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This was a big accomplishment of the Trump admin. Regardless of what your other opinions of his administration are, healthcare pricing transparency in the US is

This was a big accomplishment of the Trump admin. Regardless of what your other opinions of his administration are, healthcare pricing transparency in the US is a very important step forward to improving the healthcare situation there. Source (one of many): https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-drugs/white-house-says-medical-insurance-price-transparency-rule-finalized-idUSKBN27E2X0 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-drugs/white-hou...

ttul 6y ago
It’s too bad that all the other insane things he did will overshadow literally anything of value that he accomplished.
- the-dude 6y ago
  Could you enlighten me and name some of those things? Not things he said, but things he did according to you.
  - hedora 6y ago
    These are all well documented: https://www.indy100.com/news/donald-trump-bad-things-list-b1785865 https://www.indy100.com/news/donald-trump-bad-things-list-b1... There are 55 things on the list. There’s a mixture of things he said and things he did. As president, his words have real consequences, so drawing the line at “things he said” is strange.
    - the-dude 6y ago
      Are you serious about bringing that article/site to the table as a source to try and make your point? Or is this sarcasm?
      - zingermc 6y ago
        Don't feed the troll.
  - ryandrake 6y ago
    His attacks on the immigration and asylum systems were particularly insane and cruel. A just future will forever associate the man with this dark period of Family Separation and caged children.
    - pnw_hazor 6y ago
      President Obama's DOJ broke the asylum system by allowing local non-state crime or poverty to be grounds for claiming asylum. This change triggered the family/children caravans and general flooding of the border with women and children.
  - ttul 6y ago
    The 2017 tax reform bill [1] "seeks to address some widely acknowledged issues with corporate taxation, and takes some steps toward broadening the tax base, in part by reducing the incentive to itemize deductions." It was the first substantive piece of tax reform since 1986, and while there are many things to criticize, it at least started to align US corporate tax rates with those in other developed countries. One of the significant changes that the tax reform brings is an increase in the cost of capital raised in the form of debt. That is a good thing. The deductibility of interest on corporate debt creates an enormous distortion that causes firms to favour leverage, which leads to greater instability in the economy. Should interest be tax deductible? Well, whether or not you think it should be, it is. And so reducing the corporate tax rate makes that deduction less valuable than it was before. The tax reform is hugely regressive in reducing the top marginal tax rates for high income earners. That is a giant negative IMHO, because wealth and income inequality are a huge problem in American society. So, personally, I believe the only good from the tax reform is on the corporate taxation side by, effectively, making things a little more efficient than they were before. Other things that I think were a positive: 1. Rejecting Chinese firms' from the 5G network build-out. His diplomacy and trade policy were really random, but this was one move that worked out well. 2. Operation Warp Speed. While Hillary Clinton likely would have done a FAR, FAR better job of handling the pandemic overall, credit is due to Trump for getting behind the advanced purchase of billions of dollars worth of vaccines before they were even approved. 3. Greatly increasing the standard tax deduction for low income earners. "For income earned in 2020, single people pay no income tax on their first $12,400, heads of household on their first $18,650, and married couples on their first $24,800." [2] Again, it's too bad that all the insane stuff he did and all the things he neglected will overshadow his accomplishments. History will likely judge Trump harshly, which I think is richly deserved. [1] https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1257/jep.32.4.73 https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1257/jep.32.4.73 [2] https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/12/the-things-trump-got-right/617424/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/12/the-things...
spaetzleesser 6y ago
Agreed. This is only a small first step towards some level of sanity but let’s hope that the Biden administration keeps going down that path.
citrus1330 6y ago
How is it possible that this was not required before? I am so glad that we had Trump, even if it was just for 4 years.
burlesona 6y ago
Came here to post the same. My guess is he will go down as the worst president in US history, but even a terrible administration can have a few noteworthy accomplishments. This and the airline reforms (1) will probably be remembered as the best things that came out of the Trump administration. 1: https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/president-trump-just-signed-a-law-that-radically-changes-life-for-airline-passengers-flight-attendants-airlines-almost-nobody-even-noticed.html https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/president-trump-just-sign...
- adwww 6y ago
  Seems a sensible bill - amazing that some of them were not already the case. Eg. mininum rest times for cabin crew. However, what on earth has this got to do with aviation?! > authorizes $1.68 billion for relief for Hurricane Florence, which hit the Carolinas last month;
  - Inhibit 6y ago
    That's how those bills work. It was either the most expedient way to get it in a bill or the Carolina congress people were needed to pass it.
- redis_mlc 6y ago
  > My guess is he will go down as the worst president in US history Nope, best President in terms of: - foreign policy since Reagan, and maybe Roosevelt - over 400 miles of border wall built - significant repeal of anti-business laws. - excellent response to CCP, stunning even China watchers. All that despite almost 4 years of baseless Mueller investigation.
craftinator 6y ago
Oh, I assumed the greatest accomplishment of the Trump Administration was the peaceful transition of power to the new administration? This does seem like a good thing though.

