Healthcare Reform to Make America Great Again

Since March of 2010, the American people have had to suffer under the incredible economic burden of the Affordable Care Act—Obamacare. This legislation, passed by totally partisan votes in the House and Senate and signed into law by the most divisive and partisan President in American history, has tragically but predictably resulted in runaway costs, websites that don’t work, greater rationing of care, higher premiums, less competition and fewer choices. Obamacare has raised the economic uncertainty of every single person residing in this country. As it appears Obamacare is certain to collapse of its own weight, the damage done by the Democrats and President Obama, and abetted by the Supreme Court, will be difficult to repair unless the next President and a Republican congress lead the effort to bring much-needed free market reforms to the healthcare industry.
But none of these positive reforms can be accomplished without Obamacare repeal. On day one of the Trump Administration, we will ask Congress to immediately deliver a full repeal of Obamacare.
However, it is not enough to simply repeal this terrible legislation. We will work with Congress to make sure we have a series of reforms ready for implementation that follow free market principles and that will restore economic freedom and certainty to everyone in this country. By following free market principles and working together to create sound public policy that will broaden healthcare access, make healthcare more affordable and improve the quality of the care available to all Americans.
Any reform effort must begin with Congress. Since Obamacare became law, conservative Republicans have been offering reforms that can be delivered individually or as part of more comprehensive reform efforts. In the remaining sections of this policy paper, several reforms will be offered that should be considered by Congress so that on the first day of the Trump Administration, we can start the process of restoring faith in government and economic liberty to the people.
Congress must act. Our elected representatives in the House and Senate must:

1. Completely repeal Obamacare. Our elected representatives must eliminate the individual mandate. No person should be required to buy insurance unless he or she wants to.
2. Modify existing law that inhibits the sale of health insurance across state lines. As long as the plan purchased complies with state requirements, any vendor ought to be able to offer insurance in any state. By allowing full competition in this market, insurance costs will go down and consumer satisfaction will go up.
3. Allow individuals to fully deduct health insurance premium payments from their tax returns under the current tax system. Businesses are allowed to take these deductions so why wouldn’t Congress allow individuals the same exemptions? As we allow the free market to provide insurance coverage opportunities to companies and individuals, we must also make sure that no one slips through the cracks simply because they cannot afford insurance. We must review basic options for Medicaid and work with states to ensure that those who want healthcare coverage can have it.
4. Allow individuals to use Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). Contributions into HSAs should be tax-free and should be allowed to accumulate. These accounts would become part of the estate of the individual and could be passed on to heirs without fear of any death penalty. These plans should be particularly attractive to young people who are healthy and can afford high-deductible insurance plans. These funds can be used by any member of a family without penalty. The flexibility and security provided by HSAs will be of great benefit to all who participate.
5. Require price transparency from all healthcare providers, especially doctors and healthcare organizations like clinics and hospitals. Individuals should be able to shop to find the best prices for procedures, exams or any other medical-related procedure.
6. Block-grant Medicaid to the states. Nearly every state already offers benefits beyond what is required in the current Medicaid structure. The state governments know their people best and can manage the administration of Medicaid far better without federal overhead. States will have the incentives to seek out and eliminate fraud, waste and abuse to preserve our precious resources.
7. Remove barriers to entry into free markets for drug providers that offer safe, reliable and cheaper products. Congress will need the courage to step away from the special interests and do what is right for America. Though the pharmaceutical industry is in the private sector, drug companies provide a public service. Allowing consumers access to imported, safe and dependable drugs from overseas will bring more options to consumers.

The reforms outlined above will lower healthcare costs for all Americans. They are simply a place to start. There are other reforms that might be considered if they serve to lower costs, remove uncertainty and provide financial security for all Americans. And we must also take actions in other policy areas to lower healthcare costs and burdens. Enforcing immigration laws, eliminating fraud and waste and energizing our economy will relieve the economic pressures felt by every American. It is the moral responsibility of a nation’s government to do what is best for the people and what is in the interest of securing the future of the nation.
Providing healthcare to illegal immigrants costs us some $11 billion annually. If we were to simply enforce the current immigration laws and restrict the unbridled granting of visas to this country, we could relieve healthcare cost pressures on state and local governments.
To reduce the number of individuals needing access to programs like Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program we will need to install programs that grow the economy and bring capital and jobs back to America. The best social program has always been a job – and taking care of our economy will go a long way towards reducing our dependence on public health programs.
Finally, we need to reform our mental health programs and institutions in this country. Families, without the ability to get the information needed to help those who are ailing, are too often not given the tools to help their loved ones. There are promising reforms being developed in Congress that should receive bi-partisan support.
To reform healthcare in America, we need a President who has the leadership skills, will and courage to engage the American people and convince Congress to do what is best for the country. These straightforward reforms, along with many others I have proposed throughout my campaign, will ensure that together we will Make America Great Again.

https://www.donaldjtrump.com/positions/healthcare-reform

Why Donald Trump is overestimated

 

Donald Trump and his family. Saturday February 20, 2016.

