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FightingIrish

(2,719 posts)
Sat Jan 7, 2017, 01:07 PM Jan 2017

My post-election balance sheet looks to be true

The day after the disastrous election, I made a list of what would happen under Trump and shared it friends and family. That was when there was talk that he would govern differently than he campaigned. Two months down the road things look as bleak as they did then, if not worse. The list of things we will certainly lose is probably way too short.

What we will lose

1. Affordable Health care

2. Affordable higher education

3. Sensible gun safety laws

4. Fairness to all minorities

5. Valued immigrant population

6. Women’s sovereignty over their own bodies

7. Action to deal with climate change

8. Regulations of Wall Street excesses

9. A balanced Supreme Court

10. What little civility that remains in Congress

11. Minimum wage protection

12. Investment and research toward clean alternative energy

13. Nuclear treaty with Iran

14. Any hope for national unity

15. Grace, civility and dignity in the White House

16. The admiration of the free world

17. Ana articulate, caring President


What’s at risk

1. Social Security

2. Medicare

3. Economic recovery and stability

4. Treaties with traditional allies and their trust

5. Cooperation with Islamic partners

What we will gain

1. Nothing I can think of. Help me out.

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My post-election balance sheet looks to be true (Original Post) FightingIrish Jan 2017 OP
Travel to Cuba. ucrdem Jan 2017 #1
A pair, hopefully Loge23 Jan 2017 #2
Sanity MFM008 Jan 2017 #3
6. Our freedom True_Blue Jan 2017 #4

ucrdem

(15,703 posts)
1. Travel to Cuba.
Sat Jan 7, 2017, 01:10 PM
Jan 2017

Travel to Mexico except in a tank.

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Gains: I imagine the prison, mortuary, and pawnshop industries will show robust growth.

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