WHO IS DONALD TRUMP? A MUST READ & SHARE!
Donald Trump........who he REALLY is..The criticisms of Trump are
amazingly missing something. They are lacking in negative stories from
those who work for him or have had business dealings with him. After all
the employees he’s had and all the business deals he’s made there is a
void of criticism. In fact, long term employees call him a strong and
merciful leader and say he is far more righteous and of high integrity
than people may think. And while it may surprise many, he’s actually
humble when it comes to his generosity and kindness. A good example is a
story that tells of his limo breaking down on a deserted highway
outside of New York City. A middle-aged couple stopped to help him and
as a thank you he paid off their mortgage, but he didn’t brag about
that. Generous and good people rarely talk of charity they bestow on
others.
But as much as all this is interesting, the real thing that people want
to know is what Donald Trump’s plan is for America. It’s funny how so
many people say they don’t know what it is, or they act like Trump is
hiding it. The information is readily available if people would just do a
little homework. But, since most Americans won’t do their own research,
here, in no particular order, is an overview of many of Trumps
positions and plans:
1.) Trump believes that America should not intervene militarily in
other country’s problems without being compensated for doing so.If
America is going to risk the lives of our soldiers and incur the expense
of going to war, then the nations we help must be willing to pay for
our help. Using the Iraq War as an example, he cites the huge monetary
expense to American taxpayers (over $1.5 trillion, and possibly much
more depending on what sources are used to determine the cost) in
addition to the cost in human life. He suggests that Iraq should have
been required to give us enough of their oil to pay for the expenses we
incurred. He includes in those expenses the medical costs for our
military and $5 million for each family that lost a loved one in the war
and $2 million for each family of soldiers who received severe
injuries.
2.) Speaking of the military, Trump wants America to have a strong
military again. He believes the single most important function of the
federal government is national defense. He has said he wants to find the
General Patton or General MacArthur that could lead our military
buildup back to the strength it needs to be. While he hasn’t said it
directly that I know of, Trump’s attitude about America and about
winning tells me he’d most likely be quick to eliminate rules of
engagement that handicap our military in battle. Clearly Trump is a
“win at all costs” kind of guy, and I’m sure that would apply to our
national defense and security, too.
3.) Trump wants a strong foreign policy and believes that it must
include 7 core principles (which seem to support my comment in the last
point): American interests come first. Always. No apologies. Maximum
firepower and military preparedness. Only go to war to win. Stay loyal
to your friends and suspicious of your enemies. Keep the technological
sword razor sharp. See the unseen. Prepare for threats before they
materialize. Respect and support our present and past warriors.
4.) Trump believes that terrorists who are captured should be treated
as military combatants, not as criminals like the Obama administration
treats them.
5.) Trump makes the point that China’s manipulation of their currency
has given them unfair advantage in our trade dealings with them. He says
we must tax their imports to offset their currency manipulation, which
will cause American companies to be competitive again and drive
manufacturing back to America and create jobs here. Although he sees
China as the biggest offender, he believes that America should protect
itself from all foreign efforts to take our jobs and manufacturing. For
example, Ford is building a plant in Mexico and Trump suggests that
every part or vehicle Ford makes in Mexico be taxed 35% if they want to
bring it into the U. S., which would cause companies like Ford to no
longer be competitive using their Mexican operations and move
manufacturing back to the U. S., once again creating jobs here.
6.) Trump wants passage of NOPEC legislation (No Oil Producing and
Exporting Cartels Act – NOPEC – S.394), which would allow the government
to sue OPEC for violating antitrust laws. According to Trump, that
would break up the cartel. He also wants to unleash our energy companies
to drill domestically (sound like Sarah Palin’s drill baby, drill?)
thereby increasing domestic production creating jobs and driving
domestic costs of oil and gas down while reducing dependence on foreign
oil.
7.) Trump believes a secure border is critical for both security and
prosperity in America. He wants to build a wall to stop illegals from
entering put controls on immigration. (And he says he’ll get Mexico to
pay for the wall, which many have scoffed at, but given his business
successes I wouldn’t put it past him.) He also wants to enforce our
immigration laws and provide no path to citizenship for illegals.
