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But this isn't a Dem v GOP issue, because the Repub party faces the same problem: It's leadership is tied to the wealthy just as much as the Dems, and if the GOP- with Trump as its new mascot- fails to bring meaningful improvement to people's lives, all hell will break loose - again. - SIGNY

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Trump has already failed you, Sygnym. All hell should break loose today. It is in America’s Interest that it knows what Trump has planned for Americans.
Though it was obscured from the voters during the campaign, Trump has a very clear stated agenda on finance, and it’s a bonanza of tax cuts and massive deregulation.
www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/11/9/13573294/donald-trump-financ
ial-regulation
Similarly, Trump’s plan for economically struggling whites is to drastically reduce their income by signing Paul Ryan’s plan to roll back the social welfare state.
/ www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/11/9/13572172/donald-trump-white-
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SECOND - Firstly, Trump's policies are something we should hear from the Trump administration, not something we should hear from a hostile source.
Secondly, I intend to take the discussion in a very different direction. While Trump's policies deserve discussion, I'm going to look at this from a NONPARTISAN POV.
Feel free to bitch and kvetch about Trump all you want - I'm sure there will be PLENTY to bitch about* - but not in this thread http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=60986 . You can start an infinite number of OTHER threads for your purpose of bagging on Trump, 'mkay?

*I'm going to judge Trump's performance on the three things, and ONLY the three things, that I voted for:

1) Ending our pointless wars and making nice with Russia and everybody else. That means reining in the CIA and the State Dept and their endless "interventionism" abroad. And good luck with THAT, Donald!

2) Backing out of the "free trade" agreements that we seem to have negotiated in favor of the transnationals. The only trade agreement that I might be willing to let stand is the WTO ... and maybe not even that.

3) Getting rid of illegal immigration and deporting illegal immigrants.

I don't expect Trump to make a lick of sense on climate change, I doubt VERY much that he will be able to materially increase manufacturing in the USA because his policy is incomplete, and healthcare is going to be a nightmare.
But this whole discussion belongs elsewhere.- SIGNY

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http://www.smh.com.au/world/us-election/hotline-to-moscow-bank-reveale
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At this point in time with so much Trump backlash, I know that the billion or so media outlets in the world will be taking advantage of that sentiment and posting little tasty morsels like this to satisfy our appetites. I hope it's true but I'll remain a skeptic until I see more. Having said that... I don't doubt he has done plenty of scandalous things that are making him shake, that will come to light in the first 100 days.- G

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Good! Let's keep it alive for the sake of the country.- G

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Originally posted by 1kiki:

Aside from me thinking you were calling Jack religious, I found your post refreshing and a quite eloquent rant.

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