It's privatize everything, isn't it? Including the weather disaster warning system.
Let's be fair... it's not everything... but there is time for addendums. So far...
Department of Education: The project suggests disbanding the Department of Education and emphasizes "school choice," directing public funds to private or religious schools. It also proposes privatizing student loans and eliminating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
Medicare and Medicaid: The plan includes prohibiting Medicare from negotiating drug prices, promoting the Medicare Advantage program (private insurance plans), and making significant cuts to Medicaid. It suggests turning Medicaid into a voucher program and eliminating federal oversight of state Medicaid programs.
Veterans Affairs: Funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs would be cut.
Transportation Security Administration (TSA): The project recommends privatizing the TSA.
Federal Reserve: It proposes abolishing the Federal Reserve and instead backing the dollar with a commodity like gold.
Department of Energy: The project calls for overhauling the Department of Energy to promote fossil fuels and reduce emphasis on green energy sources. It also aims to cut federal funding for climate change research.
Labor Unions: Project 2025 seeks to allow states to ban labor unions in the private sector, make it easier for corporations to fire workers involved in collective action, and eliminate overtime protections and the federal minimum wage.
Federal Student Aid: The project calls for the elimination of the Office of Federal Student Aid and suggests creating a new government corporation to manage student loans.
You know... if you get rid of everything the government does... nobody will have to pay any taxes.
Because I know who Trump is, and I refuse to support a leader and his supporting cast who are entirely focused on making themselves and their friends/supporters richer. I benefit from Trump being President, but I'm willing to sacrifice a bit to support my kids and their kids by leaving a functioning government and infrastructure that supports those in need, provides opportunity to succeed both educationally and economically, protects the environment, and makes the lives of everyone living here safer (both crime and environmentally).
As a recovering Republican, I've come to appreciate that the notion of "meritocracy" and "everyone can succeed" and "American independence" isn't entirely correct. I have serious concerns about DEI and reparations and programs designed to prioritize based on race, sex, religion, etc.... but I appreciate that the playing field has been historically tilted generously in my favor (white, male, European descent). Would I like things to be "great again"... sure, it was a lot easier. Is the far left insane about these programs? Absolutely, but they are a tiny faction despite what Fox News tells you.
History's trajectory on fairness is positive. There are reactions and overreactions, but overall, I feel that diversity of opportunity is positive. Is DEI overdone...yes. Is it worth gutting everything and removing slavery references from textbooks so white kids don't feel bad.... hell no. Should the names of Confederate soldiers be removed from schools? Maybe... but the local community has to see a value in doing so. Of the 300 or so public schools in the country named after rebs, my state has none. It's a tiny issue... that grabs an outsized amount of attention due to its emotional ties. It's like transgender athletes. There are 82,000 college athletes each year. So far, 32 openly transgender athletes have competed. It's not an issue... but it draws a huge cheer every time Trump says it... which is why he says it.
You can have Trump's record. A repeat is what I'm so against. History will be very unkind to Trump, and will ultimately show Biden as a critical leader in the perseverance of the Republic.
So back to Project 2025: You didn't answer the question. Do you believe Trump doesn't know anything about Project 2025?
Yeah, What he just said!
If I had the $ I'd buy up every freaking billboard in every battleground state and emblazon them with "Trump's Project 2025 - Google It! "
Quite frankly, I get what I get when I vote for Trump.
You are also willing to get what you get with whoever you are going to vote for. You don't even know who you're voting for other than the DNC nominee. You have no ideas what policies you're going to get other than more of the same that you have got with Biden. Could be even worse. But you don't care, you're just voting for Not Trump and will approve of anything that comes with that choice. You have already committed yourself.
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How are we different in that respect ?
I'll take Trump's record as POTUS over Joe's.
