To me, it is astonishing to realize just how uninformed the majority of US Voters truly are.
In 1998, Donald Trump said, "If I ever run for President, I will run as a Republican because they believe everything that Fox News tells them."
Unfortunately, Don was correct.
In the 2016 Presidential election, out of all the US Counties, Don won 3,100 plus! (I still don't know why these county residents were swayed by the Trump/Bannon hateful rhetoric.)
But, what most people don't realize is that counties Trump won in the US election are the lowest producing economic counties in the US. The one lone exception that stands out to me is: Maricopa County, AZ.
The sad thing is, Clinton carried the counties, that combined, make up 64% of the US GNP. Which means that the 57 Counties who voted for Hillary Clinton are more prosperous than all the of counties that Trump won.
Counties with highest GNP
This leads me to know that if a county is that prosperous, and they supply so much economic value to the country, why don't the other counties that are poorer, follow their lead?
I realize that most can't do what most of the more prosperous counties do.
And I believe that the reason is, they don't look beyond their horizon. They don't see the forest for the trees. They keep doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result.
They (foolishly) believed that an arrogant, narcissistic man who said he will bring their jobs back, when in fact 60%+/- of those "lost" jobs (since 1979) never, ever left the country in the first place. (Automation was cheaper for the factory than the human.)
But, instead of re-tooling; instead of looking ahead; these (now old) factory workers longed for their widget making job back. (Massive mistake.)
So, if 50 counties have more economic power than all of the counties that Trump won, why don't those 3,100+ county leaders do something about it.
Could it be even the leaders of those counties can't get out of their own way?
The bottom-line is:
Trump is NOT going to bring back any of those lost jobs.
Trump will waste money building a "wall" along the southern border when in reality, it is not necessary. (90% of Illegal Immigrants overstay their visas. They don't stupidly attempt to cross 100's of miles of open desert. It is a deadly thing to attempt. I don't care what the Reality TV shows indicate.)
Trump WILL increase the US National Debt by doing things that cost money, without a means or way to pay for them.
Sure. Trump can cancel overpaying for a new plane; Trump can sign lots of 'Executive Orders' banning Muslims from entering the country (Out of ALL the Muslim nations, he selected the 7 nations where he doesn't currently have a business or operating hotel interest.)
Yet, Trump doesn't know how to play well with others. Leaks from the White House indicate there is a pending massive exodus waiting to happen. (And, he has only been President two weeks!)
You can only invalidate some so much before they lose respect for you as a person and/or leader.
(Trump, I believe, thought being President amounted to him just issuing orders; and Congress goose stepping along with those orders without questioning him.)
Sooner or later, (I hope sooner) the non college educated voter will realize just how stupidly they were selecting the man with the big mouth spewing hateful rhetoric.
And I hope and pray somewhere within the walls of Congress, an impeachment process is lingering.
If Obama had tried to do any of this stuff that Trump is trying to do, the GOP would already have begun the impeachment process.
Democracy was never intended to be efficient!
Contacting David Howes is easy -- either by: davidATdavidhowesDOTnet OR call him at: 70 25 01 93 88 AND Follow David on Twitter: @DavidAHowes
In 1998, Donald Trump said, "If I ever run for President, I will run as a Republican because they believe everything that Fox News tells them."
Unfortunately, Don was correct.
In the 2016 Presidential election, out of all the US Counties, Don won 3,100 plus! (I still don't know why these county residents were swayed by the Trump/Bannon hateful rhetoric.)
But, what most people don't realize is that counties Trump won in the US election are the lowest producing economic counties in the US. The one lone exception that stands out to me is: Maricopa County, AZ.
The sad thing is, Clinton carried the counties, that combined, make up 64% of the US GNP. Which means that the 57 Counties who voted for Hillary Clinton are more prosperous than all the of counties that Trump won.
Counties with highest GNP
This leads me to know that if a county is that prosperous, and they supply so much economic value to the country, why don't the other counties that are poorer, follow their lead?
I realize that most can't do what most of the more prosperous counties do.
And I believe that the reason is, they don't look beyond their horizon. They don't see the forest for the trees. They keep doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result.
They (foolishly) believed that an arrogant, narcissistic man who said he will bring their jobs back, when in fact 60%+/- of those "lost" jobs (since 1979) never, ever left the country in the first place. (Automation was cheaper for the factory than the human.)
But, instead of re-tooling; instead of looking ahead; these (now old) factory workers longed for their widget making job back. (Massive mistake.)
So, if 50 counties have more economic power than all of the counties that Trump won, why don't those 3,100+ county leaders do something about it.
Could it be even the leaders of those counties can't get out of their own way?
The bottom-line is:
Trump is NOT going to bring back any of those lost jobs.
Trump will waste money building a "wall" along the southern border when in reality, it is not necessary. (90% of Illegal Immigrants overstay their visas. They don't stupidly attempt to cross 100's of miles of open desert. It is a deadly thing to attempt. I don't care what the Reality TV shows indicate.)
Trump WILL increase the US National Debt by doing things that cost money, without a means or way to pay for them.
Sure. Trump can cancel overpaying for a new plane; Trump can sign lots of 'Executive Orders' banning Muslims from entering the country (Out of ALL the Muslim nations, he selected the 7 nations where he doesn't currently have a business or operating hotel interest.)
Yet, Trump doesn't know how to play well with others. Leaks from the White House indicate there is a pending massive exodus waiting to happen. (And, he has only been President two weeks!)
You can only invalidate some so much before they lose respect for you as a person and/or leader.
(Trump, I believe, thought being President amounted to him just issuing orders; and Congress goose stepping along with those orders without questioning him.)
Sooner or later, (I hope sooner) the non college educated voter will realize just how stupidly they were selecting the man with the big mouth spewing hateful rhetoric.
And I hope and pray somewhere within the walls of Congress, an impeachment process is lingering.
If Obama had tried to do any of this stuff that Trump is trying to do, the GOP would already have begun the impeachment process.
Democracy was never intended to be efficient!
Contacting David Howes is easy -- either by: davidATdavidhowesDOTnet OR call him at: 70 25 01 93 88 AND Follow David on Twitter: @DavidAHowes
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