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To: DoodleDawg
I get that from Trump himself who has said no cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.

That's not a full disclosure of all he has said. He has said he is willing to cut if necessary, he has also said he will be able to make a huge difference with getting at waste and fraud. I have heard him discuss these issues with Hannity, I think you are hearing selectively.

Because his plan does nothing. Much of it already exists, at least one of his proposals completely ignores the 10th Amendment, and the rest will do little or nothing to control costs. The only solution is to repeal Obamacare and have the government stay out of it.

You clearly know nothing about his plan if you believe that. Kindly go to his website, you are flat out being misled from what I can see. It's an HSA based free market plan. Inconceivable you don't know that. (I think I can guess who you voted for.)

I have yet to see any serious proposals from him outlining where he will cut anything.

I would prefer he define how he will cut in an official manner as well, but I have heard him discuss different approaches he will make, from using the Penny Plan, to cutting most areas other than medicare and the military. My take is simple, this is a business man who brought virtually ALL of his projects in under budget and on time. I think he will be the most trustworthy of any of our candidates on the policy of cutting spending and meeting budgets. Btw, there was NO OTHER candidate for the nomination that was any better. Just thought you should know, in case that really is an issue that differentiated Trump from others who ran.

48 posted on 09/26/2016 12:45:32 PM PDT by Lakeshark (Trump. He stands for the great issues of the day. He's not Hillary. I love both these things.)
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To: Lakeshark
He has said he is willing to cut if necessary, he has also said he will be able to make a huge difference with getting at waste and fraud.

Tell me one candidate who has not promised to tackle waste and fraud? And how much savings from waste and fraud does Trump plan to reap? It's a meaningless answer to a serious problem. Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are by far the three fastest growing expenditures in government, followed closely by servicing the debt. We are way past the point where "cut, if necessary" is an answer. It is necessary. Something has to be done to rein in costs. For Trump to say he's willing to press on with the status quo is one area I disagree with him on.

You clearly know nothing about his plan if you believe that. Kindly go to his website, you are flat out being misled from what I can see. It's an HSA based free market plan. Inconceivable you don't know that.

I have read it on a number of occasions. Again, tell me where I'm wrong.

(I think I can guess who you voted for.)

I highly doubt that.

...from using the Penny Plan...

Ah yes, the Penny Plan. Cut 1 percent from spending. Except that Trump has said he isn't cutting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid so no 1% from them. And defense needs to go in the opposite direction rather than cut 1% from them. Can't cut debt spending. Trump has already said he'll increase Homeland Security and Veterans rather than cut. So honestly if you cut all the remaining, non-discretionary spending by 1% per year do you know what you save? About $7 billion dollars. That is not serious.

...to cutting most areas other than medicare and the military.

When he has proposals in that area I promise I'll read them carefully.

My take is simple, this is a business man who brought virtually ALL of his projects in under budget and on time. I think he will be the most trustworthy of any of our candidates on the policy of cutting spending and meeting budgets. Btw, there was NO OTHER candidate for the nomination that was any better. Just thought you should know, in case that really is an issue that differentiated Trump from others who ran.

You remind me of a friend of mine who truly believed that her boyfriend was the most handsome, the most considerate, absolutely the most remarkable partner in all the world. And she couldn't understand why the rest of us, while liking him well enough, didn't completely agree with her.

I honestly don't know what you're looking for. I have said time and again that I'm voting for Trump. I have said that he is, by any measure you care to name, infinitely preferable to Hillary Clinton. I have said he has positions I agree with. What more can I say?

49 posted on 09/26/2016 1:05:36 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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