Workers who saw their jobs disappear after Bain Capital took over argued Wednesday that the nation cannot afford Mitt Romney economics.

Randy Johnson told the Democratic convention that in July 1994, Romney and his partners at Bain fired him and more than 350 of his co-workers. Johnson said security guards walked the former employees out of the plant. Some individuals were hired back _ at lower wages and fewer benefits. Seven months later, the plant was closed. Johnson remembered employees his age crying because they had no other job to fall back on.

"Mitt Romney will stick it to working people. Barack Obama is sticking up for working people," Johnson said.

Cindy Hewitt and David Foster also recalled how jobs were lost and companies disappeared.

"So, when Mitt Romney talks about his business experience, remember: It's not experience creating good-paying jobs. It is experience cutting jobs. It is experience shutting plants. It is experience making millions by making life tougher for hard-working Americans," Hewitt said.

_ Donna Cassata _ Twitter http://twitter.com/DonnaCassataAP

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