John Lemandri

The South Carolina primary results don't mean Trump will be the nominee
John Hudak
Why Donald Trump is overestimated
Every other Republican candidate—and probably both Democratic candidates—would love to be in Donald Trump's shoes. Dominant, in control of most news cycles, Teflon to scandal and his own gaffes, connecting with should-be-out-of-reach demographic groups with ease, and trouncing the competition. Despite that, the reports of Donald Trump’s coronation as the next Republican nominee are quite premature. He may well end up the GOP nominee. Yet, there are several reasons why he may not.
The GOP race remains a crowded field. There are four other candidates of varying success and even if you discount Carson (you should), Cruz and Rubio are serious contenders. So long as that many candidates remain in the race, it becomes difficult for Trump to amass a majority of delegates heading into Cleveland. Cruz and Rubio may not be able to beat Trump in many of the states to come, but they can be enough of a nuisance to keep him from the type of "clinch" we have seen in previous years after a handful of primaries and caucuses. That moment usually comes early (or early-ish) when it becomes clear someone will march to the convention and the race effectively ends. This year is not one of those years.
Party rules make it hard for Trump to clinch. While some states are winner-take-all in their allocation of delegates. Many are not. Many allocate strictly proportionally or function as a winner-take-all if and only if a candidate receives a supermajority (between 66 percent and 85 percent depending on the state). Trump is "winning" by pulling 30-40 percent of states' votes, making those winner-take-all-thresholds far out of reach. It also makes securing the nomination formally (winning a majority of delegates) or informally (broad support being so obvious that further competition is seen as fruitless) that much more difficult.
Party leaders don't like Donald Trump and they're scared to death of his candidacy. The GOP brass see themselves—right or not—to be in a very strong position this year. Secretary Clinton's candidacy exists in the shadow of scandals and investigations and her primary competition is a self-described socialist. They think their chances to retake the White House are quite good, but only if they have the right candidate. They believe Donald Trump is not that candidate. The Republican primary contest has "uncommitted delegates" (Democrats call them "superdelegates") who are able to cast convention votes without input from voters. There are fewer of them than Democrats have, but in a close primary contest, they may make a difference. These unpledged delegates tend to be state party leaders.
If Republicans head to Cleveland with no candidate securing a majority of delegates (every political pundit’s daydream), and a brokered convention comes to fruition, the uncommitted delegates may play an outsized role. So, too, may the party brass—the baron-like establishment that Trump and his supporters rail against. It would be a risky proposition to strip the man with the most delegates from being the nominee, but the party may see it as their only avenue to beating a Democrat in November and thus make it a reality. For the GOP leadership the calculus is easy: if we nominate Trump we absolutely lose; if we give the nomination to someone else, Trump's supporters will be angry, but we at least have a chance of winning. Economists' expected value calculations make that decision a no-brainer. The politician's calculations make it more difficult.
That said, if Republican leadership have any opportunity to usurp Trump's momentum and keep him from being the 2016 Republican Party nominee, they will do it. The crowded field, the primary rules, and the preferences of many in the party mean it's a real possibility. Trump and, in a similar way, Ted Cruz have built campaigns and candidacies based on running against and explicitly spitting in the face of the party brass. They work well with angry voters, but in a brokered convention it is a death knell. A brokered convention is great news for party leaders afraid of Trump, for more mainstream candidates like Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio, and for the health of the Republican Party. But at the end of the day, the almost unbelievable state of the Republican primary could be salvaged on the floor of Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena. If it takes that long, the man or woman chosen in a smoke-filled room may bask in the glow of being the Republican nominee. But the real winner in that situation will be the person Democrats select as their nominee a week later in Philadelphia. In that way, the only thing worse for the Republican Party than Donald Trump would be an establishment-led overthrow of Donald Trump.
For those making absolutist predictions based on the South Carolina results, take a deep breath. This race is nowhere near over. We have no idea who the nominee will be. The only thing Trump's unbelievable win in South Carolina tells us is that the Republican primary will continue to be an unbelievable mess...maybe even a YUGE one.
//This is why we who Blog for Trump can and will make a YUGE difference. Ever vote counts and the more we who actively blog can address this issue by forwarding this blog and others to not only pro Trump FB sites, but other sites with uncommitted votes such as millennials, Hispanics, Latinos, Asians, African Americans, libertarians, and yes Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders supporters sites may push our leader over the top. You will get a lot of flack from posting on some of these sites (each one listed may have multiple sub sites to post to) but that only show you how angry you have made them. Do not post back unless you want to fight. I no longer do. God Bless you all. Let's all BLOG for TRUMP!

Donld Trump runs away with South Carolina

 
 Donald Trump, South Carolina, Feb.20,2016

By Eli Stokols

Donald Trump sealed his front-runner status. Marco Rubio revitalized his campaign. And Jeb Bush faced the reality that South Carolina voters harshly delivered.
Trump crushed the rest of the GOP field in the state's primary Saturday night, giving the real estate mogul major momentum and wounding the more experienced governors and senators who are struggling to keep pace.

Rubio, down and out after finishing fifth in New Hampshire, appeared to be elbowing past Ted Cruz and vanquished another rival.
Bush, the one-time establishment frontrunner who was trailing in a distant fourth in the early results and facing a dire cash crunch, abruptly ended his campaign Saturday night, acknowledging that the voters of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina had now spoken. Choking up, he said he was proud that he stayed true to the guiding principles of his campaign.
“Despite what you might’ve heard, ideas matter, policy matters. And I truly hope that these ideas that we’ve laid out will serve as a blueprint for a generation of conservative leaders,” Bush said in his remarks, which did not include a direct mention of Trump, who played a big role in dashing his chances. “In this campaign I have stood my ground, refusing to bend to the political winds.”

