Why One Young Grocery Store Worker Is Voting for Romney

The Republican National Convention is over and the Democratic National Convention begins Sept. 4. For the next two months, both sides will work to convince voters their presidential candidate is the right man for the job.

A recent high school graduate in California has already made his decision. In an on Fairoaks-Carmichael Patch, , who works at a grocery store, explained why he is frustrated with his current situation.

“I get my paycheck every Friday, and I pay about $50 a paycheck in taxes for the 24 hours I worked that week,” he wrote. “So with all the taxes taken out of my paycheck, I basically work 5 1/2 hours a week just for the government. You can also think of it this way: The government took $50 from my paycheck and gave it to someone else on UI, SSI, TANF, WIC or whatever welfare program.”

Palomo lamented that it will be difficult working another four years “in an Obama economy where I am paying 20% of my income in taxes.”

“Romney is proposing a 20% across the board cut in everyone's marginal tax rate, similar to the 25% cut made by President Reagan in the '80s. Barack Obama, however, only wants to raise taxes for the top earners. So where does that leave students and other youth like myself who are just scraping by at the bottom?,” Palomo asked.

By Palomo’s estimates, Romney’s proposed tax cuts would equal two weeks a year in additional pay.

“That might not seem like much money, but for a student like myself, $520 a year is a big deal,” he wrote.

Palomo concludes:

If you like those taxes that you see coming out of YOUR hard-earned paycheck, I suggest you re-elect Barack Obama.

If you want REAL change and REAL reform, and you want to keep more of YOUR hard-earned paycheck, then I urge you to support Mitt Romney for President.

Don't miss out on the money you COULD be making! Vote Republican this November!

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