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Well, there's putting the brakes on globalization, fewer foreign wars, lower government spending (and probably some progress on reducing the national debt, whic
by sverige 10y ago
Well, there's putting the brakes on globalization, fewer foreign wars, lower government spending (and probably some progress on reducing the national debt, which has increased more in the last eight years more than all of the 232 years prior to that, combined), among other things.
- fooker 10y agoYou do realize that the US is relevant only because of globalization?
- jessaustin 10y agoRelevant to whom? While international friendship is great, we don't have to bomb anyone to be happy ourselves. Arguably, less international aggression would make the world in general happier as well.
- fooker 10y agoRelevant at science, technology, economy, everything related. I do not mean military relevance and some nebulous definition of being a superpower.
- Brakenshire 10y agoTrump's tax plan involves adding significantly to the debt: https://www.americanactionforum.org/research/budgetary-impact-candidate-trumps-proposals/ https://www.americanactionforum.org/research/budgetary-impac... http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-trump-tax-plan-would-increase-national-1476211310-htmlstory.html http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trai... It's the same sort of thing as a lot of left wing policitians favour. Incur a lot of debt, and then that's going to cause so much growth that you'll come out smelling of roses.
- DasIch 10y agoLeft wing politicians tend to do things that are actually useful with that money though. Trump just gives himself tax breaks.