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President Trump's first 100 days...latest policy proposals in first post (1 Viewer)

Andy Borowitz posted on facebook: "Why is the impeachment taking so long."  Two of the first responses were: "Short answer: Mike Pence" and "Long answer: President Mike Pence."

 
Henry Ford said:
Andy Borowitz posted on facebook: "Why is the impeachment taking so long."  Two of the first responses were: "Short answer: Mike Pence" and "Long answer: President Mike Pence."
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Trump wouldn't be the first candidate to pick a running mate that was a life insurance policy. Quayle? Agnew?

 
jon_mx said:
Why would an administration keep reports on their website which draw conclusions they do not agree with?   
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Well, sure.  Since the report says that ending gender discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is to be commended, it's disconcerting to members of the LGBT community that it was removed day 1.

 
Henry Ford said:
Cheney.
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The last two Presidents who were shot picked running mates they thought more qualified than they were. Kennedy picked Johnson, Reagan picked Bush. Maybe if you don't want to be shot, you pick a moron for a running mate.

 
Henry Ford said:
Well, sure.  Since the report says that ending gender discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is to be commended, it's disconcerting to members of the LGBT community that it was removed day 1.
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The Supreme Court ruling still stands, though it may only be relevant to half the letters. There are still other groups that have no protections - polyamory, for example.

 
Henry Ford said:
Well, sure.  Since the report says that ending gender discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is to be commended, it's disconcerting to members of the LGBT community that it was removed day 1.
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what exactly did the report recommend?   

 
jon_mx said:
what exactly did the report recommend?   
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Apparently that "ending gender discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is to be commended ." Unknown whether it advocated uni-gendered toilets in elementary schools though.

 
bueno said:
Apparently that "ending gender discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is to be commended ." Unknown whether it advocated uni-gendered toilets in elementary schools though.
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A lot is unknown.   The flowery goals of the report is nice, but until  you understand the meat of the report, it is impossible to say the reasoning.  

 
jon_mx said:
A lot is unknown.   The flowery goals of the report is nice, but until  you understand the meat of the report, it is impossible to say the reasoning.  
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It's still cached on google.  Google "advancing LGBT workplace rights" and view the cached version of the PDF.  

 
Henry Ford said:
This is probably a better thread to keep track of these things - inauguration is moving too fast to keep up.  I'll try to update as it goes.

The Trump administration's websites have changed over.  

The Department of Labor has removed its report on LGBT workplace rights

The White House no longer has any reference to Climate Change (other than repealing President Obama's Climate Action Plan.)
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No mention of the Affordable Care Act or the word "Obamacare", either.

 
Bruce Dickinson said:
Strange they would lug it all out for the press conference and not turn it in.
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I guess it was weird to me to discover airliners didn't have tracking devices if they crashed and it's also weird to me to discover that there is no enforcement mechanism for nepotism and COI laws that have been around for as long as more than a century (dating to Garfield/Arthur).

 
I really hope he's serious about the infrastructure talk.   Of everything he's talked about this is the most important to me and it's critical to the nation as a whole. 

 
squistion said:
And reinforced by this news:

igorvolsky ‏@igorvolsky 50m50 minutes ago

Also today: John Gore, the lawyer who *defended* North Carolina's anti-trans HB2 in court,

was nominated to run DOJ's Civil Rights Division
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HRC defended a pedophile, yet somehow I didn't see you screaming about that.  Lawyers take on jobs all the time that they don't necessarily agree with.

 
Doctor Detroit said:
I really hope he's serious about the infrastructure talk.   Of everything he's talked about this is the most important to me and it's critical to the nation as a whole. 
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The infrastructure talk is much different than Trump's actual infrastructure proposal.  On paper, it's a lot of subsidies to private companies to build toll roads and bridges, and then let the private companies keep the revenue from the tolls on the roads and bridges.  Nothing for rural development, fixing water systems, or anything private companies can't turn into a revenue stream.  

Basically he's applying the economic model of using public funds to help private companies build stadiums to roads and bridges.

