refarawayfromthatnow.Numberfour,getustoabalancedbudget.Numberfive,championsmallbusiness.

It'

ssmallbusinessthatcreatesthejobsinAmerica.Andoverthelastfouryearssmall-businesspeoplehavedecidedthatAmericamaynotbetheplacetoopenanewbusiness,becausenewbusinessstartupsaredowntoa30-yearlow.Iknowwhatittakestogetsmallbusinessgrowingagain,tohirepeople.

Now,I'

mconcernedthatthepaththatwe'

reonhasjustbeenunsuccessful.Thepresidenthasaviewverysimilartotheviewhehadwhenheranfouryearsago,thatabiggergovernment,spendingmore,taxingmore,regulatingmore—ifyouwill,trickle-downgovernmentwouldwork.That'

snottherightanswerforAmerica.I'

llrestorethevitalitythatgetsAmericaworkingagain.

Thankyou.

Mr.President,pleaseresponddirectlytowhatthegovernorjustsaidabouttrickle-down—histrickle-downapproach.He'

s—ashesaidyoursis.

PRESIDENTOBAMA:

Well,letmetalkspecificallyaboutwhatIthinkweneedtodo.

First,we'

vegottoimproveoureducationsystem.Andwe'

vemadeenormousprogressdrawingonideasbothfromDemocratsandRepublicansthatarealreadystartingtoshowgainsinsomeofthetoughest-to-deal-withschools.We'

vegotaprogramcalledRacetotheTopthathaspromptedreformsin46statesaroundthecountry,raisingstandards,improvinghowwetrainteachers.SonowIwanttohireanotherhundredthousandnewmathandscienceteachersandcreate2millionmoreslotsinourcommunitycollegessothatpeoplecangettrainedforthejobsthatareoutthererightnow.AndIwanttomakesurethatwekeeptuitionlowforouryoungpeople.

Whenitcomestoourtaxcode,GovernorRomneyandIbothagreethatourcorporatetaxrateistoohigh.SoIwanttolowerit,particularlyformanufacturing,takingitdownto25percent.ButIalsowanttoclosethoseloopholesthataregivingincentivesforcompaniesthatareshippingjobsoverseas.IwanttoprovidetaxbreaksforcompaniesthatareinvestinghereintheUnitedStates.

Onenergy,GovernorRomneyandI,webothagreethatwe'

vegottoboostAmericanenergyproduction.

Andoilandnaturalgasproductionarehigherthanthey'

vebeeninyears.ButIalsobelievethatwe'

vegottolookattheenergysourceofthefuture,likewindandsolarandbiofuels,andmakethoseinvestments.

So,allofthisispossible.Now,inorderforustodoit,wedohavetocloseourdeficit,andoneofthethingsI'

msurewe'

llbediscussingtonightis,howdowedealwithourtaxcode,andhowdowemakesurethatwearereducingspendinginaresponsibleway,butalsohowdowehaveenoughrevenuetomakethoseinvestments?

Andthisiswherethere'

sadifferencebecauseGovernorRomney'

scentraleconomicplancallsfora$5trilliontaxcut,ontopoftheextensionoftheBushtaxcuts,sothat'

sanother$2trillion,and$2trillioninadditionalmilitaryspendingthatthemilitaryhasn'

taskedfor.That'

s$8trillion.Howwepayforthat,reducethedeficitandmaketheinvestmentsthatweneedtomakewithoutdumpingthosecostsonthemiddle-classAmericansIthinkisoneofthecentralquestionsofthiscampaign.

Bothofyouhavespokenaboutalotofdifferentthings,andwe'

regoingtotrytogetthroughtheminasspecificawayaswepossiblycan.

Butfirst,GovernorRomney,doyouhaveaquestionthatyou'

dliketoaskthepresidentdirectlyaboutsomethinghejustsaid?

Well,sure.I'

dliketoclearuptherecordandgothroughitpiecebypiece.Firstofall,Idon'

thavea$5trilliontaxcut.Idon'

thaveataxcutofascalethatyou'

retalkingabout.Myviewisthatweoughttoprovidetaxrelieftopeopleinthemiddleclass.ButI'

mnotgoingtoreducetheshareoftaxespaidbyhigh-incomepeople.High-incomepeoplearedoingjustfineinthiseconomy.They'

lldofinewhetheryou'

represidentorIam.

Thepeoplewhoarehavingthehardtimerightnowaremiddle-incomeAmericans.Underthepresident'

spolicies,middle-incomeAmericanshavebeenburied.They'

re—they'

rejustbeingcrushed.Middle-incomeAmericanshaveseentheirincomecomedownby$4,300.Thisisa—thisisataxinandofitself.I'

llcallittheeconomytax.It'

sbeencrushing.Thesametime,gasolinepriceshavedoubledunderthepresident,electric