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Originally Posted by New Era
I'm really curious about this. What things has he done that could be construed as being good?
Seriously, if he does some of the things he's talking about we're headed back to the days of no social safety net and the economy ruled by the robber barons. How would you feel if Trudeau privatized CPP and the Canadian healthcare system? I don't think those things should be exposed to the volatility of the markets. How would you feel if all collective bargaining rights were taken away, along with the many benefits promised in past deals? Think about those things in that perspective.
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In Canada CPP and Healthcare are entrenched. Can never be touched. Just the mere mention of even a two-tiered system nationally gets you roasted. I think we have to go on what a candidate ran on. Harper raised OAS to 67, that probably killed him. Nobody campaigns on these things so it's never an issue.
Trump ran on killing Obamacare and getting jobs back. It's questionable whether Obamacare is working or not. Sure the number is 20 million people get coverage for for everyone else premium have gone up again. What he is replace it with we'll see. It's not like killing a system such as Canada's healthcare. It hasn't happened yet so its not one of the things I like or hate yet.
The Carrier deal is good. It's something he promised on his campaign. Hillary didn't even bother to go to Indiana remember so the optics look good. Sessions being appointed Attorney-General is a good move. He'll address the immigration issue. Immigration is not a race issue, it's a numbers and migrant issue. For too long the Democrats were afraid to address it in fear of being called racists. Sessions will take the criticism to fix the problem. And for selfish reasons I loved the Taiwan conversation pissing off China. Anything that pissed off the PRC is good in my books instead of once again the Democrats tiptoeing around these issues.
Things I hate. The tweeting. I do like that a president isn't so elitist that he can tweet but that stuff is just out of control. I'm sure it will be addressed when he's actually in office. The Bannon appointment is troubling because it legitimizes Breitbart as a legit news source.
But for most things. Its wait and see.