Posted on 11/10/2016 9:33:59 PM PST by 11th_VA
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"Donald Trump's Contract With The American Voter."
What follows is my 100-day action plan to Make America Great Again. It is a contract between myself and the American voter and begins with restoring honesty, accountability and change to Washington
Therefore, on the first day of my term of office, my administration will immediately pursue the following six measures to clean up the corruption and special interest collusion in Washington, DC:
* FIRST, propose a Constitutional Amendment to impose term limits on all members of Congress;
* SECOND, a hiring freeze on all federal employees to reduce federal workforce through attrition (exempting military, public safety, and public health);
* THIRD, a requirement that for every new federal regulation, two existing regulations must be eliminated;
* FOURTH, a 5 year-ban on White House and Congressional officials becoming lobbyists after they leave government service;
* FIFTH, a lifetime ban on White House officials lobbying on behalf of a foreign government;
* SIXTH, a complete ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for American elections.
On the same day, I will begin taking the following 7 actions to protect American workers:
* FIRST, I will announce my intention to renegotiate NAFTA or withdraw from the deal under Article 2205
* SECOND, I will announce our withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership
* THIRD, I will direct my Secretary of the Treasury to label China a currency manipulator
* FOURTH, I will direct the Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative to identify all foreign trading abuses that unfairly impact American workers and direct them to use every tool under American and international law to end those abuses immediately
* FIFTH, I will lift the restrictions on the production of $50 trillion dollars' worth of job-producing American energy reserves, including shale, oil, natural gas and clean coal.
* SIXTH, lift the Obama-Clinton roadblocks and allow vital energy infrastructure projects, like the Keystone Pipeline, to move forward
* SEVENTH, cancel billions in payments to U.N. climate change programs and use the money to fix America's water and environmental infrastructure
Additionally, on the first day, I will take the following five actions to restore security and the constitutional rule of law:
* FIRST, cancel every unconstitutional executive action, memorandum and order issued by President Obama
* SECOND, begin the process of selecting a replacement for Justice Scalia from one of the 20 judges on my list, who will uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States
* THIRD, cancel all federal funding to Sanctuary Cities
* FOURTH, begin removing the more than 2 million criminal illegal immigrants from the country and cancel visas to foreign countries that won't take them back
* FIFTH, suspend immigration from terror-prone regions where vetting cannot safely occur. All vetting of people coming into our country will be considered extreme vetting.
Next, I will work with Congress to introduce the following broader legislative measures and fight for their passage within the first 100 days of my Administration:
Middle Class Tax Relief And Simplification Act. An economic plan designed to grow the economy 4% per year and create at least 25 million new jobs through massive tax reduction and simplification, in combination with trade reform, regulatory relief, and lifting the restrictions on American energy. The largest tax reductions are for the middle class. A middle-class family with 2 children will get a 35% tax cut. The current number of brackets will be reduced from 7 to 3, and tax forms will likewise be greatly simplified. The business rate will be lowered from 35 to 15 percent, and the trillions of dollars of American corporate money overseas can now be brought back at a 10 percent rate.
End The Offshoring Act. Establishes tariffs to discourage companies from laying off their workers in order to relocate in other countries and ship their products back to the U.S. tax-free.
American Energy & Infrastructure Act. Leverages public-private partnerships, and private investments through tax incentives, to spur $1 trillion in infrastructure investment over 10 years. It is revenue neutral.
School Choice And Education Opportunity Act. Redirects education dollars to give parents the right to send their kid to the public, private, charter, magnet, religious or home school of their choice. Ends common core, brings education supervision to local communities. It expands vocational and technical education, and make 2 and 4-year college more affordable.
Repeal and Replace Obamacare Act. Fully repeals Obamacare and replaces it with Health Savings Accounts, the ability to purchase health insurance across state lines, and lets states manage Medicaid funds. Reforms will also include cutting the red tape at the FDA: there are over 4,000 drugs awaiting approval, and we especially want to speed the approval of life-saving medications.
Affordable Childcare and Eldercare Act. Allows Americans to deduct childcare and elder care from their taxes, incentivizes employers to provide on-side childcare services, and creates tax-free Dependent Care Savings Accounts for both young and elderly dependents, with matching contributions for low-income families.
End Illegal Immigration Act Fully-funds the construction of a wall on our southern border with the full understanding that the country Mexico will be reimbursing the United States for the full cost of such wall; establishes a 2-year mandatory minimum federal prison sentence for illegally re-entering the U.S. after a previous deportation, and a 5-year mandatory minimum for illegally re-entering for those with felony convictions, multiple misdemeanor convictions or two or more prior deportations; also reforms visa rules to enhance penalties for overstaying and to ensure open jobs are offered to American workers first.
Restoring Community Safety Act. Reduces surging crime, drugs and violence by creating a Task Force On Violent Crime and increasing funding for programs that train and assist local police; increases resources for federal law enforcement agencies and federal prosecutors to dismantle criminal gangs and put violent offenders behind bars.
Restoring National Security Act. Rebuilds our military by eliminating the defense sequester and expanding military investment; provides Veterans with the ability to receive public VA treatment or attend the private doctor of their choice; protects our vital infrastructure from cyber-attack; establishes new screening procedures for immigration to ensure those who are admitted to our country support our people and our values
Clean up Corruption in Washington Act. Enacts new ethics reforms to Drain the Swamp and reduce the corrupting influence of special interests on our politics.
On November 8th, Americans will be voting for this 100-day plan to restore prosperity to our economy, security to our communities, and honesty to our government.
