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Trump's 1st 100 days - his promises to us
Topic Started: Jan 24 2017, 02:18 PM (326 Views)
dcbl
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It is no secret that I am very grateful that Trump is our new president; but I am still paying attention to his promises.

We all know that MOST elected officials do not follow through with what they said in order to get elected. I remain optimistic that Trump will be different:

So here it is - THE LIST. The list of Trump's promises about what he would do in his 1st 100 days

Let's keep score:

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What follows is my 100-day action plan to Make America Great Again. It is a contract between myself and the American voter — and begins with restoring honesty, accountability and change to Washington

Therefore, on the first day of my term of office, my administration will immediately pursue the following six measures to clean up the corruption and special interest collusion in Washington, DC:

* FIRST, propose a Constitutional Amendment to impose term limits on all members of Congress;

* SECOND, a hiring freeze on all federal employees to reduce federal workforce through attrition (exempting military, public safety, and public health);

* THIRD, a requirement that for every new federal regulation, two existing regulations must be eliminated;

* FOURTH, a 5 year-ban on White House and Congressional officials becoming lobbyists after they leave government service;

* FIFTH, a lifetime ban on White House officials lobbying on behalf of a foreign government;

* SIXTH, a complete ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for American elections.

On the same day, I will begin taking the following 7 actions to protect American workers:

* FIRST, I will announce my intention to renegotiate NAFTA or withdraw from the deal under Article 2205

* SECOND, I will announce our withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership

* THIRD, I will direct my Secretary of the Treasury to label China a currency manipulator

* FOURTH, I will direct the Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative to identify all foreign trading abuses that unfairly impact American workers and direct them to use every tool under American and international law to end those abuses immediately

* FIFTH, I will lift the restrictions on the production of $50 trillion dollars' worth of job-producing American energy reserves, including shale, oil, natural gas and clean coal.

* SIXTH, lift the Obama-Clinton roadblocks and allow vital energy infrastructure projects, like the Keystone Pipeline, to move forward

* SEVENTH, cancel billions in payments to U.N. climate change programs and use the money to fix America's water and environmental infrastructure

Additionally, on the first day, I will take the following five actions to restore security and the constitutional rule of law:

* FIRST, cancel every unconstitutional executive action, memorandum and order issued by President Obama

* SECOND, begin the process of selecting a replacement for Justice Scalia from one of the 20 judges on my list, who will uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States

* THIRD, cancel all federal funding to Sanctuary Cities

* FOURTH, begin removing the more than 2 million criminal illegal immigrants from the country and cancel visas to foreign countries that won't take them back

* FIFTH, suspend immigration from terror-prone regions where vetting cannot safely occur. All vetting of people coming into our country will be considered extreme vetting.

Next, I will work with Congress to introduce the following broader legislative measures and fight for their passage within the first 100 days of my Administration:

Middle Class Tax Relief And Simplification Act. An economic plan designed to grow the economy 4% per year and create at least 25 million new jobs through massive tax reduction and simplification, in combination with trade reform, regulatory relief, and lifting the restrictions on American energy. The largest tax reductions are for the middle class. A middle-class family with 2 children will get a 35% tax cut. The current number of brackets will be reduced from 7 to 3, and tax forms will likewise be greatly simplified. The business rate will be lowered from 35 to 15 percent, and the trillions of dollars of American corporate money overseas can now be brought back at a 10 percent rate.

End The Offshoring Act. Establishes tariffs to discourage companies from laying off their workers in order to relocate in other countries and ship their products back to the U.S. tax-free.

American Energy & Infrastructure Act. Leverages public-private partnerships, and private investments through tax incentives, to spur $1 trillion in infrastructure investment over 10 years. It is revenue neutral.

School Choice And Education Opportunity Act. Redirects education dollars to give parents the right to send their kid to the public, private, charter, magnet, religious or home school of their choice. Ends common core, brings education supervision to local communities. It expands vocational and technical education, and make 2 and 4-year college more affordable.

Repeal and Replace Obamacare Act. Fully repeals Obamacare and replaces it with Health Savings Accounts, the ability to purchase health insurance across state lines, and lets states manage Medicaid funds. Reforms will also include cutting the red tape at the FDA: there are over 4,000 drugs awaiting approval, and we especially want to speed the approval of life-saving medications.

Affordable Childcare and Eldercare Act. Allows Americans to deduct childcare and elder care from their taxes, incentivizes employers to provide on-side childcare services, and creates tax-free Dependent Care Savings Accounts for both young and elderly dependents, with matching contributions for low-income families.