South Carolina Republican Primary

South Carolina

Republican Presidential Primary, February 20, 2016

Detailed Results

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Delegates Allocated: 44/50

Delegates

Winner D. Trump	32.5%	239,851	44 Delegates
M. Rubio	22.5%	165,881
T. Cruz	22.3%	164,790
J. Bush	7.8%	57,863
J. Kasich	7.6%	56,206
B. Carson	7.2%	53,326

Trump, taking the stage at his victory celebration moments after Bush left the stage, relished another decisive win.
“When you win it’s beautiful,” said Trump, flanked by his family and claiming additional momentum heading into the March 1 SEC primary. “I think we’re going to do terrific there and the SEC is going to be very exciting,” Trump said. “We expect to do very well there.”
Saturday night offered a repeat performance for Trump, who also dominated the New Hampshire primary 11 days ago, handing him victories in two states with a history of boosting candidates who go on to become the eventual presidential nominee.
After stirring controversy and fending off unrelenting attacks during the last volatile week of campaigning across rough and tumble South Carolina, the billionaire-turned-blue-collar champion is only cementing his status as the clear GOP frontrunner in a winnowing field.
“I just want to congratulate the other candidates,” Trump said. “There’s nothing easy about running for president.”
He held a double-digit advantage over both Rubio and Cruz, leading with 33 percent of the vote. Rubio, meanwhile, held a slight edge over Cruz, 22.3 percent to 22.2 percent. with 99 percent of precincts reporting. Roughly 1,000 votes separated the two rivals.
“The children of the Reagan revolution are ready to assume the mantle of leadership,” Rubio said, flanked by a trio of South Carolina’s ascendant generation of GOP stars: Governor Nikki Haley, Senator Tim Scott and Congressman Trey Gowdy.
Rubio began his speech with a tribute to Bush. But, as he neared the end, he relished having knocked his mentor — and biggest obstacle — from the race.
“Now, practically speaking, it’s down to three,” Rubio said.
The failure to deliver a stronger showing was a big blow to Cruz, who is betting big on the South. In his remarks to supporters Saturday night, the Texas senator reminded voters he has still done something that Rubio and the other remaining candidates have not.“We are the only campaign that has beaten and can beat Donald Trump,” Cruz said.
The Texas senator managed to win just 26 percent of white evangelicals, whereas Trump secured the support of 34 percent of that powerful voting bloc — a fundamental problem that isn't likely to go away as the race moves forward to Super Tuesday.
"Trump is a brick on his head and he can't grow and can't win kinds of states he needs to get delegates," a GOP operative said as the results came in.
With 94 percent of precincts reporting, Bush was in a virtual tie for fourth place with John Kasich, both receiving roughly 8 percent of the vote even though Bush gave South Carolina all he had this week, bringing in his brother and mother to stump with him, while Kasich lowered expectations and spent time campaigning in other states.
The outcome of the South Carolina primary and Bush’s exit could break the dam of establishment support that has held behind the former Florida governor. It will likely drive mainstream Republicans looking for a single standard-bearer to challenge Trump and Cruz to consolidate behind the young Florida senator.
Bush, who had hoped to generate momentum from George W. Bush’s first campaign appearance in North Charleston on Monday and to win Haley’s endorsement, was trying desperately to finish ahead of Rubio, or at least close enough to justify continuing on to Nevada and perhaps Super Tuesday. But in the final 48 hours, he had been dogged by questions about whether his campaign is running out of money and whether he would quit.
As POLITICO reported Friday, many of Bush’s most loyal supporters were ready to lean on the candidate to consider quitting if he didn’t finish ahead of Rubio Saturday night.
But Rubio will still have to contend with Kasich, who plans to continue on and make a stand in the Midwestern states that vote in early March, potentially taking delegates that could otherwise enable Rubio to catch up to Trump.
In an email Saturday night, John Weaver, Kasich’s strategist, didn’t mince words, asserting that the results effectively end the campaigns of Bush and Ben Carson who was in a distant sixth with 7 percent.

Jeb Bush drops out of White House race

By Eli Stokols

"Tonight it became a four-person race for the nomination,” Weaver wrote in an email to supporters. “Only four candidates have top-three finishes in any of the early states and can justify staying in. At the same time, John Kasich has now won the so-called 'Governors Bracket' by continuing to run strong and beat expectations.”
As the winner in South Carolina, Trump will take at least 29 of the state’s 50 delegates; and he could also win the remaining 21, which will be divided among the seven congressional districts, will go to the winners in those regions.
Trump’s second straight victory adds to his momentum heading into Super Tuesday on March 1, when 12 states vote, many of them in the South. The real estate mogul is quickly positioning himself as the candidate to beat in what may still be a long nomination fight.

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Stop the bleeding of America and put Donald Trump in the White House"

 

 

"! Time is running out! Look at the last 8 years. What a disaster! STOP THE BLEEDING OF AMERICA AND PUT TRUMP IN THE WHITE HOUSE!!!!

 

