Posted on 08/23/2015 7:48:23 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Real estate mogul Donald Trump said on Sunday he is not intimidated by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, given his fellow GOP presidential candidate’s handling of the Badger State.
“Well, I’m not worried because his state is really in trouble,” Trump told host George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week.”
“I mean, it’s a fantastic place,” he said. “I love the people of Wisconsin, but if you look at what’s going on, they have a $2.2 billion deficit. They were supposed to have a surplus of $1 billion and they have $2.2 billion.”
“There’s tremendous divisions throughout the state,” Trump added. “He stopped a lot of work because he didn’t want to raise taxes. So instead of raising taxes, he’s borrowing to the hilt and his state is overleveraged.”
Trump then argued Walker’s handling of Wisconsin is proof he would fare no better managing the U.S.
“His state has not performed well,” he said. “We need someone who’s going to make it perform well, this country perform well.”
“I’m the one to do it,” the outspoken billionaire added. “And people are seeing it and it is being reflected in the polls.”
Trump’s remarks come as he leads the race for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination across multiple national samplings.
He additionally mocked Walker on Sunday for trying to emulate his positions.
“Scott Walker has changed his mind now, because he keeps going to his pollster, and his pollster says, ‘Oh, Trump has a good idea, Trump has a bad idea, oh no, wait a minute, Trump has a good idea,’ ” Trump said.
“These people don’t know what they’re doing, George,” Trump told Stephanopoulos. “They’re politicians.”
Which should have thrilled you, being one yourself.
To the contrary, actually if Trump won the GOP nomination I would vote for him in the general election. I'm not one to take my ball and go home like many folks are. General elections in this country are a choice between 2 viable candidates and I'll always vote for the GOP nominee over the Democrat - even if it is, as usual, voting for the lesser of 2 evils.
Fortunately these things usually burn themselves out before it is too late, but one can look back in history at comically ridiculous populists that did make it into power and understand, by looking at what is going on these last few months, at how it happens. Neither side is immune to the sway of these cult of personality types, it's just disappointing to see up close and first hand.
He’s got a year to prove himself or screw it up ;)
-—To the contrary, actually if Trump won the GOP nomination I would vote for him in the general election.
It is my hope that if elected Trump would listen to solid counsel like he has listened to Jeff Sessions. Living in New York, he probably doesn’t get a lot of exposure to what conservatism is really about. That’s why I enjoy the fact that he and Cruz have had conversations.
Obama listens to Valerie Jarret and George Soros. We need to keep learning about who Trump listens to.
I keep hoping for a Trump/Cruz where it becomes a partnership, we need a bulldozer and a ramrod but we also need to rebuild a system with a rebooted Constitution, and Cruz is the brain to do it.
Trump has been telling this leftist lie long enough to know the truth. He is now a confirmed and deliberate liar.
WI schools are a mixed bag.
Great Schools is an excellent resource for grading school overall performance.
WI has their share of 10s but their midrange and lower scores are substantial.
HEAR HEAR !!
"There was in early 2014 a projection of a $1 billion surplus heading into the 2015-’17 budget period. Late in 2014, there was a projection of a $2.2 billion shortfall -- the difference between expected revenues and the amount of money being requested by state agencies. But the shortfall was never a deficit -- and some of the surplus was consciously spent by Republicans, as tax cuts."
-—mixed bag. midrange and lower scores are substantial.
True. I’m not sure you could find a State who’s schools are not. They did not become midrange and lower because of Walker’s reforms. Just like all long-Democratically governed school systems, Milwaukee is a colossal failure, resistant to improvement.
Walker’s ACT 10 reforms had a significant educational focus that has been overlooked. The big, Democratic school systems rushed to sign union contracts in advance of Walker’s reforms so the reform effects were delayed for those districts for several years.
I have begun to see anecdotal evidence that promising teachers are receiving multiple job offers. Hopefully, allowing demand to pull the good teachers to where they are needed and to eliminate the bad ones will take effect.
But it is silly to argue, as those have above that Walker has destroyed the schools.
Walker promised to maintain 500 million as the structural surplus.
And as I said, the deficit won’t materialize due to the balanced budget requirements.
However unanticipated cuts will have to be made.
It’s not the success Walker had planned, but it’s probably not as bad as Trump is making it out to be.
you gotta admit, he’s one helluva lia....i mean negotiator.
http://www.ontheissues.org/donald_trump.htm#Tax_Reform
Donald Trump on Tax Reform
Click here for 10 full quotes on Tax Reform OR other candidates on Tax Reform OR background on Tax Reform.
One-time 14% tax on wealthy to pay down national debt. (Jun 2015)
4 brackets; 1-5-10-15%; kill death tax & corporate tax. (Dec 2011)
Cutting tax rates incentivizes a strong national work ethic. (Dec 2011)
Previously supported wealth tax; now supports Bush tax cuts. (Apr 2011)
Repeal the inheritance tax to offset one-time wealth tax. (Jul 2000)
Simplify tax code; end marriage penalty & other hidden taxes. (Jul 2000)
Opposes flat tax; benefits wealthy too much. (Jul 2000)
Personally avoids sales tax, but knows many people like it. (Dec 1999)
One-time 14.25% tax on wealth, to erase national debt. (Nov 1999)
Tax assets over $10 million, paid over 10 years. (Nov 1999)
Donald Trump Praises 'Brilliant' Mayor Bloomberg For 'Putting His Money Where His Mouth Is' On Guns
[Donald Trump for gun control in 2013. Thanks to South40!]
Trump was still in favor of gun control in 2013, and he is 69 years of age. See my last comment on that.
http://www.ontheissues.org/donald_trump.htm#Gun_Control
Donald Trump on Gun Control
Click here for 4 full quotes on Gun Control OR other candidates on Gun Control OR background on Gun Control.
A very strong person on the Second Amendment. (Jun 2015)
I am against gun control. (Feb 2011)
Dems and Reps are both wrong on guns. (Jul 2000)
For assault weapon ban, waiting period, & background check. (Jul 2000)
Once you accept the schools system is probably on par with most other states, it’s a wash. What’s silly is to comb through data and cherry pick the good stuff.
Walker has undisputably accomplished a handful of monumental tasks. The fact that the rest of the score card is average does not taint his overall performance at all.
But. Immigration is the issue this time around, can he be trusted. I’m not so sure.
Well, if you want to cut taxes, you do "stop" a lot of the unnecessary "work".
Is Trump saying that Walker should be raising taxes? Is Trump going to cut the massive U.S. debt and if so how is he going to do it? His statement sounds like more taxes.
Maybe Trump will run over to Breitbart to explain that he is not a tax and spend democrat.
Sorry, but Great Schools is only as good as the data fed into it. They gave an 8/10 rating to the Pacifica California school district. Trust me, it is a sh—hole district.
Now I’m not saying that WI schools have similarly inflated ratings from Great Schools— their ratings might be entirely accurate. I just find fault with your assertion that the site provides an accurate picture of the quality of schools.
Their ratings are fairly reliable around here, so I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt.
On the other hand you may be right, WI schools rated 10 might be crap. Trump may be right about Walker.
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