Week of September 28th - October 2nd - Blogs

Monday-

Trump's Tax Plan

Trump will release his tax plan sometime within the next hour or so.

We used the rest of class to work on our presentation.

Tuesday-

Presidential Candidates

Donald Trump-

Personal Background-

Born on June 14, 1946
Mary Anne (Mother) Fred Trump (Father)
1991- Filed bankruptcy
His family was wealthy

Professional Background-

Gone bankrupt many times

Major Issues-

Believes in death penalty
Ban late abortions, exceptions for rape, incest, or health
Economy- He thinks it is almost at the point where it can not change
Supports gun control
Believes climate change is a hoax
Does not like Obama care
Legalize drugs and use tax revenue to fund drug education

Trump's Tax Plan-

No income tax for singles earning less than 25k/year (50k for couples)
Reducing tax bracket from seven to four (Rich would favor more)
Eliminate marriage penalties and alternative minimum tax
No "death" tax (The imposed on someone who inherit's a person's death)
Cut corporate tax to 15% for all businesses
Repatriation of overseas and corporate cash at a 10% tax rate
Reduce or eliminate deductions for corporations and the wealthy

Mike Huckabee-

Personal Background-

Christian minister
author
Born in 1955 in Hope, Arkansas
Mother (Mae Huckabee) Father (Dorsey Huckabee)
Started first sermon as a teenager

Professional Background-

commentator who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas form 1996 to 2007

Major Platforms-

Thinks climate change is a stupid accusation
Taxes- Wants to reduce/eliminate income taxes
COMPLETELY against abortion, same sex marriage
Opposes marijuana (Medically and for entertainment)
HE IS VERY RELIGIOUS AND CONSERVATIVE

Ben Carson-

Personal Background

Born in Detroit, Michigan
Parents married when mother was 13 (Mother only had 3rd grade education)
Has a brother- Curtis
Difficulty in younger school years
Had a violent temper - tried to hit and kill mother with hammer because of clothing choices; almost killed friend because of radio stations in car (locked himself in bathroom and prayed to God for help with the Bible)
Mother made her boys read 2 books per week and write reports
Limited television time
Became top of class in 5th grade
Graduated high school with honors
Medical career at Yale - Knocked on doors during summer for work (not a lot of money)
Graduated in 1973
Enroleld in School of Medidcine for Neurosurgeon
married wife (met at Yale)
Worked at Johns Hopkins
Successfully separated two conjoined twin
One unseccessfull seperation of children twins and one unsuccessful seperation of adult twins
Developed cancer: 3 children (spend time)

Political Background

Fox news as a contribuer
May 4, 2015- Launched as official republican presidential canidate

Major Platforms

Pro-Life- Life begins at conception
Advanced Budget Amendment- require U.S. to make more money than spending
Education- fundemental principal of seccess in America
Keep Guatamo Bay open to prtect U.S.
Health Care - Believes Obama Care is a disaster; more freedom with health care will lower costs, more access, and continued innovation
Keeping Faith in Society- 1st ammendment was meant to not push prayer out of public events
Russia- they have become dangerous
The 2nd Ammendment- allow gun control
Israel- stay allies with Israiel
Taxes

Marc Rubio (Republican)-

Personal-

Son of Cuban immigrants
Born May 28, 1971, in Miami FL
Mother was a maid, cashier, and retail clerk; Father was a bartender in hotels
Lived in Las Vegas (Lives in Miami now)
Gained political interest from uncle who read newspaper articles to him as a child
Wife- Jeanette (was cheerleader for Dolphins)
Four Children

Professional-

University of Florida (Bachelors)
University of Miami for law degree
1998- elected in the Florida House of Representatives
2009- Won campaign for the U.S. Senate
April 2015- announced his plans to run for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination

Major Platforms-

Pro-Life
Better education
Very consertivative
For ObamaCare
Balance the budget
Lower taxes
leaner and more efficient government and free market

Issues

Gay Marriage- Legal this past summer June 26, 2015
390,000 (over) same sex married couples (expected to rise)
5 to 4 in supreme court decision

Democrats

Believe in equality
support right to have equality
Is a federal law
not a state issue
Religions should not have to recognize

Republicans

Defense of Marriage Act
- Granted states right to not recognize gay marriage
- No marriage benefits
- Ruled unconstitutional in 2013
Should be state issue
Gay marriage should not be federal - should be banned
Founding father's view- one man and one women from the Bible
Mother and father has a healthier and balanced childhood
May consider it a sin

Illegal Immigration

General Issue- People are crossing the national borders that violate the immigration laws of the destination country.

Why do people want to come to the US either legally or illegally? Legally or illegally- Family, opportunities, etc. Illegally- Less time, terrorism, drugs

Why do US citizens get upset about illegal immigration? It's not fair to those who came here legally (They have to wait while they just up and came). Taking advantage of the US. Different cultures.

Why is it easy for politicians to ignore the problem of illegal immigration? Especially during elections; Hispanics can vote. They do not want to hurt their campaign.

What is birthright citizenship? If you are born in the United States, you are an automatic citizen. 14th amendment. Trump believes that this is not a good thing.

What are "anchor babies"? Having a baby in the United States is going to put the parents in the front line to citizenship because then the child is a legal citizen.

Obama's Plan-

MORE BORDER SECURITY
Deport felons, not families
Come out of the shadows - Criminal background checks and taxes
Streamlining legal immigration (Make it easier- should not take 10 years! Make under 5 to 3 years)
More deportations of illegal immigrants have happened than in our entire country's history

Obama's Speach "Come out of the Shadows"- (Much celebration- still has not happened)

1. Strengthen boarder patrol
2. Make it easier and faster for high skilled immigrants to stay and contribute to US economy
3. Focus efforts on deport illegal immigrants that are criminals
4. If you have been in the US for five years or have children who are US citizens, register, pass a criminal background check, and pay taxes, you can apply to temporarily stay in the US

Trump's Plan (Republican)-

1. Deport all illegals as they broke the law
2. More border security
3. Build a wall

KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATS WITH IMMIGRATION

Illegal Statistics-

11.5 million unauthorized people in US in 2014
100,000 are from Mexico
More deportations under Obama than any other president
Problem is not people, is the border control security
Come From:
- Mexico (59%) - Not Canada because Mexico's economy is worse
- El Salvador (6%)
- Guatemala (5%)
- Honduras (3%)
- Philippines (3%)
Young people because if they get a good job/living, they can give their family a better life.
More males come because they are the head of the household (per say)
61% come from the ages of 25-44
2013- 438,421 unauthorized immigrants were removed from the United States

Legal Statistics-

"Green Cards"- given legal citizenship here until you are able to work up to official
Only thing immigrants CANNOT do... Be president
Over 990,000 LEGAL immigrants in 2013

Republicans

Believe providing the immigrants amnesty would only make things worse
Want stricter penalties for illegal immigrants and those who smuggle them
Should not have same rights as legal citizens
See them as burdens

Democrats

Providing path to citizenship
People who are already here should come out and admit it... then pay higher taxes, learn English, and get right with the law to become citizen
support strong supervision for those who broke the law and were criminals
See them as being a possible strength to our country

Wednesday-Friday- Presentations

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