Replies

Trump wants to build an efficient and effective executive team for capitalism

I'm not so certain an economic mechanism is Trump's primary objective. That is, while it may be a means to an end, it's not the chief goal.

Rather, I think if we start with a completely blank slate, which is essentially what Trump is proposing, the core idea is to restore America as an independent, sovereign nation bound by a set of laws. The role of government would then return to serving the interests of the citizenry ie We the People.

If we use that as a starting point, then we can begin to diagram how one gets there exactly. Since Trump is a real estate developer, he knows very well that preparing a piece of property and laying a proper foundation is key.

With respect with the US, we have 30+ years of deep rooted corruption that needs to be yanked out by its roots. Bernie is fully aligned with this, which is of course why he has garnered such wide support.

Long before the country can be pointed in the "right" direction, it first has to stop, repair the extensive damage, and then begin the long process of once again getting underway.

Bernie gives Trump a 50 state, 60% mandate to "go medieval" on the DC-NY-LA axis of corruption.

I agree that both Bernie and Trump are aligned in rooting out corruption, and I don't disagree that my choice of the word "capitalism" is imprecise at best.

But Bernie and Trump are polar opposites when it comes to the role of government in income redistribution, in all it various forms (education, progressive taxes, regulation, fees, and so on).

Bernie's vision, free of institutional corruption, is contrary to the constitution, and contrary to how to harness human nature to better a country.

Trump's vision, free of institutional corruption, gets the government out of the way.

But, as I said, it is an interesting piece of speculation. Who does this hypothetical matchup run against in the general? Are you positive it gets all 50 states? If Trump picked Bernie, I'd vote libertarian, not Trump, just to give you a little view of additional complexities.

“Bernie gives Trump a 50 state, 60% mandate to “go medieval” on the DC-NY-LA axis of corruption.”

And what happens if some nut kills Trump, or he inexplicably (because he has great genes for longevity) dies? Then we have Sanders as President, naming Justices, making our foreign policy, inserting the government into EVERY economic and social transaction, taxing the productive into bankruptcy, seizing property, etc., etc., etc.

No thanks. My grandfather ran away from that crap in 1923, I’ll be damned if I’m going to sit around and allow it to happen, let alone vote for it. F$%^ that noise!

the core idea is to restore America as an independent, sovereign nation bound by a set of laws. The role of government would then return to serving the interests of the citizenry ie We the People

AKA reinstate the Constitution as the Supreme law of the land over the feds and DISMANTLE 80% of the $4 trillion mostly unconstitutional central government restoring constitutional state sovereignty and individual, political and economic freedom in America.