What is the most convincing argument for Trump?

Just curious, what do you think is the most convincing claim or argument for Donald Trump?

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Change my mind by sharing the strongest argument you have for Donald Trump. No response it perfectly OK.

Bob Wilson

 

Any particular USA economy aspect? For example:

• unemployment
• GDP
• subsidizes
• stocks
• bankruptcies

Like the seven blind men describing an elephant, each had a different opinion. Fortunately, these elements are easily tracked and graphed.

Bob Wilson

 

The pandemic response Trump lead?

FYI, one day in the market is a moment in time but I'm playing a long game. I share the TSLA owner view that the $5B is actually a way to facilitate joining the S&P500. The flexibility avoid having S&P500 copy-cat funds from bidding against each other and driving the stock price too high followed by a price crash. In effect, Tesla is managing TSLA price to moderate a forced, bidding war.

So Alabama announced adding Federal $300/wk to unemployment checks that typically average ~$160/week (according to TV news report.) We're seeing a lot of COVID-19 effects on our economy. For example, bar staff are severely impacted by closing alcohol sales early, 11 pm. One of my favorites, Toco Loco, went out of business two weeks ago.

As Joe Biden said: https://joebiden.com/the-biden-emergency-action-plan-to-save-the-economy/

FIRST, use all available authorities, including the Defense Production Act to turn the tide on this epidemic. Joe Biden knows that no economic strategy will work if we don’t stop the virus. In recent days, there’s been talk that we have to choose between public health and our economy. That’s not just a false choice. It’s a dangerous one.

It would be catastrophic to reopen everything without a plan, and then have a spike in cases and shut it all back down. That would just mean more loss of life and economic pain.
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SECOND, launch a task force reporting directly to me to make sure every dollar going out the door gets to the people who need it — fast.

Joe Biden led the implementation of the Recovery Act in the last crisis. He knows it’s all about priorities. Here would be his:

• Keep as many people on the payroll as possible and make Americans whole for lost hours and wages. Joe Biden would expedite aid to businesses who commit to helping workers stay employed through the crisis, so they can get back to work when conditions allow.

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THIRD, bring the leaders of Congress together to build the next deal. This was a good start. But more must be done. Congress approved direct cash relief — $1,200 per person to help working families through this crisis. But it’s a one-off. And Congress didn’t include direct student loan forgiveness, or Social Security boosts for seniors, or cost-free treatment for COVID-19, full paid sick leave for our workers, or sufficient fiscal relief to states.
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So what medical advice did Trump give during the pandemic?

Bob Wilson

 

My understanding is FEMA funds were redirected at the start of hurricane and tornado season. Regardless, failure to address the pandemic that pretty much every developed country handled has been following Trump's leadership (and medical advice.) Brazil is rapidly following Trump's pattern and it is not working there either.

Trump leadership in a pandemic with strange medical claims.

Bob Wilson

 

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/11/trump-executive-actions-covid-19-unemployment

What are Trump’s executive actions?
Trump unveiled issued executive actions, including three memorandums and one executive order, meant to assist Americans affected by the economic downturn.

One memorandum halts federal tax collection for anyone whose bi-weekly pre-tax paychecks are below $4,000. A second memorandum boosts unemployment insurance by $400 a week, though cash-strapped state governments are expected to foot a fourth of the bill. The last memorandum defers the collection of student loan payments and waives interest fees on student loans until the end of the year.

The last executive action is an order that calls on the heads of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to “consider” a moratorium on evictions.

Are the executive actions legal?
It is unclear. The US constitution gives Congress the power to spend money and set taxes, while the president can approve or veto those decisions. Through his executive actions, Trump is trying to step around Congress, which could be unconstitutional.
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What do the executive actions do to unemployment insurance?
Trump called for a “lost wages assistance program” that would use money from the Department of Homeland Security’s disaster relief fund, typically used for natural disaster relief, to provide unemployed Americans an additional $300 a week. The program is expected to last until the fund, which the White House says has more than $70bn, reaches $25bn, or 6 December, whichever comes first.

The memorandum says that an extra $400 would ultimately be given to unemployed Americans, with the expectation that states will shoulder $100 a week to top off the federal government’s $300. This is unlikely to happen as most state budgets have been completely decimated by the downturn.
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BTW, I don't follow Murdoch media as they have a bad reputation of lying by omission and publishing fiction as if fact. Still, if you like them, fine by me.

Bob Wilson

 

We probably have different opinions on the scientific method and engineering. Still, your sources are fine for you ... but not for me (Perfect World Devo.)

Bob Wilson

 

Fair enough: Trump and Facism.

Bob Wilson

 

Trump claims he didn’t have mini-strokes last year. A month ago, he bragged about passing the “Man, woman, camera, person, TV” cognitive test. It is the typical test given to someone who is suspected of having a stroke.

Bob Wilson

 

Evidence? Brain scan? Blood flow tracking? PET scan to map brain activity?

Let's see, how about this letter: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/385765-trumps-ex-doctor-says-trump-dictated-letter-claiming-he-would-be

BY JACQUELINE THOMSEN - 05/01/18 07:26 PM EDT . . .

President Trump’s former personal physician claims that Trump dictated the 2015 letter he wrote praising the then-presidential candidate’s health.

"He dictated that whole letter. I didn't write that letter," Dr. Harold Bornstein told CNN. "I just made it up as I went along."

"His physical strength and stamina are extraordinary,” read the letter, which Bornstein had initially said he wrote himself. “If elected, Mr. Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency."​

Then there was that former Navy doctor ...

Bob Wilson

 

The Federal deficit has exploded under Trump and the Republican Senate and short Republican House. Eventually we'll have to balance the tax code to pay off the Republican memorial debt.

As for regulation, do you breath air (see California, Denver, and others SMOG)? Do you drink or shower in tap water (see Flint water)? You're deregulation rights end at my nose and skin.

Bob Wilson