Take immigration: "Build a wall, and make Mexico pay for it." The wall is necessary, BUT NOT SUFFICIENT. As many people overstay visas as sneak in over the border. What's Trump's plan to fix that? And how is Mexico going to pay for it? As president Fox said "Mexico isn't paying for any f#@*!#g wall." So Trump's answer: import duty on Mexican goods. That means you and I are paying for it in increased prices.
How about medical care. Trump's plan? Abolish Obamacare; replace it with a seven point plan on his website. Except that his plan misses tort reform, kills development of new drugs, and doesn't mention his plan to expand socialized Medicaid so "people don't die on the streets".
Chinese imports? A 45% import duty. So WalMart prices double, China reciprocates and hello Smoot-Hawley, the cause of the Great Depression.
Make America Great Again. How? "Hire good people and negotiate well." OooooKay
In short, My opinion is that his goals are fantastic, his plans to actually achieve them are incomplete and unrealistic.
“his plans to actually achieve them are incomplete and unrealistic.”
OK, I agree with those observations but my point is he has goals I like, his milestones are fuzzy. So what? Do I want another Wall Street shill? NO. Do I want someone who is not a citizen? Been there done that, NO. Do I want a dem in RINO clothing, NO. I give him one big plus for saying it like it is, even if some of what he says I don’t like like a medicade expansion. Why, because it is going to happen whether I like it or not. Ever see a welfare program cut back or eliminated?
Our system needs a punch in the nose and he is the only one I see with the desire to do it. In reality, whatever he wants to do will be curtailed quite a bit by the Congress as the RINOs and dems line up against him. But at least there will be a voice from him to counter attack, daily.
Take your seats, children, while I explain how business operates.
NEVER throw all your cards on the table at once. NEVER let your opponent know what you're planning....or what cards you/re holding.
Once you got him where you want him....and you got the deal you want....only THEN do you play the trump card.
LESSON LEARNED Trump has successfully completed hundreds of mega-buck deals. Getting trade deals to favor the US will be a cinch for him.