Immigration
Trump will win because he has vision and compassion when it comes to his immigration policy. His vision for a more secure Nation through building a wall on the U.S. and Mexico border is only the beginning. Many people have labeled Trump as a 'racist' and 'bigot' for his position on immigration. I agree that some of Trump's words and off the cuff comments have not been the best or scripted, like most politicians, but at the core of them, they're very on the mark. Trump got the conversation started and within days, an illegal alien from Mexico that had been deported 5 times, shot and killed Kate Steinle.
Trump's plan, as harsh as it sounds, will not only make us safer, it will save our Country MILLIONS and MILLIONS of dollars and MILLIONS of jobs. The trickle down effect with the enforcement of the laws on the books that exist today and his integration of policy, our Country will be on a road to recovery.
To read Trump's Immigration Policy Plan, click here.
I'll share my thoughts on the latest Trump comments on the refugees that President Obama has now said can pretty much freely enter our Country by the hundreds of thousands, after they're "vetted" of course. You can read it here.
Tax Reform
Trump's tax reform proposals make a lot of sense to me. I'm not an expert in tax law and I'm not an accountant. However, when someone as savvy as Larry Kudlow endorses the plan, it's good enough for me. Simplification is a definite must regarding any kind of reform, especially the tax codes. Abolishing the IRS would be a good proposal as well in my opinion.
Trump calls for a very simple plan that will cut all income brackets across the board. He also proposes a flat 15% corporate tax rate that in my opinion, as a small business owner, will encourage me to hire more people, spend more advertising and therefore spur the economy. I'm a small fish in this pond, but companies like Facebook, Apple and IBM can be the largest beneficiaries of this new tax plan.
Trump calls for the Death Tax to go! This tax is the stupidest thing that I've ever heard of in my life. I won't go into personal reasons for this, but rest assured, it's totally stupid and NEEDS to be ABOLISHED!
To summarize, individuals will be better off by paying LESS TAX and businesses will be better off by paying LESS TAX and in turn, being able to hire more workers that creates a better economy.
To read Trump's Tax Reform plan, click here.
V.A. Reform
As a veteran of the Marine Corps, Trump's plans to go in and clean house in the Veteran's Administration is music to my ears. I've never personally used any V.A. services, but for the thousands and thousands of veterans that do utilize, or TRY to utilize the services they've earned, he is the one that will get that MESS straightened out.
Incompetence and corruption are only the visible problems and this will take some time to clean up in my opinion. The cost savings and improvements that can be made after cleaning house will do a few things:
1. Create synergy with the new executives, hopefully veterans, with the vision and goals of making the V.A. a thriving organization that will allow veterans to thrive.
2. Create proper structure from top to bottom that will always take care of veterans needs seamlessly and without all of the red tape.
3. Develop new ways to innovate health care, job assistance and other needs through virtual communications, apps and platforms to surpass our veterans' needs.
To read Trump's full V.A. reform click here.
Out of control spending on illegal immigrants
Illegal immigration costs U.S. taxpayers about $113 billion a year at the federal, state and local level. The bulk of the costs — some $84 billion — are absorbed by state and local governments.
The annual outlay that illegal aliens cost U.S. taxpayers is an average amount per native-headed household of $1,117. The fiscal impact per household varies considerably because the greatest share of the burden falls on state and local taxpayers whose burden depends on the size of the illegal alien population in that locality.
Education for the children of illegal aliens constitutes the single largest cost to taxpayers, at an annual price tag of nearly $52 billion. Nearly all of those costs are absorbed by state and local governments.
At the federal level, about one-third of outlays are matched by tax collections from illegal aliens. At the state and local level, an average of less than 5 percent of the public costs associated with illegal immigration is recouped through taxes collected from illegal aliens.
Most illegal aliens do not pay income taxes. Among those who do, much of the revenues collected are refunded to the illegal aliens when they file tax returns. Many are also claiming tax credits resulting in payments from the U.S. Treasury.