Sunday, January 22, 2017

Trump Quotes and My Opinions of Them


Quote: “completely eradicate Islamic terrorism”
Comment: Really? Yes, I do think it is possible. Do I have a plan? No, but I don't think Trump can come up with a viable plan to make it happen, either. A viable plan would entail convincing many other countries to commit, and actually supply, a lot of money and resources, as well as soldiers. Can Trump do that? Highly doubtful. My opinion? I don't think he will even be able to convince the U.S. Congress to commit the money, soldiers and other resources required, much less other countries.
I also question why he singled out Islamic terrorism instead of all terrorism.

Quote: “When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.”
Comment: No room for prejudice? This from the man that promises to eradicate Islamic terrorism with the implication that he will not bother with other terrorism? And what about all those Mexican rapists? And I don't even remember all the things he said about women! Contradicting himself? Yes.

Quote: “The wealth of our middle class has been ripped from their homes and then redistributed all across the world.”
Comment: If this were true there wouldn't be so many people in third world countries that are starving and don't even have clean water. How much of that wealth would they say they have received?
The wealth of the middle class? The middle class have never been wealthy, that's why they are middle class, they are between the wealthy and the poor – in the middle. Something our current President doesn't seem to understand. Maybe because he's always been wealthy, even though he has filed bankruptcy at least three times and is in debt to the tune of billions (fifteen billion, I think).
So where has the middle class's money gone? To the rich! Making them richer and us poorer. High prices, low pay, high taxes, while the rich individuals and corporations get their taxes lowered and have all those loopholes to use to evade taxes, sometimes eliminate them. Let's not forget the exorbitant pay and bonuses of a lot of high level executives.

Quote: “build new roads, bridges and airports.”
Comment: A lofty promise. A good thing, if he can make it happen. But what about the current infrastructure? Is he going to fix the roads, bridges and airports that need it? Is he going to come up with an affordable maintenance plan to prevent future damage?