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You do not comprehend the written word very well, do you?1.You do not comprehend the written word very well, do you?
I stated that Trump has LESS EXPERIENCE IN A PUBLIC OFFICE THAN MOST OF THE CURRENT CANDIDATES. He has never been a senator, a governor a mayor or even a councilman. Those are government offices. Or did you not know that?
EVERY candidate in history for POTUS who has run against a sitting president had less experience in that position than who was in office at the time.
And it has been proven that tenure does not equal success in ANY field. That's why there is an election every 4 years.
SMGDH.
2. As far as the media goes, you can claim that the media "lies" which in SOME cases they do embellish the truth. However there are numerous media sources that are credible. Trump is no victim, and every other president has been criticized by the SAME media as him. He just lacks the temperament and the maturity to rise above it and lead effectively.
Those like you would likely be cheering for and defending the media if they were critical of a democratic president.
3. His relationships with "other" countries are better than they have ever been? His trade/tariff war with China is building a good relationship? His actions with them are pushing world economics toward globalization instead of the reverse as he supposedly planned to do. Feel free to illustrate what he has done in your myopic view to improve relationships with Mexico and China.
4. WTF does "flying on a private jet and and having skyscrapers all over the world" have to do with disclosing his taxes? For the past 40 years, every other president has done so. Why not him? And as far as his "jet and skyscrapers"? the true valuation of those assets is a mystery, and has been for years.
And by the way, look up who owns all of his properties. There are many that bear his name/logo, but are not actually owned by his company.
I have read both sides of how Trump supposedly has :raised the median income". While the current number is the highest it has been in history, the increase from where it was is nowhere near the highest in history. The most important metric in the economy has always been compared performance versus previous years, or percentage of improvement or decline.
One key measure is the real median level, meaning half of households have income above that level and half below, adjusted for inflation.
"According to the Census, this measure was $61,372 in 2017, an increase of $1,063 or 1.8% versus 2016, the second consecutive record level year. This measure was $60,309 in 2016 (up $1,833 or 3.1% vs. 2015) and $58,476 in 2015 (up $2,863 or 5.1% vs. 2014).
So there is nothing remarkable about a 1.8% increase compared to previous years....
BEFORE HIM.
If you're going to post numbers, at least tell the whole story. Or maybe you should read some of the so called "fake news" that you have produced no proof of being "fake".
5b.As far as the "Muslim travel ban" what that succeeded in doing was to inconvenience a lot of normal people who were not even suspected terrorists. There has been far more terrorism inflicted on this country by homegrown terrorists than Muslims. His platform from day one has been to create a climate of fear that appeals to ignorant misinformed people like you, who actually believe that banning military assault style weapons such as the AR-15 is an infringement to their 2nd amendment rights. While that same type of weapon has been used is killing 173 U.S. citizens in mass shootings dating back to 2007. I'm a firearm owner and know many others. Not many are concerned with owning an assault rifle.
5c. Where did I express support for illegal immigration? I didn't, because I do not. Any person who can read, understands the negative impact of being in any country illegally. Maybe if "high rollers" like Trump lead by example and took a position regarding HIRING illegal immigrants he would get more traction on the issue than "building a wall" that he duped dumbasses like you into believing that Mexico would actually pay for.
He should step up, set an example and start immigration raids at all of his own properties in America and ensure that every employee in his organization is a legal citizen. Then he should propose a law to impose fines and loss of business licenses upon any employer who is discovered hiring illegal immigrants. It would cost less than a "wall" to make it mandatory for all employers to use EVerify.
5d. As far as your "list" of how illegal immigration harms the country, is this a credible list issued by the immigration department, or more of your fear mongering?
If housing overcrowding and saturation are two of the downsides of illegal immigration, who is providing the housing? Someone is making money from them being housed, and likely turning a blind eye to them being here illegally. And not all of them are a "drain". In fact, on many street corners and freeway lanes offramps here in California, it is not uncommon to see a Hispanic who is probably undocumented, selling oranges, peanuts and flowers and on an opposite corner see what appears to be an able bodied white man holding a cardboard sign begging for handouts. Did the Hispanic take the white mans job? LMAO.
1. I stated that Trump has 2.7 years of experience as PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, and all these Democrats clowns have ZERO. That is far more important then your squeaky point about senators and mayors, or whatever.
