Taz, dear friend.....who rushed in a GOP majority in the 90's and gave us a Newt control house? It was GOP voters and who, applauded the Contract with America mandate the Newt nuts gave them? GOP voters and who said absolutely nothing in complaints when NAFTA was signed? GOP voters....not a word, TAZ, nothing. Now that the chickens from that mandate have touched white america, now they want to complain and blame democrats and minorities???? You guys have a history of voting in do nothing GOP candidates and when they crap all over you, you want to blame everybody but the very voters that created your mess, you!!!!! NAFTA hurt everybody, not just white people. But never ever forget, it was white america that gave themselves NAFTA, now deal with it!!!
The country is very different today than it was 20 years ago and Trump ran on renegotiating NAFTA and other trade agreements, as well as killing the TPP. And I don't know why you keep bringing race into the discussion since it's completely irrelevant. Trump actually went to black neighborhoods and churches and spoke to them about the same issues and it apparently resonated a little as he improved upon winning black voters by 2 percentage points more than Romney did. Still pittance, but an improvement nonetheless. When did Clinton ever take time to talk to these people? She took them for granted assuming she'd pull in 95% of them like Obama did. She only got 88%. That may have been the very thing that cost her Michigan.
In order to break up healthcare insurance monopolies the Trump plan will permit the sale of healthcare across state lines allowing vendors to compete and thus lower prices for consumers. “By allowing full competition in this market, insurance costs will go down and consumer satisfaction will go up,” Trump argues.
Consumers will be allowed to shop around to find the most affordable price for exams and other medical-related procedures. Price transparency will be required by healthcare providers, organizations and doctors.
The plan will put an end to government enforced monopolization of the drug industry. “Congress will need the courage to step away from the special interests and do what is right for America. Though the pharmaceutical industry is in the private sector, drug companies provide a public service. Allowing consumers access to imported, safe and dependable drugs from overseas will bring more options to consumers,” Trump explains.
Health insurance premium payments will be fully deductible under the federal tax system. “Businesses are allowed to take these deductions so why wouldn’t Congress allow individuals the same exemptions?”
Additionally, the plan calls for tax-free Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) that will be allowed to accumulate and be passed on to heirs without the threat of the so-called death penalty.
Trump’s plan also calls for enforcing immigration laws. “Providing healthcare to illegal immigrants costs us some $11 billion annually. If we were to simply enforce the current immigration laws and restrict the unbridled granting of visas to this country, we could relieve healthcare cost pressures on state and local governments,” he explains.