ttul 6y ago

It’s too bad that all the other insane things he did will overshadow literally anything of value that he accomplished.

the-dude 6y ago
Could you enlighten me and name some of those things? Not things he said, but things he did according to you.
- hedora 6y ago
  These are all well documented: https://www.indy100.com/news/donald-trump-bad-things-list-b1785865 https://www.indy100.com/news/donald-trump-bad-things-list-b1... There are 55 things on the list. There’s a mixture of things he said and things he did. As president, his words have real consequences, so drawing the line at “things he said” is strange.
  - the-dude 6y ago
    Are you serious about bringing that article/site to the table as a source to try and make your point? Or is this sarcasm?
    - zingermc 6y ago
      Don't feed the troll.
- ryandrake 6y ago
  His attacks on the immigration and asylum systems were particularly insane and cruel. A just future will forever associate the man with this dark period of Family Separation and caged children.
  - pnw_hazor 6y ago
    President Obama's DOJ broke the asylum system by allowing local non-state crime or poverty to be grounds for claiming asylum. This change triggered the family/children caravans and general flooding of the border with women and children.
- ttul 6y ago
  The 2017 tax reform bill [1] "seeks to address some widely acknowledged issues with corporate taxation, and takes some steps toward broadening the tax base, in part by reducing the incentive to itemize deductions." It was the first substantive piece of tax reform since 1986, and while there are many things to criticize, it at least started to align US corporate tax rates with those in other developed countries. One of the significant changes that the tax reform brings is an increase in the cost of capital raised in the form of debt. That is a good thing. The deductibility of interest on corporate debt creates an enormous distortion that causes firms to favour leverage, which leads to greater instability in the economy. Should interest be tax deductible? Well, whether or not you think it should be, it is. And so reducing the corporate tax rate makes that deduction less valuable than it was before. The tax reform is hugely regressive in reducing the top marginal tax rates for high income earners. That is a giant negative IMHO, because wealth and income inequality are a huge problem in American society. So, personally, I believe the only good from the tax reform is on the corporate taxation side by, effectively, making things a little more efficient than they were before. Other things that I think were a positive: 1. Rejecting Chinese firms' from the 5G network build-out. His diplomacy and trade policy were really random, but this was one move that worked out well. 2. Operation Warp Speed. While Hillary Clinton likely would have done a FAR, FAR better job of handling the pandemic overall, credit is due to Trump for getting behind the advanced purchase of billions of dollars worth of vaccines before they were even approved. 3. Greatly increasing the standard tax deduction for low income earners. "For income earned in 2020, single people pay no income tax on their first $12,400, heads of household on their first $18,650, and married couples on their first $24,800." [2] Again, it's too bad that all the insane stuff he did and all the things he neglected will overshadow his accomplishments. History will likely judge Trump harshly, which I think is richly deserved. [1] https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1257/jep.32.4.73 https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1257/jep.32.4.73 [2] https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/12/the-things-trump-got-right/617424/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/12/the-things...

spaetzleesser 6y ago

Agreed. This is only a small first step towards some level of sanity but let’s hope that the Biden administration keeps going down that path.

citrus1330 6y ago

How is it possible that this was not required before? I am so glad that we had Trump, even if it was just for 4 years.

burlesona 6y ago

Came here to post the same. My guess is he will go down as the worst president in US history, but even a terrible administration can have a few noteworthy accomplishments. This and the airline reforms (1) will probably be remembered as the best things that came out of the Trump administration. 1: https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/president-trump-just-signed-a-law-that-radically-changes-life-for-airline-passengers-flight-attendants-airlines-almost-nobody-even-noticed.html https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/president-trump-just-sign...

adwww 6y ago
Seems a sensible bill - amazing that some of them were not already the case. Eg. mininum rest times for cabin crew. However, what on earth has this got to do with aviation?! > authorizes $1.68 billion for relief for Hurricane Florence, which hit the Carolinas last month;
- Inhibit 6y ago
  That's how those bills work. It was either the most expedient way to get it in a bill or the Carolina congress people were needed to pass it.
redis_mlc 6y ago
> My guess is he will go down as the worst president in US history Nope, best President in terms of: - foreign policy since Reagan, and maybe Roosevelt - over 400 miles of border wall built - significant repeal of anti-business laws. - excellent response to CCP, stunning even China watchers. All that despite almost 4 years of baseless Mueller investigation.

craftinator 6y ago

Oh, I assumed the greatest accomplishment of the Trump Administration was the peaceful transition of power to the new administration? This does seem like a good thing though.