Subj : Re: Your tax dollars at To : Gregory Deyss From : Dale Shipp Date : Sat Dec 14 2019 00:34:00 -=> On 12-13-19 19:21, Gregory Deyss <=- -=> spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: Your tax dollars at <=- GD> No I mean words such as these, like I said from his very first day. GD> Every four years, we gather on these steps to carry out the orderly GD> and peaceful transfer of power, and we are grateful to President Obama GD> and First Lady Michelle Obama for their gracious aid throughout this GD> transition. They have been magnificent. Thank you. <> I will agree that was a very good speech. But it does not even sound like Trump himself talking, rather crafted by good speech writers (as many political speeches are). However, much of what he promises in that speech has yet to even begin happening. I won't bother to do a line by line markup, but will just point out one particular line. GD> Americans want great schools for their children, So, what does he do but appoint a Secrtary of Education who has been on record as being for private schools instead of supporting public education. GD> while America's GD> infrastructure has fallen into disrepair and decay. And his grand plan for infrastructure has never even gotten started. GD> Every decision on trade, on taxes, on immigration, on foreign affairs GD> will be made to benefit American workers and American families. We must Tell that to the farmers who have lost much because of his implusive trade tariffs. Or the American public who has to pay what amounts to a tax for his tariffs on imported goods. GD> We will follow two simple rules: buy American, and hire American. We But Trump bought his MAGA hats from China? DS> From before he even began to run for President, he was involved in many DS> failed ventures GD> Many successful people fail before they are a complete success. Not that much. Trump has a track record of bankruptcy along with shafting his employees and contractors. DS> True, the stock market is up since he took office, but by a lessor DS> percentage (40%) than it increased under Obama after the great recession DS> (120%). GD> Are you forgetting that under Obama the United States fell in it's GD> credit rating. Nope -- and that was because of national debt. Trump is increasing the debt with his tax cuts and other things to the point where the credit rating may again be lowered. DS> You mentioned the removal of regulations as if that is a good thing. DS> Personally, I do not see how allowing more oil spills on our coast is a DS> good thing. I cannot see how destroying our natural resources is a good DS> thing. I cannot see how allowing increased pollution from burning more DS> coal is a good thing. Nor how not encouraging and supporting alternate DS> sources of energy (e.g. windmills) is a good thing. All of these are a DS> result of Trump's policy programs or lack there of. GD> You really don't have any clue what regulations were cut, but that I have as good a clue as anyone who follows the news, including pronouncements by Trump -- e.g. downplaying windmills because they don't work when the wind does not blow, and because they kill birds, etc. Or the proposals to allow oil exploration in pristine Alaska protected areas. Dale Shipp fido_261_1466 (at) verizon (dot) net (1:261/1466) .... Shipwrecked on Hesperus in Columbia, Maryland. 01:00:42, 14 Dec 2019 ___ Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 --- Maximus/NT 3.01 * Origin: Owl's Anchor (1:261/1466) .