Bufy Kingston on February 20, 2016 at 3:28 pm

THIS POST IS FOR ANY UNDECIDED VOTERS IN THE COUNTRY! AND OUR CHILDREN ALSO! This is a way different time in our country! Sure we have problems here at home that need to be worked on BUT our biggest problem, and one that is quickly destroying America, is not the problems here at home but the shit being thrown at us from foreign countries! VOTERS NEED TO WAKE UP TO WHAT THE REAL PROBLEMS ARE!!!! Let’s ask a question or two. COME ON FOLKS – YOU CANNOT HONESTLY BELIEVE that Cruz, Rubio, Kasich, Clinton or Sanders can really sit down with China, Japan, India, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Arabia, Mexico and even Canada and be able to negotiate trade deals? NO! These countries would EAT THEIR LUNCH and our country would get worse and worse!
I have watched political TV commercials and NONE of the candidates in either party will TELL YOU THE TRUTH of what is actually destroying America! But Trump does! EVERY TIME (ESPECIALLY CHINA) THEY DEVALUATE THEIR CURRENCY – AMERICANS LOSE! WE LOSE JOBS AND AMERICA’S ABILITY TO BE COMPETITIVE! IT FORCES AMERICAN MANUFACTURING TO GO OUT OF THE US TO TRY AND REMAIN COMPETITIVE! What politicians ALSO FAIL TO TELL YOU is that if money is needed to fix the internal problems in America – IT WONT BE THERE UNLESS TRADE DEALS ARE FORCED ON THESE COUNTRIES!
WAKE UP AMERICA – WE CANT FIX INTERNAL PROBLEMS IN AMERICA UNTIL THE EXTERNAL PROBLEMS ARE CORRECTED! TRUMP IS THE ONLY CANDIDATE WHO HAS TOLD US THAT!
Note: Only Donald Trump can successfully negotiate with these countries because he has ALREADY done it on a global basis. Every time (especially China) they devalue their currency – Americans lose! We lose jobs and America’s ability to be competitive! Trump will end that situation which is spiraling out of control!
Do you believe that any of these candidates would bring jobs back to America – NO!
Note: In order to bring jobs back from any of these countries Trump would know how to deal with the global mess and Americas constant loss of jobs. Especially manufacturing jobs! Trump employs thousands of workers! All of the other candidates DO NOT have anyone employed by them and do not know the first thing about running a company that employs thousands of workers!
Do you believe that any of the Candidates will build a wall between Mexico and the United States? – NO!
Note: Only Trump can get this done and have MEXICO pay for it by stopping all money going to Mexico from Washington! The candidates running do not have a clue on how to get this done and stop illegal immigration! If fact the majority of candidates are for OPEN BORDERS!
Do you believe any of the candidates can fix our education system? – NO!
We spend more money on education that literally any country in the world BUT we are #30 or worse on the education ladder! Thank your politicians for this would put education way below their having to provide for their special interest groups “Special Projects” Been this way for a very long time. Trump has the solution to education! He knows how to fix the problem and has solutions ready to be implemented so our children can grow up in a world where their competitiveness in education will be in the top three of the world!
Trump is for our military! Have any of the candidates ever done anything for Vets – NO!
Trump is the only one who is for and helps VETS! No candidate will build the military like Trump. How? He will not allow corporations who have a stranglehold on politicians force our military to but supplies and equipment they don’t want or are too costly. Under politicians our military if forced to waste millions of dollars on equipment they DON’T WANT! Trump will end this! I could go on and on about how Trump can fix our country’s problems but it isn’t necessary because the point has been made! Politicians HAVE FAILED FOR MANY YEARS! We should not and cannot let this politician farce continue if we want to leave a country for our children! Time is running out! Look at the last 8 years. What a disaster! STOP THE BLEEDING OF AMERICA AND PUT TRUMP IN THE WHITE HOUSE!!!!

Respuesta de Donald Trump al papa francisco

" For a religious leader to question a person’s faith is disgraceful. I am proud to be a Christian and as President I will not allow Christianity to be consistently attacked and weakened, unlike what is happening now, with our current President. No leader, especially a religious leader, should have the right to question another man’s religion or faith."

 
In response to the Pope:
If and when, the Vatican is attacked by ISIS, which as everyone knows is ISIS’s ultimate trophy, I can promise you that the Pope would have only wished and prayed that Donald Trump would have been President because this would not have happened. ISIS would have been eradicated unlike what is happening now with our all talk, no action politicians.
The Mexican government and its leadership has made many disparaging remarks about me to the Pope, because they want to continue to rip off the United States, both on trade and at the border, and they understand I am totally wise to them. The Pope only heard one side of the story - he didn’t see the crime, the drug trafficking and the negative economic impact the current policies have on the United States. He doesn’t see how Mexican leadership is outsmarting President Obama and our leadership in every aspect of negotiation.

For a religious leader to question a person’s faith is disgraceful. I am proud to be a Christian and as President I will not allow Christianity to be consistently attacked and weakened, unlike what is happening now, with our current President. No leader, especially a religious leader, should have the right to question another man’s religion or faith. They are using the Pope as a pawn and they should be ashamed of themselves for doing so, especially when so many lives are involved and when illegal immigration is so rampant.
Donald J. Trump

Pope suggests Trump 'is not Christian'

By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Edit

(CNN)Thrusting himself into the combative 2016 presidential campaign, Pope Francis said Thursday that GOP frontrunner Donald Trump "is not Christian" if he calls for the deportation of undocumented immigrants and pledges to build a wall between the United States and Mexico.

The Pope, who was traveling back to Rome from Mexico, where he urged the United States to address the "humanitarian crisis" on its southern border, did not tell American Catholics not vote for Trump.

But Francis left little doubt where he stood on the polarizing issue of immigration reform.

"A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian. This is not in the gospel," the Pope told journalists who asked his opinion on Trump's proposals to halt illegal immigration.

Trump immediately fired back on Thursday, calling Francis' comments "disgraceful."

"No leader, especially a religious leader, should have the right to question another man's religion or faith," he said in statement. Trump added that the government in Mexico, where Pope spent the past five days, has "made many disparaging remarks about me to the Pope."

"If and when the Vatican is attacked by ISIS, which as everyone knows is ISIS's ultimate trophy, I can promise you that the Pope would have only wished and prayed that Donald Trump would have been president," Trump added.

The tussle between Trump and Francis -- two outsized personalities who seldom shy from speaking their minds -- seems to have been building for some time. Before the Pope traveled to Mexico last week, Trump cast the pontiff as a political naif who "doesn't understand the dangers" at the U.S.-Mexican border.

The Pope, 'The Donald' and the wall between them

Trump's social media director Dan Scavino suggested the comments were hypocritical. "Amazing comments from the Pope- considering Vatican City is 100% surrounded by massive walls," he tweeted.