2. To say that trump is no victim is too ludicrous to be anything but a baldfaced lie. Not only do Democrat low-lifes go after in Trump in ANY way they can, they even go after his family, and there's even examples of that right here in the avatars of some liberals. And I would not cheer any media that lies extensively, as the leftist OMISSION media does routinely, both in false statements and omissions.
3. Wow. Are you ever in the dark on China and Mexico. This is understandable if you have restricted your political information to liberal OMISSION media. Improving relationships with them is not (as you seem to view it) a matter of being friendly with them. It is a matter of REPAIRING the damage that has been done by previous idiot presidents who have allowed these counties to run roughshod over us economically.
After 30 years of the world making trade war on us, while we sat idle and smiled, we now protect our businesses, workers, and economy with tariffs. Better that than continuing to foolishly give China et al unrestricted access to our market, while they block us out if theirs.'
There never was any reason for this ridiculous relationship. We in the US hold the high cards. We have the large, wealthy market. Hundreds of millions of consumers$$, that no other country in the world has. When you have a market like we do, you don't kiss their ass. They need us more than we need them. Anybody don't believe it ? Take a walk through Walmart some time. Check out 100 items on the shelf. How many say Made in China ? 80 ? 90 ? Proof is on the shelves.
In the case of Mexico, they have been taking advantage (to put it mildly) of us too. They have been sending their poor "wretched refuse" to us, so that WE would pay for their welfare instead of them. And of those who work (and steal jobs from Americans (mostly blacks and Hispanics) they send (currently) $30 Billion/year out of the US, and back to Mexico (remittances$$$), depriving US businesses of all this sales$$$ (aka 21st century imperialism). THAT is your globalism at work. Trump is repairing it all with NATIONALISM, and it's about time.
4. There is no mystery about the valuation of skyscrapers and 757 jets. They value into the many Millions, if not Billions. As for Trump's brand licensing, sure, he makes a lot of money from it, that's because the value of it is high, due to the respect that businesses have for the Trump name. Cool.
The median income being highest in US history is simply a retort to those in the fake news media who blabber about wages languishing low.
Your statement on the Muslim travel/immigration ban shows a distinct (and common) ignorance of the Muslim issue. You, like liberals typically, show no acknowledgement of the ISLAMIZATION issue, and I wouldn't doubt that you don't even know the meaning of that word. Why would you ? Having watched CNN, MSNBC, and PBS for years, I have never heard it spoken once, despite it being spoken routinely on Fox News.
Terrorism is only 1/2 of the Muslim issue. Islamization is the other half. I also question your liberal talking points about Muslim terrorism vs non-Muslim terrorism. A lot of liberal talking points typically come from liberal universities, think tanks, and media, which when investigated often are based on liberal definitions of things which are often found to be faulty (ex. the mistaken idea that white women are the biggest beneficiaries of Affirmative Action).
5c. More leftist ignorance (probably resulting from leftist OMISSION media) - There is a vast difference between the ability to arrest illegal aliens and to arrest their employers. The apprehension of illegal employers found in violation of the 1986 IRCA law (aka "Simpson-Mazzoli) depends on proving that employers KNOWINGLY hired the illegals, with full knowledge of their illegality.
Because of the difficulty of prosecuting these cases, courts have been reluctant to deal with them. Wanna get easier employer prosecutions ? Get rid of computer duplication of documentation, making false documentation a cinch. I hope this gives you a better idea of just what your words >> "discovered hiring illegal immigrants" actually means, in the real world.
The AR-15 is nit a military assault weapon. It is a semi-automatic that fires a round with each pull of the rigger, no different than a common handgun.
Regarding the harms of immigration list, I don't need some government agency to supply me with a list, and you shouldn't either. It is just a matter of being aware of things, by reading, TV and radio, and everyday living.
Also regarding that list. how interesting that you only pick one or two things from it, when there almost 2 DOZENS items on the list. Regarding housing, again, it is very difficult, if not impossible for landlords to ascertain if people are here legally or not. I don't know if they are breaking the law by renting to illegals (as employers are, by KNOWINGLY hiring them), but I have many gripes about how landlords rent, and have expressed them in other OPs which I authored.
Lastly, on the white guy holding a sign, yeah, about 8 millions of illegal aliens are taking a job from him. You don't know ? This is one of the biggest contradictions of Democrats today. Supporting illegal aliens with sanctuary cities (and states), legislation for amnesty, giving them drivers licenses, free medical care, etc, decriminalizing crossing the border without inspection, while at the same time, claiming to be in support of the American worker. Talk about non-sequitors. WOW.
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