My point is that Union employees pay thousands into dues every year. Getting some of it back because the union stands to make more money  isn't exactly being generous, its giving back money they already took.

Voted for President Trump, and have been mostly pleased with his efforts so far. Only thing I would change is the way he has handled gender and human rights issues. That said, you are never going to agree 100% with any president. I was very pleased with the way President Obama handled human rights issues, but not so impressed with the direction he took our Military, Job Market, and Boarder control. Now it has flipped, Trump is hitting all the right notes with Military, Boarder control, and Jobs, but lacking in human rights.

Obviously it would be ideal if we had a president that was perfect in all catagories, for all people, but that is just not realistic. With so many diferent views and issues, there will always be places where people don't see eye to eye. I think Trump is what the US needs right now, to restrengthen the country, and remotivate the American people. Make America a country we can be proud of again from a stance of power, innovation, and jobs. Then in 7 years we can hand the reigns back to someone that can help continue to push for more human rights.

There has to be balance. We have to have people that make sure the country stays healthy, and people that make sure we are growing as human beings. If we only worry about growing as human beings, and forget to protect that growth, then we open up the oppertunity for others to take that growth away. If we only worry about making the country healthy, then and forget about human growth, then we end up in things like we saw in WWII Germany.

I believe President Trump has had a decent 1st year in office, and is re-building America. By the time the next election arrives, we will be in a much better place with taxes, infrastructure, health care, social security, boarder control, and military to name a few. I hope he can win again in 2020, and solidfy the the rebuilding of the American dream. Then someone else can take over in 2024 that can start to address human rights, and help give a more equal oppertunity for all Americans to get the most out of a stronger United States.

Just because there's a fire doesn't mean you take it out by making it bigger... 

At this point, the only solution is to treat the heavyweight of the two, Israel, the way we do North Korea and give them a bloody ultimatum... Withdraw to YOUR borders or regime change. If the US was happy to do so with Saddam, I find it frustrating Netanyahu isn't an acceptable target. The US seems to be thinking doing anything painful to Israel will make them fascists. 

They also ignored the Rohingya massacre for some reason, yet were willing to invade Syria... 

Now, if the Native Americans suddenly obtained independence, this would make sense, but they haven't. It is the role of the strong to side with the weak, not the strong. If one state has clearly occupied land that doesn't belong to them and has no popular support to do so, the state should get the boot. Israel isn't Russia and Palestine isn't Crimea... If the people say "get out" you do unless they are doing something abominably horrific. Unless you argue we should let Italy conquer Greece... 

I say he stay. The world needs to realize giving someone too much power is a bad idea and only Trump will show everyone what happens when the de facto policeman of the world goes rogue state... and hopefully work to ensure this situation ends... 

The issue with humans are. They forget really fast about the shit they've done. Pretending it never happened just to do it again.

I took it back a few months ago, but anyone who still supports him is literal cultist. That or rich. But unless you’re rich you’re just a Trump cultist. I have doubts he’ll win 2020. He burns too many bridges and is certifiably mentally challenged. Any decent person can beat him easily. However if God is real he’ll ensure he dies of a heart attack or stroke before 2020 is even a thing

TBH we only need a year so Russia and China can get their shit together. China is... Russia just started. Then there will simply not be someone to turn to because they will have taken too much power away for the States to be able to regain it's original strength. 

That's the policy of Gospodin President and Uncle Xi. They don't want to conquer the world or destroy America. They want to strip it off its status as a superpower by rendering their foreign policy ineffective. You only need to do so once and nimble enough to take jabs at a colossus. Eventually, it will hemorrhage most of it's power. 

Should see my Twitter. They have started to look borderline religious right now, and their racism is now becoming apparent rather than thinly veiled. It seems he will do no wrong in their eyes. I wasn't in the Never Trump train and gave him the same shot I'd give any President, but boy in all my life I have never seen political followers so frantic and loyal to a man... 

I gave him a shot for the first month or so. Because his inaguration speech is actually pretty good and arguably the only presidential thing he’s done. Talking about bridging the divide and having everyone come together. But in the back of my mind I also knew he is old and set in his ways, childish, and a narcissist -selling out to whoever showers him with praise most.

Then he continued to attack any who question him, divide the Democrats and Republicans as much as he can, and hire people completely unqualfied for the jobs they posses; see Betsy DeVos and Scott Pruitt. Side note: Scott Pruitt’s handling of OK before becoming head of the EPA led to children there having worse drinking water than that of Flint Michigan https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/12/06/scott-pruitt-tar-creek-oklahoma-investigation-215854

At that point any sane person would start to question the leadership. But no, his supporters are still full steam ahead. Sure, you get defectors here and there, but not enough. The fact he endorsed a pedophile should be enough to have a Christian base angry at him, but that’s still not the case. Because to them, an unqualified mentally handicap man who is literally letting our country fall behind while the rest run circles around us -is STILL better than a Democrat. Then you got the shit like “he was chosen by God” and I think to myself: What the literal fuck XD 

Now, Trump isn’t the problem though. Swap Trump out with anyone with the same actions and the reaction would remain. He’s part of a larger issue. The issues being that

1. a 2 party system doesn’t fucking work, either a. allow for more parties to get better platforms (Dems and Reps wont allow it), or b. (preferrably) abolish parties entirely and have the people in politics be judged by character and performance rather than what color their party wears.

2. The media sucks. I despise the word “fake news” because news cant be fake and because it’s a word that partisan people use to avoid criticism. Plus the media reports on all the wrong issues. I don’t give a fuck that Trump made fun of CNN, I’d rather focus on why the congress ordered sanctions against Russia have yet to be implemented. They were deadlined for October 1st. Nothing of note has come of implementing them. No one in congress brings it up either. The supposed “heroes” to save the people, the Democrats, are so focused on his easy to see flaws that the ACTUAL FUCKING PROBLEMS aren’t being addressed. 

3. The people helping, aren’t. Democrats have no message other than “we’re not Trump” -which will work for people already voting Democrat, but not Independents and especially not Republicans. These people need to SHOW that they’re better than Trump. And Jesus Christ, I hope those incompetent morons learn quicker or else this could be 8yrs of shitshow instead of just 4

It actually make a lot of sense. As capital is cosmopolitan by nature, the rich will move where they pay less taxes. One big reason for the success of USA is their low tax rate for the rich (compared to western Europe), but today the competition isn't coming from Europe, but China, and I'm sure USA want's to get their hands on the money of the Chinese superrich.

You cut the taxes to spur the economy and once you have the economy growing, you start raising the taxes, pretty much typical keynesian example.