During the wide-ranging press conference aboard the papal plane, Francis also seemed to suggest that contraception may be used to prevent the transmission of the Zika virus and praised Saint John Paul II's "holy friendship" with a Polish woman.

But it was his comments on Trump that seem sure to dominate the political conversation, perhaps handing a gift to Trump's GOP opponents and opening Francis to criticism that his papacy is too partisan and his policies too liberal. Polls indicate that while Democrats adore the Pope, Republicans view him a little less favorably.

Asked if American Catholics should vote for Trump, Francis demurred.

"As far as what you said about whether I would advise to vote or not to vote, I am not going to get involved in that. I say only that this man is not Christian if he has said things like that."

The Pope appeared somewhat unaware of Trump's exact stance on illegal immigration, though, saying that he would give him "the benefit of the doubt" until he had heard exactly what the billionaire businessman had said.

The Rev. Federico Lombardi, a Vatican spokesman, said Tuesday that the Pope knows "Trump expresses himself in an expressive way," but "is not always up to date on the latest statements."

Trump has pledged to build an $8 billion wall along the United States' southern border and says he will force Mexico to pay the tab. Trump has also said that, if elected president, he would eject some 11 million undocumented immigrants from the country.

"You have people coming in, and I'm not just saying Mexicans — I'm talking about people that are from all over that are killers and rapists, and they're coming into this country," Trump told CNN's Jake Tapper last June. 

Before the Pope left for Mexico, Trump called Francis "a very political person" and suggested that the Francis, who celebrated Mass Wednesday near the U.S.-Mexican border, was a pawn of the Mexican government.

The Pope made light of Trump's accusations.

"Thank God he said I was a politician because Aristotle defined the human person as 'animal politicus.' So at least I am a human person," he said. "As to whether I am a pawn, well, maybe, I don't know. I'll leave that up to your judgment and that of the people."

The White House weighs in

White House spokesman Josh Earnest, asked about Pope Francis' comments on Donald Trump, referred back to President Obama's remarks last month at the National Prayer Breakfast.

He said Obama "talked about how his own personal Christian faith informed his view of the values and priorities that he has chosen to champion in the White House."

"We've noted on a number of occasions that a number of those values and priorities are not shared by Mr. Trump," Earnest said.

Then he took a jab at Trump's repeated questioning of Obama's Christian faith.

"I will however extend to Mr. Trump the courtesy he has not extended to the president and not use this opportunity to call into question the kind of private personal conversations he is having with his God," Earnest said.

The Pope in Mexico

The Pope's comments on Trump came on his way home from an emotional trip to Mexico, where the first Latin American pontiff was greeted by boisterous crowds that often burst into songs or tears as he approached.

Celebrating Mass on Wednesday in Ciudad Juarez, a city just across the border from the United States, Francis delivered a stinging critique of leaders on both sides of the fence, calling the "forced migration" of thousands of Central Americans a "human tragedy" and "humanitarian crisis."

"Being faced with so many legal vacuums," the Pope said during his homily before a congregation of more than 200,000 people, "they get caught up in a web that ensnares and always destroys the poorest."

As he prepared to leave Mexico, Francis Pope thanked Mexicans for opening their doors and their lives to him. "At times I felt like weeping to see so much hope in a people who are suffering so much."
 

Las bancarrotas de Donald Trump

 

