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Originally Posted by TheMadcap
I have no doubt Obamacare did negatively effect certain people and I am sorry if you were one of them but I'm sure you would agree that in terms of talking about these major changes to our economy, we have to talk about the aggregate.
Lobbying/hoping for changes that help you personally is understandable and perfectly fine but anecdotes are not something we can use to decide which direction the country needs to go. Every plan will effect some people positively and others negatively.
Are there things that you wouldn't want Trump to break? There must be things about the country that you feel has made it as good as it is, right? If Trump starts eroding some of those things, would your opinion of him change?
Of course. But I'm not just one case - I'm just in the 'negatively impacted' camp, as are a significant number of people.
I will say that I think the fake Russia scandal that Trump's opponents have been pushing has hurt our country. The Cold War is over, I don't want to restart it. I'll concede we can agree to disagree on this until the verdict comes in.
And I don't know what type of "Russian collusion" I'd be willing to accept and consider that Trump crossed a line. Like, if he had the passwords to the DNC servers and gave them to the Russians directly? Let's not dwell here too much.
I get where Scott is going on Healthcare. The Republicans are offering a 7, the Dems are offering 9 (with increased taxation to pay for it) and the winning argument is coming up with a 12 (better care at lower costs). We'll see.
I'm all about more freedom, not less. I might have a healthier appetite for risk than some, but our ingenuity has made this country great.
I don't even mind if he restricts corporate overreach. Facebook, Twitter, and media censorship (little 'c', not big 'C') have been dreadful. A little smackdown might be deserved. Apparently the Supreme Court is looking at Social Media rights in relation to criminals being barred for life.
What could I want? Undo gay marriage? Outlaw abortion? Both things are unlikely and those ships have sailed. If I have to give in on funding Planned Parenthood to get a 12 healthcare bill, then so be it.
Could he allow for plural marriages? Ok - big deal. Genderless birth certificates? He's no social conservative so I don't see any dramatic moves on those fronts.
I suppose if he created more trade deals that lead to jobs leaving the country even faster, that would be bad. Here I'm for Fair Trade, not Free Trade.
Could Mattis want to go war mongering in a theater we're not already in? Like interfering in Ukraine and Crimea? I don't know enough about the situation to give an opinion. Obama was a disaster on foreign policy though - the alternatives are already an improvement.
Let me put it this way - nothing he's done so far has caused me to feel as if he's eroded the good things about this country and plenty he's done to make me feel he's strengthened. In fact, that has bought him some credibility when things don't go exactly according to plan.