Because I know who Trump is, and I refuse to support a leader and his supporting cast who are entirely focused on making themselves and their friends/supporters richer. I benefit from Trump being President, but I'm willing to sacrifice a bit to support my kids and their kids by leaving a functioning government and infrastructure that supports those in need, provides opportunity to succeed both educationally and economically, protects the environment, and makes the lives of everyone living here safer (both crime and environmentally).
As a recovering Republican, I've come to appreciate that the notion of "meritocracy" and "everyone can succeed" and "American independence" isn't entirely correct. I have serious concerns about DEI and reparations and programs designed to prioritize based on race, sex, religion, etc.... but I appreciate that the playing field has been historically tilted generously in my favor (white, male, European descent). Would I like things to be "great again"... sure, it was a lot easier. Is the far left insane about these programs? Absolutely, but they are a tiny faction despite what Fox News tells you.
History's trajectory on fairness is positive. There are reactions and overreactions, but overall, I feel that diversity of opportunity is positive. Is DEI overdone...yes. Is it worth gutting everything and removing slavery references from textbooks so white kids don't feel bad.... hell no. Should the names of Confederate soldiers be removed from schools? Maybe... but the local community has to see a value in doing so. Of the 300 or so public schools in the country named after rebs, my state has none. It's a tiny issue... that grabs an outsized amount of attention due to its emotional ties. It's like transgender athletes. There are 82,000 college athletes each year. So far, 32 openly transgender athletes have competed. It's not an issue... but it draws a huge cheer every time Trump says it... which is why he says it.
You can have Trump's record. A repeat is what I'm so against. History will be very unkind to Trump, and will ultimately show Biden as a critical leader in the perseverance of the Republic.
So back to Project 2025: You didn't answer the question. Do you believe Trump doesn't know anything about Project 2025?
Quite frankly, I get what I get when I vote for Trump.
You are also willing to get what you get with whoever you are going to vote for. You don't even know who you're voting for other than the DNC nominee. You have no ideas what policies you're going to get other than more of the same that you have got with Biden. Could be even worse. But you don't care, you're just voting for Not Trump and will approve of anything that comes with that choice. You have already committed yourself.
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How are we different in that respect ?
Says the guy who was gaslit by the people you trusted about Biden's wherewithal. Then came the debate and you found that your lying eyes were being lied to. You believed every lie about Biden that they fed you.
deflect....ignore...whatabout... just never answer a question. As has been said here a few times, I'd vote for Biden's head in a jar of blue liquid if the other choice was Trump. It's not about believing a lie... it's about priorities. The issue you ignored: Trump says he doesn't know anything about Project 2025. I presented a list of facts that would suggest he's either lying, or he has no idea what all of the people he listens to and trusts believe he should do on day 1 of his second administration. You posted that Trump stated he doesn't know about it. Do you believe him?
Quite frankly, I get what I get when I vote for Trump.
You are also willing to get what you get with whoever you are going to vote for. You don't even know who you're voting for other than the DNC nominee. You have no ideas what policies you're going to get other than more of the same that you have got with Biden. Could be even worse. But you don't care, you're just voting for Not Trump and will approve of anything that comes with that choice. You have already committed yourself. . How are we different in that respect ?
Says the guy who was gaslit by the people you trusted about Biden's wherewithal.
Then came the debate and you found that your lying eyes were being lied to. You believed every lie about Biden that they fed you.
deflect....ignore...whatabout... just never answer a question.
As has been said here a few times, I'd vote for Biden's head in a jar of blue liquid if the other choice was Trump. It's not about believing a lie... it's about priorities.
The issue you ignored: Trump says he doesn't know anything about Project 2025. I presented a list of facts that would suggest he's either lying, or he has no idea what all of the people he listens to and trusts believe he should do on day 1 of his second administration.
You posted that Trump stated he doesn't know about it. Do you believe him?
Says the guy who was gaslit by the people you trusted about Biden's wherewithal.
Then came the debate and you found that your lying eyes were being lied to. You believed every lie about Biden that they fed you.
And yet...