 
Sand said:
HRC defended a pedophile, yet somehow I didn't see you screaming about that.  Lawyers take on jobs all the time that they don't necessarily agree with.
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F _ L S _    _ Q U I V _ L _ N C _

No consonants left.  Would you like to buy a vowel or solve the puzzle?

 
squistion said:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Trump-Suspends-Order-That-Would-Have-Made-Mortgage-Insurance-Cheaper-411343755.html

Trump Suspends Order That Would Have Made Mortgage Insurance Cheaper for 1M Households


What to Know



  • The Trump Administration suspended rules that would have cut FHA mortgage insurance premiums this month


  • Reports had suggested that first-time homebuyers could have saved up to $700 a year with the premium cut


  • The outgoing Obama Administration put the new FHA rules into place just 11 days ago, angering some Congressional Republicans

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Some housing markets are hotter than in 2006/7.  This is probably prudent to make sure a big bubble doesn't burst again.  Taxpayers bear the risk of these loans.  

 
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Bruce Dickinson said:
The infrastructure talk is much different than Trump's actual infrastructure proposal.  On paper, it's a lot of subsidies to private companies to build toll roads and bridges, and then let the private companies keep the revenue from the tolls on the roads and bridges.  Nothing for rural development, fixing water systems, or anything private companies can't turn into a revenue stream.  

Basically he's applying the economic model of using public funds to help private companies build stadiums to roads and bridges.
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First test for Democrats, many lib/progs will love this on the face of it.

Let's say it was a good plan. Would that make it worth applauding Trump?

 
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SaintsInDome2006 said:
First test for Democrats, many lib/progs will love this on the face of it.

Let's say it was a good plan. Would that make it worth applauding Trump?
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I would applaud the plan first.  If it could be demonstrated that DJT played a significant part in making it happen, then I would applaud him.

Maybe 30 minutes later, I would make an animated gif mocking his tiny hands combing over his yuge hair.

Good day for me!

 
Anxiously awaiting his first executive order on trade- is he really dumb enough to put up big tarrifs? Based on his inaugural speech it sounds like he is...

 
Bruce Dickinson said:
Sure.  If it was a good plan.  The problem, like any issue with Trump, is it's not clear what the plan is now, or what it will be in a week. 
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Obama played the same accounting games (sorry), as much funding went to public sector salaries in favored, blue states.  And the 'shovel ready' lingo (per Obama, later) wasn't really always that.

 
timschochet said:
Anxiously awaiting his first executive order on trade- is he really dumb enough to put up big tarrifs? Based on his inaugural speech it sounds like he is...
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He seems to mean business and I'm pretty sure we won't see the Hamlet like struggles with the spirit of the Constitution we got with Obama.

 
shader said:
He's in the Oval Office.  No idea what the EO is.  It's to "ease the burden of Obamacare" but no details.
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I don't think this order actually DID anything.  I think it just established that his administration would look to end Obamacare....duh...

 
timschochet said:
Anxiously awaiting his first executive order on trade- is he really dumb enough to put up big tarrifs? Based on his inaugural speech it sounds like he is...
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Such an order could have immediate consequences. Like not getting help from China with North Korea. Many Republicans would likely counter Trump on this.

 
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Sand said:
Now Saints, you know as well as I do "shovel ready" was a fantasy.  As was "jobs created".  As was "green jobs."  

I'm gonna stop there.  I could keep going all night.
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And Pence will handle the accounting.

To be fair the economic situation is not remotely the same today, in fact such a plan could be inflationary.

 
Bruce Dickinson said:
The infrastructure talk is much different than Trump's actual infrastructure proposal.  On paper, it's a lot of subsidies to private companies to build toll roads and bridges, and then let the private companies keep the revenue from the tolls on the roads and bridges.  Nothing for rural development, fixing water systems, or anything private companies can't turn into a revenue stream.  

Basically he's applying the economic model of using public funds to help private companies build stadiums to roads and bridges.
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Interesting.  Hoping to see some projects get done however, a lot of stuff needs to be brought up to date.  Because the GOP is going to be against it, maybe Trump will find some allies among the Democrats and institute some of their infrastructure repair ideas.  Gotta give it a chance IMO. 

 
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