Obama wanted to fundamentally transform America, Trump wants to make America great again. Which one do you agree with?

@hippyjoe1955: I know that's what people think he said, but I'm asking how? Like I said, insurance companies can already sell across state lines. That was never an issue. How's he going to make that suddenly fix everything if it hasn't already? And besides, what good would being able to buy insurance from Alaska do you if you live in Texas and all the doctors and hospitals you might go to are in Texas? Now your insurer has to negotiate with doctors and hospitals in Texas that they probably don't have preexisting arrangements with, which costs time and money, the avoidance of which was the entire reason for creating insurance networks in the first place, so now goes out the window. In fact, insurers would have to negotiate in every place in the US unless they just refused to serve some areas, which is exactly what they do now. Or if the insurer or policy is unreliable, what if healthcare providers refuse to accept it? You'd be free to buy insurance from anyone, but would that mean that all healthcare providers have to accept it? We'd have to have some kind of universal policy or regulation to ensure that...omg government intervention! And then there's those personal health savings accounts, which is just a way of saying, you pay for it, or the lack of an insurance plan. That'd be fine if it didn't cost over $7,000 to administer a dose of antivenin made in Mexico for $100. Yup, family of four on a $45K income? Ouch, better tighten your belts if you got a scorpion sting.

And how's he going to make companies hire more Americans by interfering less? Is that what the high import taxes are? Less interference? I guess he did say he'd relax regulations on Wall Street. Whoohoo, big win for the blue-collar man there. Then there's unleashing the US energy industry, the one already suffering from a glut of supply on the market. Oh, and there's this gem, right off his website.

"Every income group receives a tax cut under the Trump plan, with millions more being removed from the income tax rolls and low-income Americans paying no income tax at all."

I guess that would be considered less government interference. But I do remember hearing a lot of people whining about Americans who pay no federal income taxes. Trump promised to make millions more of them. What was that number at? 45%? Let's see if Trump can get us up to 60% of non federal income tax payers, yeah! Go big! Who needs a middle class when there's so much room at the bottom?

But really, how's he going to make a system work that already didn't work before? Relaxing non-existent restrictions on insurance sales? Telling people to pay for it on their own? Forcing companies to do unprofitable things under threat of extra taxes? Other than deregulating Wall Street and making fewer tax payers, where does he actually back off to make things better?

@Xuan12: try reading Wealth of Nations. You can find a copy in the library.

@hippyjoe1955: Adam Smith, middle school material. The invisible hand of the free market regulating itself, but threatened by monopolies, tax preferences, lobbyists, and privileged classes.

Not sure how that squares with the heavy import taxes and elimination of millions of tax payers. Also doesn't really bode well for nominating Exxon Mobil's CEO for Secretary of State. Sounds like the lobbyists win that one.

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@TryingtoLava: 🙄

He owes loyalty to no one and thus why the ones that do are scared shitless of him. I love it. Lol

[c=#4C0073]I been trying to figure that out for the longest![/c]

I think he was just trying his best to do what he thought was right for the people of this country .. he didn't exactly get much cooperation with republicans though

@Chernobylplayground: I glad the republicans didn't cave in all the time.

yea he will, if he kills everyone who voted for him