Trump - Things You Might Not Know About Him
Trump,
hopefully, is waking some of the RINOs (REPUBLICAN IN NAME ONLY) up.
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.
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.)
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.
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 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 and put
controls on immigration. He also wants to enforce our immigration laws.
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 and says 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 rolls 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 state’s 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 illustrate the point: "When I opened Trump National
Golf Club at Rancho Palos Verdes
in Los Angeles, I was immediately 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.
19.)
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.
20.)
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.
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