With the election approaching quickly, it’s time for America to make a decision. When watching the debates, it’s hard to get to the bottom of what these candidates stand for without getting distracted by the spectacle. Here’s a quick breakdown of the issues for those who are still on the fence.
Hillary Clinton
Individual Rights
For:
- Gun control
- Keeping abortion legal
- Social Security
- Same sex marriage
- Transgender’s rights to be treated as the gender they identify with
Against:
- Replacing Obamacare
Foreign Policy
For:
- Free trade
- Greater domestic surveillance
Against:
- Increased presence in the Middle East
- Increased presence in other extremist countries
Economic Issues
For:
- Raising minimum wage
- Increasing taxes on the wealthiest sector
- NAFTA
Against:
- Increasing military spending
- Increasing tariffs on trade partners
Domestic Issues
For:
- Fracking
- Death penalty
- Police body cameras
- The right of ex-felons to vote
- Mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug users
- Some type of forgiveness of student debt
- Disclosure of political spending
Against:
- Making the immigration process more difficult
- Deporting undocumented immigrants
- Offshore oil drilling
- Privatized prisons
Donald Trump
Individual Rights
- Abortion – Trump is completely against it. Though he respects that Planned Parenthood has helped women in a variety of ways he would defund them do to their abortions.
- Same sex marriage – against but, believes the state should decide on and pass laws according to that state.
- Affirmative Action Programs – Against
- Trump supports religions but believes there is a “Muslim Problem”
- Environmental Enhancements – against; global warming is a fake issue that was created by the Chinese in order to boost their market.
“Climate change is far from this nation’s most pressing national security issue.”
Foreign Policy
- Russia – he hopes to settle tension and create a better relationship with them
- China – expanding our military presence there and opposing employment partnerships
- Europe – plans to have them pay us for military protection and support.
- Middle east and North Korea- stated has plans and will end issues with them and their nuclear developments.
- Mexico – planning to have a wall built that will separate us from them and stretch one thousand feet, he plans on having Mexico financing this wall. Plans on have the eleven million illegal Mexican Immigrants in America deported.
Economic Policy
- Large tax cuts
- Reducing our regulations
- Renegotiating all of our trade agreements
- Continual support of social security
- Continual support of medicare
- Wants to create Tariffs that will protect American Industry
- Reject free trade.
Domestic Issues
- Patriot Act – supports
- Gun Control – no more regulations on gun control need to be set
- Congress Term Limits – supports creating term limits
These are just a few of the issues Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump have been asked about and summaries to some of the more popular issues. It is now up to you to decide where each candidate stands according to you.
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