This is my pledge to you.
Good,start,,i,think we should,email him,our suggestions tovbe added to his to do list.
Not everyone can think of everything that needs doing. The problems, they are bountiful.
I agree a wish list would be a good idea.
I have some ideas on how he could make a start on jobs, steel industry, heavy equipment industry, infrastructure, and drought and flood control at almost no net cost. Just expand the Army Corps of Engineers, recruit people specifically for it, buy a lot of new equipment from Caterpillar etc. and set them to work building levees and flood relief channels and settling ponds along the Mississipi and other rivers as well as a lock system to keep the river at a navigable level during droughts. We should be minimizing the amount of clean fresh water we allow to reach the ocean, keeping as much of it as possible where it can be used to “green the west”. Use Federal lands wherever possible to create new waterways from the western rivers that feed the Mississippi and keep that water in the west. Pay for this expansion with bonds paid back by savings in the Federal Flood Insurance program and sales of water to farmers and industry in the new lands opened up.
Thank you for that. I will take a look at it.
and defund Planned parenthood
THAT is a great proposal! I have been arguing with friends for years that the surplus of water in the middle of the country in “flood” months should be diverted to the West. It’d be a heck of a project, but scope doesn’t make something impossible, if it is well thought out.
I think my biggest difference with your plan is that I’d not have the Corps do the actual construction - that could be ramped up to be done by private companies under the supervision of the Corps.
Also, most of the Missouri / Mississippi River system lock system is already in place — what is needed is enough water in reserve to feed it during dry months or even droughts. Get really ambitious, and even added management of water in the lower Ohio River could be included. No need to blow up the “Birds Point Levee” as a safety valve, if anyone remembers that...
IMO, the water shortages out West could be addressed first, which would surely have economic benefits. Plus, sales of water to those now short of it (Las Vegas, much of CA, etc.) would help finance the next phase (your greening of the West.)
Then... We keep hearing the world is running short on food — with the completion of “phase 2” we really could feed (sell food to) the entire world, aquaculture included. Your point about river shipping is well taken as well: That is a BIG deal, and could probably even be extended in range somewhat. Even recreational and tourism opportunities could be increased, although, I would observe that in the region I’m in (Mid-South) many existing facilities are lightly used.
“Dream big”, Trump said!
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If McConnell meets with Newt and explains what the Senate can do in 100 days and why the rest is not on the first 100 day list, I would be okay with that if Newt is. Do what is possible in that first time window. Then push for a second 100 days on the rest of the agenda. If McConnell is being his RINO establishment self, then it's time for him to find a new position in the Senate.
Bkmk
This is from NPR? wow.
I suggested the Army Corp because it would not require new legislation and spending bills. It seems like a workforce we are already paying for and adding workers at lower wages than a private contractor would charge per man-hour. Being the Army, it would also provide a disciplined job training environment for a lot of aimless blue collar youths that would land them good civilian jobs after their enlistment was done. I’d even look at early release for young first-time non-violent offenders in prisons — reduce prison costs and population by “paroling” them to the Army ? Giving jobs to inner city youths and reducing the youth prison population would make Trump more popular with the black and latino population.
There are so many union rules for federal works projects that I think the cost must be higher than using the Corps. The “private contractors” never seem to deliver under budget or ahead of schedule when it is a government project, and some of that is laws that require union workers. Not sure what Trump can do about that.
One private solution might be to let private developers do the work in exchange for the development rights and grants to open new public lands. Let them build the levees and flood control that will provide the water needed to make the new lands viable for industry and farming and new communities, then develop the lands and build the highways to reach them, and make their money back leasing or selling the newly developed lands. Then they would have incentive to get it done as fast as possible at the lowest cost since it is their own money.
Every time I see flooding of towns along rivers, I am always struck by both the waste of water and the hit the federal flood insurance and taxpayers take. It makes sense to me that if flooding can be prevented the Flood Insurance fund won’t get hit, so let the insurance fund pay for the prevention.
The EPA should be restricted to preventing and cleaning up actual pollution (which CO2 is not) which should include worrying about the effects of floodwaters. Not to mention the way water washes toxic materials in an obviously uncontrolled manner everywhere. They said the water in the streets of New Orleans during Katrina left chemical burns on some people that had to wade through it. So one way or another, getting water and flood control infrastructure going should be doable without waiting for Congress to fund it. The Corps is there and the EPA has authority over the waterways under the auspices of pollution prevention. A new downsized pollution centric EPA could be fully occupied this way while it dies of attrition.
I interpreted McConnel’s remark as “not on the agenda at all” and not “not in the first 100 days”. I hope you are right.
There's 3 and 2/3 years left after the first 100 days in the first term to address lesser items....
Keep the 30% of Hispanics that voted Trump...
Now that’s a good one...
They are the ones that are here legally.
Once that happens,black America will see what dems really think of them
We need to add..Require states to purge voter roles of invalid voters and require validation of of vote cast. Consequences of non-compliance is withdrawal of federal money.
I'm surprised there haven't been more suicides. It is disappointing.
Donald Trumps day one priority should be to rescind Obamas insane Rule of Engagement for our troops in the war on terror that give the enemy and overwhelming advantage an have led to the unnecessary deaths and injury to thousands of American soldiers dumped into a war zone without the ability to protect themselves, much less effectively fight a war..
AMEN x 1000
A police officer in the United States has better rules of engagement than a soldier in Afghanistan. This must stop!
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