Biden's had moments since the debate when he's done well. I suspect he has some medical issue that causes him to become exhausted more easily. Add in the fact that he's 80 and works quite hard and boom, he looks doddering.
Drumpf, on the other hand, lied all the time when he was president. He lied in prepared written statements, he lied in speeches, he lied during press conferences and impromptu remarks. While president, he lied on average 20.5 times a day. 30,000/4 = 7,500. Then divide 7,500 by 365 and you'll obtain 20.54.
When someone lies 20.5 times a day, you have to think that he might have an obsessive-compulsive disorder controlling his behavior. That's not normal for anyone, even salesmen. You also have to wonder whether he has trouble separating fact from reality. Given Trump's age and family medical history, you wonder whether the lying is a sign of dementia.
And Trump is looking pretty old these days as well.
Given that
Trump is mentioned numerous times in the Project 2025 document,
that Trump admin veterans fill the upper levels of the project's leadership,
that he's praised it in speeches, his running mate his praised it publicly,
that Project 2025 and Heritage Foundation leaders have referred to their work as a roadmap for a Trump admin,
I'd say Trump owns this dogpile.
Finally, his recent remarks that he doesn't know anything about it or about the people involved are lies no one believes for a moment. If he truly seriously doesn't know anything about Project 2025, he is massively mentally unfit to run or serve as president.
Oh and btw: Trump is still a felon, still a rapist, still a suspected pedophile and still a failed conman owing $500+ million in civil damages.
"Vance also ties the Republican ticket firmly to Project 2025.
The Trump camp has worked to distance itself from Project 2025ânot convincingly, since the two are obviously closely tied, but it turns out that Vance wrote the introduction for a forthcoming book by Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts, who was the lead author of Project 2025. The book appears to popularize that plan, right down to its endorsement of a âSecond American Revolution,â and according to the book deal report, proceeds from the book will go to the Heritage Foundation âand aligned nonprofits.â
Now Vanceâs words praising Project 2025 will be in print,just in time for the election. Yesterday, Trump posted: âI have nothing to do with, and know nothing about, Project 25 . The fact that I do is merely disinformation put out by the Radical Left Democrat Thugs. Do not believe them!â "
So how do you decide which lies to ignore, and which to defend? If he doesn't know the following, do you really think he's up for the job?
Approximately 140 individuals who were part of the Trump administration played a role in Project 2025. This includes six former Cabinet secretaries including:
- Russ Vought (former Office of Management and Budget director)
- Ben Carson (former Housing and Urban Development secretary)
- Rick Dearborn (former deputy chief of staff)
- Gene Hamilton (former Justice Department senior counsel)
None of them mentioned anything to him, even though they worked on a 900-page book of plans for HIS second term. Really?
I guess it's accidental that many of the goals outlined in Project 2025 coincide with Trump's campaign pledges, such as abolishing the Education Department and appointing a special prosecutor to investigate Biden.
During Trump's previous term, he carried out roughly two-thirds of the Heritage Foundation's 2015 recommendations within a year. A happy accident?
When you support a guy who lied over 30,000 times during his 4 years in office, I guess at some point you lose sight of the truth.
People involved in Project 2025 include Ben Carson, Trumpâs former housing secretary; Peter Navarro, White House trade adviser under Trump; and Russ Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget under Trump. Earlier this year, Trump and the Republican National Committeenamed Vought as policy directorfor the RNC committee crafting the party platform ahead of its national convention this month in Milwaukee.
Trumpâs former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is a senior partner in one of the groups advising Project 2025, the Conservative Partnership Institute. And John McEntee, director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office under Trump, serves as a senior adviser to Project 2025.
As president, Trump spoke to the Heritage Foundation in 2017, lavishing praise on the organization and asking for its help in getting his proposed tax cuts through Congress.
A Trump campaign spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt, appeared in a September 2023 video promoting Project 2025â²s training program for potential future political appointees. The video features several former Trump administration staffers identifying themselves, with Leavitt noting she was Trumpâs assistant press secretary.
