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?
I can confidently tell you, here is a man who has actual experience in meeting budgets, here is a man who can genuinely deal with fraud and waste, while what you seem to do is want to whine about it.
If you read his plan on healthcare you would not be so ignorant of it.
Yes, I'll be surprised to find you didn't vote for Cruz.
What I'm looking for is simple: A rational discussion with a reasonably well informed person.