Angel Rios Avalos-Cabrera

Una breve explicación a los ignorantes que están criticando las cuatro bancarrota de Donald Tromp.
Uno de los argumentos más utilizados por medios de comunicación y redes sociales contra el candidato presidencial Donald Trump es lo relativo a que el magnate ha tenido cuatro bancarrotas y por ello supuestamente no es confiable para dirigir la economía del país en caso de obtener la Casa Blanca.
Las acusaciones tienen una base real pero, como siempre sucede cuando se trata del magnate, no son justas con la realidad de los hechos que se le adjudican ya que atacar a Trump se ha vuelto una tendencia marcada de la media que casi siempre está respaldada por una gran ignorancia o una alta cuota de odio o malidiciencia.
Desde que la ex CEO de Hewlett-Packard, Carly Fiorina, usó el argumento de las bancarrotas del Donald, el tema es casi recurrente sin que acabe de comprender que en los cuatro casos registrados, lo único que hizo el candidato fue regirse por el capítulo 11 de la Ley de Bancarrota, que de acuerdo al código federal de quiebras , se trata de un mecanismo para reestructurar y concentrar las empresas de un solo dueño, para evitar que desaparezcan por completo o se apaguen como se dice en el argot empresarial.
Trump no niega que cuatro de sus empresas se han declarado en quiebra. Sostiene, sin embargo, que la declaración de quiebra es una decisión comercial común, y estaba listo para hacer los movimientos cuando lo hizo lo cual ha permitido que su firma siga viva en medio de un panorama bastante obscuro en materia económica para EE UU
Michael Vendito, uno de los abogados más exitoso en relación al capítulo 11 ha manifestado que las declaraciones de bancarrota de Trump permitieron salvar a su empresa en vez de liquidarla, lo cual hubiera sido desastroso no solo para su capital personal sino para las más de 224 mil familias de sus trabajadores,
La quiebra 1: El Trump Taj Mahal, 1991
Esta fue reportada ampliamente por el New York Time ya que fue una de las mas significativas. Trump había financiado la construcción del Trump Taj Mahal Casino por valor de mil millones de dólares en Atlantic City, que se abrió en 1990. En 1991, el casino tenía casi $ 3 mil millones en deuda, mientras que Trump había acumulado cerca de $ 900 millones en pasivos personales, por lo que la empresa decidió acogerse al Capítulo 11 de reorganización, de acuerdo con el rotativo .
Como resultado, Trump renunció a la mitad de su interés personal en el casino y vendió su yate y flota aérea, según reporto también el Washington Post .
La quiebra 2: Trump Plaza Hotel, 1992
Trump había adquirido el Hotel Plaza en Nueva York por unos $ 390 millones en 1988. Para el año 1992, el hotel había acumulado $ 550 millones en deuda. Como resultado de la quiebra, a cambio de condiciones más favorables para pagar las deudas, Trump renunció a una participación del 49 por ciento entre sus asociados de acuerdo con ABC News y continuó como director general del hotel, pero no era más que un gesto – no ganaba un sueldo y no tenía voz ni voto en las operaciones del día a día del hotel, según reportes del New York Times .
La quiebra 3: hoteles y casinos Trump Resorts de 2004
Hoteles y casinos Trump Resorts se declaró en quiebra otra vez en 2004, cuando sus casinos – incluyendo el Trump Taj Mahal, Trump Marina y los casinos Trump Plaza de Atlantic City y un casino flotante en Indiana – habían acumulado un estimado de $ 1.8 mil millones en deuda, según la Associated Press . Trump aceptó reducir su participación en la empresa de 47 a 27 por ciento en un plan de reestructuración, pero seguía siendo mayor accionista de la compañía y se mantuvo a cargo de sus operaciones. Trump dijo a la Associated Press que la compañía representaba menos del 1 por ciento de su valor neto.
La quiebra 4: Trump Entertainment Resorts de 2009
Trump Entertainment Resorts – anteriormente Trump hoteles y casinos Resorts – se vio fuertemente afectado por la recesión económica de 2008 y perdió un pago de intereses de bonos de 53,1 millones de dólares en diciembre de ese mismo año, de acuerdo con . ABC News
Como medida cautelar, el magnate renunció como presidente de la compañía y su participación corporativa se redujo a 10 por ciento aunque continuó utilizando el nombre de de la Franquicia en la concesión de licencias.
Negocio riesgoso es mejor que liquidar una empresa
Todos los especialistas en bancarrotas recomiendan que es mejor concentrar empresa, reducir gastos y ganancias que apagarlas por completo debido al alto costo social que eso representa, sobre todo para los trabajadores. Es por ello que el capítulo 11 de La ley de Bancarrotas no es precisamente la decisión más funesta. Y Trump fue lo que hizo en cuatro oportunidades aunque son en verdad demasiadas veces en 25 años.
Pero quizás lo que ofrece a Trump el beneficio de la duda es que tres de sus cuatro quiebras están asociada a los casinos que de por si es un sector que está atravesando por severas crisis económicas desde las últimas tres décadas.
Adam Levitin, profesor de derecho en la Universidad de Georgetown, declaró (verlo aquí) que no es justo culpar completamente a Trump por sus cuatro bancarrotas porque el solo ha actuado como lo hace cualquier inversionista a gran escala y una muestra de ellos es que tanto el ex candidato presidencial republicano Mitt Romney o el inversor Warren Buffett han acudido al famoso Capitulo 11 para salvar las sociedades de Bain Capital y Berkshire Hathaway, respectivamente.
“La única diferencia es que Trump pone su nombre en sus empresas, lo que significa que la gente los asocia con él, pero él no es en absoluto el líder en el espacio de la quiebra”, dijo Levitin. “Estas quiebras no fueron momentos decisivos para el triunfo y no deben colorear nuestra visión sobre el Magnate.”
Sin embargo, la media publica, las redes sociales y los fanáticos partidarios de otros candidatos puntan el dedo acusador sobre las bancarotas trumpianas sin detenerse si quiera a buscar los datos que ayudarían a entender mejor ese fenomeno que aun se mantiene con vida en esta desenfrenada carrera presidencial

Tengo que quitarme el sombrero ante Donald Trump

 

 Pensaba escribir algo sobre este tema, pero leyendo comentarios en el blog los4gatos.wordpress.com encontré este comentario sobre FOX y Donald Trump. 

Se los recomiendo. Está buenísimo. Muy ilustrativo sobre lo que en realidad está sucediendo en estos momentos cruciales para las elecciones presidenciales de este 2016.

iyamiami

29 enero, 2016 en 10:56 AM

Tengo que quitarme el sombrero ante Donald Trump
Lo que primero trató de hacerse ver como una perreta, pronto se reveló como una respuesta adecuada ante una celada y en menos de 24 horas se ha puesto en evidencia como un enfrentamiento frontal y valiente contra quienes están detrás de la cadena FOX tomando decisiones: el dinero de Murdock y compañía, furioso defensor de la política de fronteras abiertas por intereses monetarios, bien ajenos a lo que conviene a los EEUU.
Colateralmente han salido a relucir los sólidos vínculos entre Murdock y Marco Rubio. Por si no bastaban los vínculos entre los fondos de campaña de Rubio y los Fanjul,
La cadena FOX ha quedado expuesta, Trump ha demostrado que es un verdadero campeón contra el dinero destruyendo los EEUU y contra el poder de los lobbies y su prensa.
Los periodistas más honestos han sido obligados a tomar partido y lo han hecho, FOX ha sido tocado en su raíz y lo que experimenta hoy es una crisis interna sin precedentes. Perdió en un solo round y Trump ahora viéndose más que nunca antes como un fuerte candidato a la presidencia de los EEUU, ha ofrecido a Murdock la posibilidad de negociar con él.
Los bloombergs y murdocks de América han entendido que están frente a un hombre que no pueden ni comprar ni derrotar con titulares que pierden credibilidad rápidamente.
Trump ha sido el ganador en un debate al que ni siquiera asistió.
Me quito el sombrero ante este americano, que no sólo ha cambiado en pocos meses el lenguaje de la política interna norteamericana, sino que ahora está obligando a la prensa a jugar su verdadero papel de informar sin distorsionar ni mentir. Bravo por él!

