My stance against Trump actually isn't about a lot of what many "libtards" would rally behind.
I don't particularly care about immigration one way or the other. I don't really see illegal immigration as nearly as big of an issue as people make it out to be, in the sense that illegal immigrants are ruining America (there are other arguments for and against, not getting into it here) I don't like that people from other countries are dying, literally, in an effort to come here, but I also see that the current border control system is taxed beyond capacity and that the rule of law isn't being followed in many cases by the people that are attempting to come here over the southern border. So my stance on immigration is that there is clearly a problem, but neither side of the political spectrum is actually solving it in an effective fashion, they merely demonize the other for being either weak, or inhumane, which I reject both characterizations.
As far as healthcare goes, I'm not about eliminating private insurance, I believe that people should have the option to purchase their own healthcare if they have the means to do so. I'm also not about people simply not having healthcare. It's similar to driving a vehicle, if you wish to do so you must have a license and you must have insurance, to protect yourself just as much as to protect other drivers. I don't like the idea of people being able to receive medical care and just stick the bill on everyone else because they didn't want to pay for insurance. I believe there should be a private and a public option, and that all people should hold insurance of some kind to protect everyone from any measure of medical conditions as well as protect them from everyone else's medical conditions.
I'm not really for publicly funded free colleges. I believe that students should have a financial stake in their education and should have to pay for a portion of it so that they understand what it takes to get educated and then create financial independence over time. I'm also not interested in debt forgiveness programs for people that don't make "X" amount of money when they get out of school. This just incentivizes choosing poor career paths because you know the government will subsidize your poor choice. On a personal level, I had to pay for a portion of my undergraduate and all of my graduate education and I believe that having to do so has made me smarter financially and I'm better for having done so.
I mainly don't like Trump for a couple of reasons:
The tax cuts-I actually thought bringing down the corporate tax rate was a smart move, so I will give him that, however, reducing the tax rate on everyone, in particular the wealthiest of people just doesn't jive with my belief in financial responsibility. Like it or not, Trump had a large national debt when he started and he's only made it worse. I'd really like to see this trend reversed, however, it will require a president that is willing to tell the country that it can't have all the little shiny things in the store all the time. Trump doesn't seem to be that President because as he seems to always say "This is the best it's ever been," or "We're doing great" when the reality of the debt is far from either.
Defense Spending-Our military spending budget is quickly reaching $1 Trillion a year, to which I have to say, WTF?! Trump complained about NATO members not footing their share of the defense bill and then he turned around and raised military spending like 40%, signaling to those very NATO countries that they can continue to not contribute to the required level because America's got it. I'd like to see this scaled back in an effort to reduce the yearly deficit so we can reduce the overall national debt.
Intangibles-Last is something that I can't quite quantify, so it'll be the most difficult to explain with any given number value, but I just don't think Trump projects a presidential demeanor to the rest of the world. I don't believe him to be particularly intelligent, he says things regularly that leave people laughing or scratching their heads, and he generally has operated in a fashion that I believe tarnishes America's image to the rest of the world.
I know that isn't something that can be quantified readily, but when you compare Trump to other near term past presidents they all appear to be much more presidential (which I never thought I'd say about Bush II, but here we are, not but a decade later). I'll give you Reagan had his gaffes, Clinton his BJs/cigars, Bush II held a book upside down when reading to 1st graders, Obama called Kenye a jackass, but those all seem to pale in comparison to Trump's daily tweets and ridiculous press conferences/interviews.
So yeah, I'm not a Trump supporter, but I definitely don't know who I'm going to support from the Dem side just yet.
I don't particularly care about immigration one way or the other. I don't really see illegal immigration as nearly as big of an issue as people make it out to be, in the sense that illegal immigrants are ruining America (there are other arguments for and against, not getting into it here) I don't like that people from other countries are dying, literally, in an effort to come here, but I also see that the current border control system is taxed beyond capacity and that the rule of law isn't being followed in many cases by the people that are attempting to come here over the southern border. So my stance on immigration is that there is clearly a problem, but neither side of the political spectrum is actually solving it in an effective fashion, they merely demonize the other for being either weak, or inhumane, which I reject both characterizations.
As far as healthcare goes, I'm not about eliminating private insurance, I believe that people should have the option to purchase their own healthcare if they have the means to do so. I'm also not about people simply not having healthcare. It's similar to driving a vehicle, if you wish to do so you must have a license and you must have insurance, to protect yourself just as much as to protect other drivers. I don't like the idea of people being able to receive medical care and just stick the bill on everyone else because they didn't want to pay for insurance. I believe there should be a private and a public option, and that all people should hold insurance of some kind to protect everyone from any measure of medical conditions as well as protect them from everyone else's medical conditions.
I'm not really for publicly funded free colleges. I believe that students should have a financial stake in their education and should have to pay for a portion of it so that they understand what it takes to get educated and then create financial independence over time. I'm also not interested in debt forgiveness programs for people that don't make "X" amount of money when they get out of school. This just incentivizes choosing poor career paths because you know the government will subsidize your poor choice. On a personal level, I had to pay for a portion of my undergraduate and all of my graduate education and I believe that having to do so has made me smarter financially and I'm better for having done so.
I mainly don't like Trump for a couple of reasons:
The tax cuts-I actually thought bringing down the corporate tax rate was a smart move, so I will give him that, however, reducing the tax rate on everyone, in particular the wealthiest of people just doesn't jive with my belief in financial responsibility. Like it or not, Trump had a large national debt when he started and he's only made it worse. I'd really like to see this trend reversed, however, it will require a president that is willing to tell the country that it can't have all the little shiny things in the store all the time. Trump doesn't seem to be that President because as he seems to always say "This is the best it's ever been," or "We're doing great" when the reality of the debt is far from either.
Defense Spending-Our military spending budget is quickly reaching $1 Trillion a year, to which I have to say, WTF?! Trump complained about NATO members not footing their share of the defense bill and then he turned around and raised military spending like 40%, signaling to those very NATO countries that they can continue to not contribute to the required level because America's got it. I'd like to see this scaled back in an effort to reduce the yearly deficit so we can reduce the overall national debt.
Intangibles-Last is something that I can't quite quantify, so it'll be the most difficult to explain with any given number value, but I just don't think Trump projects a presidential demeanor to the rest of the world. I don't believe him to be particularly intelligent, he says things regularly that leave people laughing or scratching their heads, and he generally has operated in a fashion that I believe tarnishes America's image to the rest of the world.
I know that isn't something that can be quantified readily, but when you compare Trump to other near term past presidents they all appear to be much more presidential (which I never thought I'd say about Bush II, but here we are, not but a decade later). I'll give you Reagan had his gaffes, Clinton his BJs/cigars, Bush II held a book upside down when reading to 1st graders, Obama called Kenye a jackass, but those all seem to pale in comparison to Trump's daily tweets and ridiculous press conferences/interviews.
So yeah, I'm not a Trump supporter, but I definitely don't know who I'm going to support from the Dem side just yet.
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