Under Donald Trump, public education will be weakened significantly. Betsy Devos will continue to push for privatization and more charter schools--shifting public funding from public schools to more private ones (including religious schools barring SCOTUS not allowing it). For-profit primary and secondary schools will open--and refuse to be held accountable, and focus mainly on marketing much like we see with for-profit colleges. Their focus will be increasing enrollment, rather than providing a good education. Many of these effects will not truly be felt for several years.
Our environment will continue to degrade, as environmental regulations are thrown out in favor of economic benefits. With his new head of the EPA, more and more people will continue to deny human-made climate change. And they'll feel vindicated by Trump's choices.
Some manufacturing jobs will come back thanks to crony capitalism, but it'll cost a loss of jobs elsewhere as companies seek better deals for themselves. And many of the manufacturing jobs that return, will be gone again sooner or later.
The Deficit goes out of control as Trump cuts taxes for the upper class, but doesn't reign in spending. In fact he wants to increase spending, particularly on the military. On top of that he wants to do away with parts of the Affordable Care Act--but keep the parts he deems good. Which is great on the surface--but parts that he doesn't like offsets costs.
Then you have his tariffs. His solution to keeping jobs over here. Should he implement them, they'll essentially raise taxes on the lower and middle classes. The cost of living goes up--which has a negative effect on the economy because people will be spending less.
Abortion rights will be infringed upon. Roe v. Wade probably won't be overturned, but we'll see greater restrictions on abortion in order to drive abortion clinics out of the area.
FADA will be passed, which will allow discrimination against gays and lesbians as well as transgenders.
How would things be different Under Hillary?
We'd probably see a push for charter schools--which I still think is a bad idea. Their failure rate is unacceptable, and they don't improve performance. But we wouldn't likely see public schools ultimately weakened.
We'd see continued regulation for the environment, and as we take the lead other countries would soon follow. An area we might see real progress in.
Hillary probably wouldn't bring back those manufacturing jobs, but we might see an increase in the number of green jobs.
No Tariffs, no FADA, and abortion rights remain strong--probably even stronger.
Our environment will continue to degrade, as environmental regulations are thrown out in favor of economic benefits. With his new head of the EPA, more and more people will continue to deny human-made climate change. And they'll feel vindicated by Trump's choices.
Some manufacturing jobs will come back thanks to crony capitalism, but it'll cost a loss of jobs elsewhere as companies seek better deals for themselves. And many of the manufacturing jobs that return, will be gone again sooner or later.
The Deficit goes out of control as Trump cuts taxes for the upper class, but doesn't reign in spending. In fact he wants to increase spending, particularly on the military. On top of that he wants to do away with parts of the Affordable Care Act--but keep the parts he deems good. Which is great on the surface--but parts that he doesn't like offsets costs.
Then you have his tariffs. His solution to keeping jobs over here. Should he implement them, they'll essentially raise taxes on the lower and middle classes. The cost of living goes up--which has a negative effect on the economy because people will be spending less.
Abortion rights will be infringed upon. Roe v. Wade probably won't be overturned, but we'll see greater restrictions on abortion in order to drive abortion clinics out of the area.
FADA will be passed, which will allow discrimination against gays and lesbians as well as transgenders.
How would things be different Under Hillary?
We'd probably see a push for charter schools--which I still think is a bad idea. Their failure rate is unacceptable, and they don't improve performance. But we wouldn't likely see public schools ultimately weakened.
We'd see continued regulation for the environment, and as we take the lead other countries would soon follow. An area we might see real progress in.
Hillary probably wouldn't bring back those manufacturing jobs, but we might see an increase in the number of green jobs.
No Tariffs, no FADA, and abortion rights remain strong--probably even stronger.
The whole tone of Church teaching in regard to woman is, to the last degree, contemptuous and degrading. - Elizabeth Cady Stanton
