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Old 08-31-2018, 08:22 AM  
tony286
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I've never worn a "red hat". But I did vote for Trump.
And I don't agree on every issue with anyone in office or running for office.

I think the military is WAY overbloated and unnecessary to spend all that money on. President Eisenhower himself warned the country against the industrial military complex. I disagree with Trump on the military, and I have never agreed with a "Wall"...including when Congress voted it into existence in 2006 with all the Democrats voting FOR it (the Democrat Party used to stand for the working man).

It used to be that in times of peace, we didn't mortgage the future by spending fortunes on the military. The way things used to work was that the govt. chose between what was called "Guns Or Butter".
Meaning that in times of peace, the govt. would spend money on social issues.

But now? It's "Guns AND Butter" all the time. Which is why we have gotten so far in debt over the past 60 years.

Anyway...I get it. People that hate Trump, hate everything he does.
Just keep ignoring the economy and the affect it is having on families being able to make a good living again.
That's what I voted for. Trump knows what he's doing on the economy and trade.
its actually not getting better for working families. The mid class is barely keeping up with inflation.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/w...ot-him-elected

He sold himself as the champion of the downtrodden, but isn't doing anything to alleviate to economic misery he spoke about in 2016.

CEOs got an average pay raise of 17.6 percent last year while U.S. workers' wages remained flat | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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