8.) Trump wants a radical change to the tax system to not only make it
better for average Americans, but also to encourage businesses to stay
here and foreign businesses to move here. The resulting influx of money
to our nation would do wonders for our economy. He wants to make
America the place to do business. He also wants to lower the death tax
and the taxes on capital gains and dividends. This would put more than
$1.6 trillion back into the economy and help rebuild the 1.5 million
jobs we’ve lost to the current tax system. He also wants to charge
companies who outsource jobs overseas a 20% tax, but for those willing
to move jobs back to America they would not be taxed. And for citizens
he has a tax plan that would allow Americans to keep more of what they
earn and spark economic growth. He wants to change the personal income
tax to:
Up to $30,000 taxed at 1%
From $30,000 to $100,000 taxed at 5%
From $100,000 to $1,000,000 taxed at 10%
$1,000,000 and above taxed at 15%
9.) Trump wants Obamacare repealed. He says it’s a “job-killing, health
care-destroying monstrosity” that “can’t be reformed, salvaged, or
fixed.” He believes in allowing real competition in the health insurance
marketplace to allow competition to drive prices down. He also believes
in tort reform to get rid of defensive medicine and lower costs.
10.) Trump wants spending reforms in Washington, acknowledging that
America spends far more than it receives in revenue. He has said he
believes that if we don’t stop increasing the national debt once it hits
$24 trillion it will be impossible to save this country.
11.) Even though he says we need to cut spending, he does not want to
harm those on Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security. He believes that
the citizens have faithfully paid in to the system to have these
services available and that the American government has an obligation to
fulfill its end of the bargain and provide those benefits. Therefore,
he wants to build the economy up so that we have the revenue to pay
those costs without cutting the benefits to the recipients. He disagrees
with Democrats who think raising taxes is the answer andsays that when
you do that you stifle the economy. On the other hand, when you lower
taxes and create an environment to help businesses they will grow, hire
more workers, and those new workers will be paying taxes that become
more tax revenue for the government.
12.) Trump also wants reform of the welfare state saying that America
needs “a safety net, not a hammock.” He believes in a welfare to work
program that would help reduce the welfare roles and encourage people to
get back to work. And he wants a crackdown on entitlement fraud.
13.) Trump believes climate change is a hoax.
14.) Trump opposes Common Core.
15.) Trump is pro-life, although he allows for an exception due to rape, incest, or the life of the mother.
16.) Trump is pro 2nd Amendment rights.
17.) Trump’s view on same-sex marriage is that marriage is between a
man and a woman, but he also believes that this is a states' rights
issue, not a federal issue.
18.) Trump supports the death penalty. Trump believes that there is a lack of common sense, innovative thinking in Washington
(Hmmm… looks like he believes in horse sense!). He says it’s about
seeing the unseen and that’s the kind of thinking we need to turn this
country around. He tells a personal story to illustratethe point:
“When I opened Trump National Golf Club at Rancho Palos Verdes in
LosAngeles, I was told that I would need to build a new and costly
ballroom. The current ballroom was gorgeous, but it only sat 200 people
and we were losing business because people needed a larger space for
their events. Building a new ballroom would take years to get approval
and permits (since it’s on the Pacific Ocean), and cost about $5
million. I took one look at the ballroom and saw immediately what needed
to be done. The problem wasn’t the size of the room, it was the size of
the chairs. They were huge, heavy, and unwieldy. We didn’t need a
bigger ballroom, we needed smaller chairs! So I had them replaced with
high-end, smaller chairs. I then had our people sell the old chairs and
got more money for them than the cost of the new chairs. In the end, the
ballroom went from seating 200 people to seating 320 people. Our
visitors got the space they desired, and I spared everyone the hassle of
years of construction and $5 million of expense. It’s amazing what you
can accomplish with a little common sense.”
On top of his saving years of construction and $5 million in expenses,
he also was able to keep the ballroom open for business during the time
it would have been under remodeling, which allowed him to continue to
make money on the space instead of losing that revenue during
construction time. Donald Trump’s entire life has been made up of
success and winning. He’s been accused of
bankruptcies, but that’s not true. He’s never filed personal bankruptcy.
He’s bought companies and legally used bankruptcy laws to restructure
their debt, just as businesses do all the time. But he’s never been
bankrupt personally. He’s a fighter that clearly loves America and would
fight for our nation. Earlier I quoted Trump saying, “I love America.
And when you love something, you protect it
passionately – fiercely, even.” We never hear that from Democrats or
even from most Republicans. Donald Trump is saying things that
desperately need to be said but no other candidate has shown the
fortitude to stand up and say them. Looking over this list of what he
wants for America I see a very necessary set of goals that are long past
due. Before we criticize someone because the media does, maybe we
should seriously consider what he has to offer.
Thursday, August 27, 2015
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