ElmerMudd
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- Jun 20, 2009
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I agree that older Americans needs are relevant. Their life span is much less than younger people.. There demands must take that into consideration. Trump is doing many things that benefit the older over the youngMy disgust is with a segment of older Americans. Those who are refusing to deal with the reality of our changing world and the fact as they get older they do not have a relevance they had when younger. They are following a con man's lies that he will bring back jobs from the past. He blames muslims, illegal immigrants, ethnic minorities, progressives, foreigners taking their jobs as the cause of their problems. They buy into Trump's hate mongering. They are pushing for actions that will help them in the short run and hurt the US in the long run.
I am old white American. I feel it is key to accept that in my business, in my family, in my community, as a US citizen. Some people getting older buy a sports car to deny they are getting older. Some get a new young husband or wife to prove they are not getting older. Some say the world is not changing in a good way, it should be like it was 40 years ago. That is denying getting older.
We should not have Nancy Pelosi, Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell as our highest ranking politicians. They are too fricking old. Look at US businesses. The prime age for top leadership is 45 to 65.
1. Older people are just as relevant as younger people. Dismissing someone because they are old, is just a form of bigotry.
2. Your assumptions that Trump supporters do not recognize the issues with bringing back manufacturing jobs, is just you being a jerk.
3. YOur claim about what Trump says, is mostly false. The parts that are not, are mostly justified. Pick one, and I will be happy to crush your point.
4. Your opinion on age is noted. I vote based on issues, and Trump's position on the issues were in my opinion the best for me personally and the nation as as whole, of the choices we had.
His tax break for all has given more money today but added more to debt . We are leaving the debt for the young to take care of.
His reduction in environmental laws means more money now but added costs in the future for environmental issues paid for by the young.
While Trump tries to bring back factory jobs, coal jobs and other jobs of mid 20th century,China, India and their growing economies work for jobs of the future around tech and AI. Our economy will behind them for the young.
The global economy is much larger than the US economy growing at a faster pace. Trump is reducing our participation in the global economy trying to close the US economy. Short term benefits will be outweighed by long term potential.
Trump is trying to maintain white privilege while whites will be a minority of US population in the future.