Donald Trump for President Thread

[abelard]

so much is still uncertain

on the one hand you have Trump hinting at big infrastructure spending and investment in education, both of which are badly needed. so far only the canadians have had the balls to defy the austerity consensus and try this, and thus far, very tepidly. if obama had dared to suggest this, it'd be mobs with pitchforks in congress.

it's apparent that central banks can no longer maintain the economy on their own. what they are doing is premised on governments responding to monetary cues with fiscal responses, which they've been politically or ideologically unwilling to countenance. central banks have basically all pulled the "emergency lever" and nothing's happened. and if there is another crash, they have no recourse left.

this could be something of a fiscal "only Nixon could go to China" moment

but, on the other hand, you have promises of gutting health insurance, medicare/aid, ten billion in tax cuts for the rich, and eliminating the deficit - the paul ryan "starve the beast" budget, in other words, but also mostly all things trump has likewise "promised," to the extent that means anything

you can have one or the other, but i'm not sure how you can have both

 

[Blues Harp]

hahahaha poor Pence....



Watching Mike Pence standing in the background being completely invisible to others is my new favourite thing...

If for some reason DT does not manage to complete his 4 years guess who steps in?.......Scarier...

 

[kithnou]

Bump...please moderators

May I request mate, if you able to seeing as you are the original poster, to change the thread title to "DONALD TRUMP POTUS ELECT"?
If you can't maybe a moderator can help out?
I think it is only fitting.

 

[tsubaki]

but, on the other hand, you have promises of gutting health insurance, medicare/aid, ten billion in tax cuts for the rich, and eliminating the deficit - the paul ryan "starve the beast" budget, in other words, but also mostly all things trump has likewise "promised," to the extent that means anything

you can have one or the other, but i'm not sure how you can have both

Fortunately (or unfortunately, given the special interests involved) for Trump, he actually could get rid of Obamacare, deal with health insurance / medicare, save many billions off the federal budget and do something that would wreck the Democrats for a generation. He has repeatedly suggested as much.

 

[DanEFC92]

Reddit AMA with Wikileaks staff members:


Some really good points brought up, and apparently a lot of people share my scepticism of Wikileak's/Assange's agenda and role in this election.

 

[abelard]

Fortunately (or unfortunately, given the special interests involved) for Trump, he actually could get rid of Obamacare, deal with health insurance / medicare, save many billions off the federal budget and do something that would wreck the Democrats for a generation. He has repeatedly suggested as much.

it would be nice to see the US join the modern world with a proper health care system, because obamacare is toothless compromise that satisfies nobody. but somehow i can only see Trump going the other way. republican congress would burn washington to the ground before allowing poor people universal access to free health care.

 

[ilikecheese]

it would be nice to see the US join the modern world with a proper health care system, because obamacare is toothless compromise that satisfies nobody. but somehow i can only see Trump going the other way. republican congress would burn washington to the ground before allowing poor people universal access to free health care.

Obamacare is a joke because of the Republicans.

 

[Toffeelover]

There was/is a great deal of talk about Brexit, well over the pond is going to very interesting times ahead as well when Trump gets his feet under the table.

 

[RaleighBlue]

Don't agree with these protests. He won so move on.

What?

He won, so freedom of speech and the freedom to gather in public places is no longer a thing?

'Just move on'. No need to express your thoughts or feelings now, urban people you've been put back in your place, so hush up.

Right? Is that the point you're making here?

 

[peteblue]

He'll make you head of Homeland Security.

He's promised that to me........

 

[peteblue]

First job should be lashing Gerrard in Guantanamo.

I'm on it.......

 

[rascal]

hahahaha poor Pence....



Watching Mike Pence standing in the background being completely invisible to others is my new favourite thing...

I really don't like Paul Ryan. Seems to be one of those 'I'm alright Jack, screw you' types. Plus I really don't like his face, he needs that nose seeing to.

 

[davek]

He's promised that to me........

Homeland security isn't a house alarm mate.

 

[peteblue]

Homeland security isn't a house alarm mate.

He can forget it then........

 

[Moomin]

Obamacare is a joke because of the Republicans.

Can we have Sanders please if you don't want him.