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¿Quiénes son los leales seguidores de Donald Trump?

 

 

 

Anthony Zurcher BBC

El precandidato republicano Donald Trump ha hecho algunos de los comentarios más polémicos de la carrera presidencial en EE.UU.

Sin embargo, Trump sigue encabezando las encuestas en la contienda republicana.
Pero, ¿cómo se explica que tanta gente lo siga apoyando cuando tanta otra lo acusa de racismo, de ir en contra de algunos de los valores sagrados de EE.UU., e incluso de mentir?
Lo cierto, en cualquier caso, es que en cada evento de campaña son miles los que tratan de darle al menos un vistazo al postulante que puso de cabeza las primarias republicanas.
Sus seguidores llevan broches de su campaña, letreros hechos a mano y fotos del célebre multimillonario con la esperanza de conseguir un autógrafo.

Razones

Y si se les pregunta por qué Trump es su candidato, responden casi unánimemente que es porque es un ganador, que no está sometido a los intereses o influencias del establishment político que –sienten– los ha abandonado.

"No es un político, es un hombre más", dice Mary Faulk, durante un acto proselitista de Trump cerca de su casa en Manassa, Virginia.
"Es un hombre que trabajó duro para llegar donde está y creo que eso es lo que necesitamos. Tengo 66 años, nuestro país está en problemas y tenemos que hacer algo", agrega.
Y, como ella, son muchos los que creen que su falta de experiencia política no es un defecto, sino una ventaja.
"De cierta forma todavía tiene mucho que aprender, pero todos sabemos que es un excelente administrador y muy, muy inteligente", dice Kathy Barker, una de los miles de asistentes al mitin de Virginia.

"Estoy segura de que va a aprender y a desarrollar las políticas que van a hacer que EE.UU. vuelva a ser superpoder que una vez fue".

"Dice lo que realmente siente"

¿Pero qué hay de las controvertidas declaraciones de Trump?
Sus simpatizantes las ven como evidencia de que no se va a echar para atrás cuando las cosas no vayan bien y que tiene opiniones propias, no un discurso diseñado por asesores al que renunciará una vez electo.
"A diferencia de los demás, él dice lo que piensa y no se contiene", comenta Nicholas Poucher, un seguidor de Trump de 16 años de Lakeland, Florida, quien fue a verlo en un acto en Orlando.

"Dice lo que realmente siente, aunque no todo lo que diga sea necesariamente correcto", añade.
Y mientras muchos sentían que Trump se había pasado de la raya con su llamado a cerrar las fronteras de EE.UU. a todos los musulmanes, una encuesta encontró que su posición es compartida por casi dos tercios de los votantes de las primarias del Partido Republicano.
Puede que el magnate sea polémico para muchos, pero no para la mayoría de los republicanos que van a elegir al candidato presidencial.

Demografía

En septiembre David Brady y Douglas River, de la Hoover Institution, analizaron los datos demográficos de los simpatizantes más duros de Trump.
Y encontraron que son mayoritariamente más viejos, menos ricos y menos educados que el promedio nacional.
También establecieron que más de la mitad son mujeres, cerca de un tercio tienen más de 65 años y sólo un 2% es menor de 30.

 

Los eventos de Trump son los más concurridos sistemáticamente.

La mitad de sus potenciales votantes se graduaron de secundaria, pero sólo un 19% de la universidad. Poco más de un tercio gana menos de US$50.000 al año y 11% gana salarios de seis cifras o más.
E ideológicamente los simpatizantes de Trump vienen de todos lados: 20% se identifica como moderados, 65% como conservadores y 13% como muy conservadores. Y cuando el neoyorquino entró a la campaña, les robó votos a todos los otros precandidatos republicanos.
Y, en los meses siguientes, a pesar de hacer un comentario polémico tras otro, sus números se mantuvieron impresionantemente consistentes.

Pesimismo

Por lo demás, un grupo focal realizado a inicios de esta semana por Frank Luntz encontró que, en su gran mayoría, los simpatizantes de Trump son pesimistas sobre el futuro del país y odian con pasión al presidente Obama y los "medios de comunicación liberales".
También miran con sospecha a los musulmanes y se mantienen firmes en el apoyo a su candidato, hasta el punto de estar dispuestos a seguirlo incluso si deja al Partido Republicano y se presenta como candidato independiente.
Y si algo consiguieron los comentarios polémicos de Trump (y las críticas a ellos) fue reforzar la convicción de sus simpatizantes: de los 29 participantes en el grupo focal, sólo uno dijo que esas declaraciones lo estaban haciendo pensar en no votar por el multimillonario.

 

El soporte de Trump es de edad más avanzada que la media republicana.

Lo que evidencia lo que el corresponsal del Washington Post Max Ehrenfreund cha calificado como "una verdad evidente e incómoda" y su popularidad.
Ehrenfreund habló con varios psicólogos e identificó tres claves del apoyo a Trump.
"Nos gusta la gente que habla en grande", dijo. "Nos gusta la gente que dice que nuestros problemas se pueden solucionar fácilmente, aunque no sea así. Y no nos gusta la gente a la que no le gustamos".

¿Respaldo sólido?

