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I like Rubio. And if you think Trump amassed $10 billion (I'd love to see what the underlying assets are for that number, by the way), out of a pure capitalist system, you'll be disappointed. There are plenty of other billionaires out there (with many more billions) that don't make good leaders either.
My problem with Trump is, as a conservative voter (and thinker), I don't believe he's conservative. A simpler LITS would believe Trump when he says the Bible is his favorite book. A simpler LITS would believe Trump regarding his thoughts on abortion or that he would "military good." A simpler LITS would believe Trump when he says he has a clue about immigration because of the CBP folks he talked to on the border.
Sadly for Trump, LITS isn't a simpleton.
I think real conservatives will come to realize Trump is a sham…. I think that's already starting…. and his numbers are slowly starting to slide.
An honestly, maybe this is my BS in government talking here, or my proximity to Washington, D.C., but Trump's approach to politics doesn't work…. and if he's president, he can no longer "pay" to play.
Well I can tell you that Trump has stated accuracy when it comes to the border issue. Criminals are entering into this country, shown with the Kate's murder, as just one example. I used to live on the border and I can even attest to the
You know that it's already too far down the "spend, spend, spend" road, right cga82?
Another words; When will I die since I've been Bleeding, Bleeding, Bleeding....to death
I DON'T ACCEPT THOSE TERMS.
We lost the intestinal fortitude to spend wisely long ago.
THAT'S WHY I SAID SHOW THE BUMS WHERE THE ROAD IS LOCATED WITH A DO NOT RETURN.
China has $4 trillion in foreign treasuries, including probably 70% in U.S. treasuries. They own our debt. An $18 trillion hole? Who's going to dig out of that? No one. B.S.
CERTAINLY NOT THE WAY IT'S BEEN GOING ON SINCE THE 60'S.
So each year the debt limit has to be increased, and each year we make ourselves more vulnerable to other world powers.
Well then, Don't you think it's high Time to reverse this. It didn't happen over night and the direction hasn't changed but only under Reagan-there is the MODEL....
We so use to dialing 9-1-1 whenever we have an issue, we can't even imagine a day when no one is around to save the U.S. from its own poor choices.
I DON'T GIVE UP AND I'M SURE MANY OTHERS WON'T ACCEPT THESE POOR CHOICES -DO YOU?
Do I hope there's a change? Absolutely! But, the realist in me says no.
I read "Why Nations Fail" a while ago… which held up the U.S. as the success story…. a 200 year old U.S. as the success while the 3,000 year old Roman empire was a failure.
I sure hope we can get through the next 2,800 years as a success…. but I fear we've already sold the future, because we, the Americans of today because that we are special because God made this nation special, and that nothing we do will ever mess that up. Our grandparents and great grandparents didn't have that rosy picture…. but we do…. because prosperity is what we were born into….
Frankly, our level of debt worries me, a lot. It more dangerous than anything immediately threatening us that the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force or Coast Guard trains to tackle today. I see it as a silent killer….. our own carbon monoxide…. creeping up and doing its worst… and the moment we realize it…. too late to save ourselves (and no one can save us).
No one needs to save us. We can save ourselves. Write to your Congressmen and tell them to stop the government handouts. People cheat the system and take advantage of benefits that were set aside for the most needed. Defund that trainwreck in Obamacare. Limit unemployment checks to a one month period. You can find a job in one month. Deport all the illegals in the Country. Force the unemployed in America to work the jobs the illegals are working. If a person thinks he or she is above picking up fruit in California then frankly, let that person fall into poverty. Jobs are available for people to take, good paying jobs. Picking up fruit in California will net you $17 an hour with full-time benefits! Sounds good to me IF I was unemployed.
Oh and another thing, eliminate government agencies. The government has gotten way too big and some Congressional committees don't even know how many "3-letter agencies" they have funded.
You're in high school right? I don't mean that as an insult, I'm just trying to figure out if you're 10, 15, 30 or 60.
If your referring to
@dasani, I am 28 years old; I already have my master's degree for that matter. I'm glad I am not still in school because the amount of Freedom's being limited in today's school is atrocious.
I' think your approach is simple. I agree that illegal immigration is a problem. I was on the enforcement side of immigration laws for a few years, and no doubt, while there are some very innocent people trying to come to the U.S., there are also some pretty bad people too…. what we'd never want here.
Simply kicking 12 million people out won't happen. Why? Well, first, man power… DHS doesn't have the folks to do it, whether you're talking ICE or CBP or USCG. I was a contractor for an agency within ICE, and even they had trouble tracking legal visitors to this country. How do you pay for finding 12 million people? Where do you find them? Of course, I'm not advocating for allowing them to stay. This would case the same problem Bill Clinton's "Wet Foot Dry Foot" policy caused with Cuba. Overnight we would incentivize illegal immigrants to make a mad dash to get in and stay.
The immigration system is broken. My aunt is a legal immigrant from the Pacific. My girlfriend is a legal immigrant from South America. Both had to wait YEARS to become legalized citizens. It's not fair to them to allow others to cut in front of them just because it's a political football. What Trump probably still doesn't know, but other candidates seems to be talking about more and more, is while securing the border should be an important focus, so should tracking down VISA overstays.
Cutting agencies? Good luck with that. First, in my opinion, some agencies are important. Second, part of my reason for being so concerned about the direction we're headed, is in government its MUCH easier to create than to cut…. and once something is created, it's extremely hard to ditch it. I agree we have to many, and I agree we don't need all of them...
I'd be interested in knowing this though…. what are the TOP 10 agencies you'd cut? If you want to say why, that's cool too, but which agencies need to go away, and which agencies need to be downsized.