claim: "we are only inches away from ceasing to be a free market economy."
author: mitt romney
evidence_1: jun 2, 2011 ... romney attacked obama for expanding the role of the federal government,  adding, "we are only inches away from ceasing to be a free market economy. i  will cap federal spending at 20 percent or less of the gdp and finally, finally  balance the budget." it's no surprise that romney focused on the economy.
evidence_2: politifact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected  officials and others on its truth-o-meter.
evidence_3: apr 26, 2012 ... this article originally appeared at thefreemanonline.org. when a front-running  presidential contender tells the country that thanks to barack obama, “[w]e are  only inches away from ceasing to be a free market economy,” one is left  scratching one's head. how refreshing it is, then, to hear a prominent ...
evidence_4: jun 19, 2012 ... economics. “we are only inches away from no longer being a free economy.” —  mr. romney. in attacking mr. obama's stewardship of the economy, mr. ... and the  idea that the united states has almost ceased to be a free-market economy was  labeled “ridiculously false” by politifact, which cited an ...
evidence_5: jun 2, 2011 ... for millions of americans, the economy is in crisis today, and unless we change  course, it will be in crisis for all of us tomorrow. government under president  obama has grown to consume almost 40% of our economy. we are only inches  away from ceasing to be a free market economy. i will cap federal ...