End Illegal Immigration Act Fully-funds the construction of a wall on our southern border with the full understanding that the country Mexico will be reimbursing the United States for the full cost of such wall; establishes a 2-year mandatory minimum federal prison sentence for illegally re-entering the U.S. after a previous deportation, and a 5-year mandatory minimum for illegally re-entering for those with felony convictions, multiple misdemeanor convictions or two or more prior deportations; also reforms visa rules to enhance penalties for overstaying and to ensure open jobs are offered to American workers first.

Restoring Community Safety Act. Reduces surging crime, drugs and violence by creating a Task Force On Violent Crime and increasing funding for programs that train and assist local police; increases resources for federal law enforcement agencies and federal prosecutors to dismantle criminal gangs and put violent offenders behind bars.

Restoring National Security Act. Rebuilds our military by eliminating the defense sequester and expanding military investment; provides Veterans with the ability to receive public VA treatment or attend the private doctor of their choice; protects our vital infrastructure from cyber-attack; establishes new screening procedures for immigration to ensure those who are admitted to our country support our people and our values.

Clean up Corruption in Washington Act. Enacts new ethics reforms to Drain the Swamp and reduce the corrupting influence of special interests on our politics.

On November 8th, Americans will be voting for this 100-day plan to restore prosperity to our economy, security to our communities, and honesty to our government.

This is my pledge to you.

And if we follow these steps, we will once more have a government of, by and for the people.

Republicans sign checks on the front, democrats sign them on the back…True story!
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Day two and already knocked a few of those off the list...
Only liberals can choose not to go down the road to widespread, systematic violence.
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Trump's a rookie, and it shows. :shakeshead:
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WSJ reports on another case of Tom Price introducing legislation that would benefit his investments. http://www.wsj.com/articles/health-secretary-nominee-tom-price-proposed-bill-benefiting-his-puerto-rico-investments-1485253807
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Only liberals can choose not to go down the road to widespread, systematic violence.
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Yup, we're up to a great start: In a Swirl of ‘Untruths’ and ‘Falsehoods,’ Calling a Lie a Lie https://nyti.ms/2k5n9Da
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Good to have a list of places we can investigate for corruption when we toss the orange one out.
"...a mesmerized state that makes us accept as inevitable that which is detrimental...having lost the will..to demand...good..." - Rachel Carson
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Jan 26 2017, 09:17 PM
Yup, we're up to a great start: In a Swirl of ‘Untruths’ and ‘Falsehoods,’ Calling a Lie a Lie https://nyti.ms/2k5n9Da
Trump's alternative facts are as valid as your alternative facts....You loved "scientific" polls that said Hillary would win the election by a landslide........... :booboo:
Jesus can raise the dead, but he can't fix stupid
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Some of those I have no problem with, but once again, the healthcare issue disturbs me, once again, we offer only "tax free accounts"...most people who need healthcare do not make enough to put into a medical account that could account for even one average stay in a hospital.

As for lifting the restrictions on the energy jobs, I want to know the environmental impact of that 50 trillions he said he out there. That's what most of those restrictions are about, they'd deal with how harmful drilling, mining, or whatever can be to the populace at large.

The lobbyist issue, good thoughts..lifetime ban in support of foreign governments..etc..

School choice...can get behind..term limits, Yeahhhh...that's never going to fly thru a Republican Congress.

Not sure what he means by the defense sequester and military investment?
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Tsalagi
Jan 27 2017, 10:16 AM
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Some of those I have no problem with, but once again, the healthcare issue disturbs me, once again, we offer only "tax free accounts"...most people who need healthcare do not make enough to put into a medical account that could account for even one average stay in a hospital.

Most HSA's are combined with a low cost catastrophic plan to cover emergency stays....

It's one reason Direct Primary Care is on the rise....
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Jan 27 2017, 10:28 AM
Tsalagi
Jan 27 2017, 10:16 AM
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Some of those I have no problem with, but once again, the healthcare issue disturbs me, once again, we offer only "tax free accounts"...most people who need healthcare do not make enough to put into a medical account that could account for even one average stay in a hospital.

Most HSA's are combined with a low cost catastrophic plan to cover emergency stays....

It's one reason Direct Primary Care is on the rise....
Yeah...it's a recipe for disaster, most people don't understand their car insurance let alone health insurance..what is covered and what it is, and if your stay is longer then the catastrophic rider will pay for?

The people that this will affect the most are the very ones who use Obamacare now, the poor who normally don't have two sticks to rub between them, let alone money to put into an HSA
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I have personally decided to offer health insurance to everyone, completely free of charge. The newly insured will cover the first 100% of all costs and I will pick up the rest. My plan has no limits, no applications, everyone is automatically enrolled! The problem of course is mine is about as affordable as an ObamaCare plan, my deductibles are slightly higher.

Look at ObamaCare deductibles, he should be sued for using "affordable" to describe ObamaCare.

"No. No he won't. We'll stop it."
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