Todavía faltan unos dos meses para que empiece el proceso de nominación presidencial en Iowa, New Hampshire y en otros estados.
Y hasta que la votación empiece, no hay manera de saber si el apoyo a Trump es realmente sólido.
Hay encuestas que señalan que los partidarios de Trump, aunque devotos, podrían no salir a votar el día de la elección.
Además, aunque en Nueva York tenga gente leal, es poco probable que pasen del 30% al 35% del electorado republicano debido a la valoración negativa del precandidato a raíz de las recientes polémicas.
Ese procentaje puede alcanzar cuando el campo de juego está fragmentado, pero no servirá tanto cuando los candidatos menos exitosos se vayan retirando.
Claramente Trump empezó su carrera hacia la candidatura presidencial republicana con fortaleza, pero bien podría perder terreno a lo largo de la contienda.
O eso, al menos, es lo que el establishment republicano quiere creer por el momento, para despejar la inquietud y poder dormir por la noche.

 http://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias/2015/12/151211_trump_apoyo_polemica_az

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Los líderes liberales y la prensa dominada por la extrema izquierda atacan a Donald Trump

Está claro que  esos ataques a Donald Trump por parte de los líderes liberales, sus aliados y toda  la extrema izquierda, dueños casi absolutos de los medios masivos de comunicaciónen (radio, tv, prensa) no son otra cosa que un intento desmedido para destruir financiera y moralmente a un candidato peligroso, quien, un muy corto tiempo, se ha ganado la simpatía de millones de votantes por su valentía, su temeridad y su franqueza al denunciar categóricamente, abiertamente,  los principales problemas  que está confrontando este país desde hace años. Problemas reales que  están dañando los pilares fundamentales de Estados Unidos de América, su seguridad, su integridad y su economía.

Lo atacan pretendiendo destruir su imperio económico, atacan sus negocios, le cancelan contratos, tergiversan sus palabras, lo llaman racista, etc,

¿Por qué quieren destruirlo moral y económicamente? Porque piensan que así no le darán tregua  para llevar adelante su campaña política y su decisión de llegar a la Casa Blanca. Ellos conocen a Donald Trumpo, conocen su valentía, su integridad, saben que es un hombre de ley, que ama a este país y que  está dispuesto a arriesgarlo todo por el bien de esta gran nación.

Los enemigos de Estados Unidos de América, esos que están destruyendo a esta gran nación desde adentro con sus aliados de afuera, son expertos en  manipular la información, lavar cerebros, movilizar a  una gran masa de ignorantes,  analfabetos políticos,  tontos útiles, manejables y manipulables,  para que los apoyen y los ayuden a mantener  sus mezquinos propósitos.

Donald Trump se está enfrentando a un monstruo de mil cabezas. Un Monstruo poderoso, inescrupuloso, ambicioso, mezquino. Un monstruo que cambia las leyes a su conveniencia, que miente, tergiversa, oculta la información, y vira la cara y se lava las manos cuando los  terroristas islámicos secuestran, vejan y matan a ciudadanos de este país que están cumpliendo misiones fuera del territorio nacional. Un monstruo que divide sembrando odios raciales, homofóbicos, atentando contra la dignidad humana, provocando y creando situaciones tensas dentro del páis, muchas veces para desviar la atención de problemas reales que afectan la seguridad nacional. 

Pero Donald Trump no está solo. Hay millones que, al igual que yo, se han dado cuenta hace rato de lo que está sucediendo en este país y cuales son las consecuencias si no enfrentamos decididamente y de una vez por todas a ese monstruo de mil cabezas. Trump cuenta con el apoyo de millones de ciudadanos americanos, y mientras más intenten destruirlo más abierta será la batalla. Se caerán las caretas y la bestia enseñará sus dientes y sus garras. Ya veremos a como tocamos.

Esperanza E Serrano

El siguiente comentario es un fragmento que tomé de
http://ulstermanbooks.comOpositores del Sr. Trump están ignorando sus palabras reales y simplemente le pintan con el amplio cepillo de ser un racista. Es una táctica que se ha convertido en la rutina casi diaria, tanto de la administración de Obama y su gran cantidad de seguidores en todo el Mainstream de Medios y de diversas organizaciones y agitadores comunitarios.La frontera México-Estados Unidos es demasiado porosa, una condición que ha afectado negativamente a los ciudadanos de ambos países a ambos lados de la frontera. Ha habido miles de inmigrantes ilegales que vienen a cometer crímenes violentos aquí en los Estados Unidos. Esta cuestión debe abordarse y resolverse más temprano que tarde. Barack Obama ha mostrado poco interés en querer hacerlo. Trump ha tomado una posición opuesta. Al hacerlo, se enfrenta ahora a un ejército de defensores de mantener la frontera abierta. Muchos están incluso  firmando peticiones para boicotear los vinculos de los  negocios personales de Donald Trump
Al final, los enemigos del señor Trump podrían muy bien tener éxito en paralizar su imperio .Hasta la fecha ha perdido ingresos de Univisión, NBC, Macy´s, y ahora del alcalde de Nueva York De Blasio, quien ha indicado que está dispuesto a revisar todos los contratos de la ciudad con el Sr. Trump. 
 Todas estas batallas actuales ya representan muchos millones de dólares en ingresos perdidos. Si el ritmo actual de la reacción anti-Trump sigue, las pérdidas podrían llegar a cifras considerables  de decenas de millones de dólares.Parece claro que las esperanzas de la  extrema izquierda es que le pueden hacer a Donald Trump lo que le hicieron  a la bandera confederada; Convertirlo en un símbolo de odio, con lo cual conseguiran que los ignorantes lo vean como un enemigo, y le nieguen sus votos.