"But he [Trump] is also much more of a corporatist and a hawk than Hillary is. He says he wants a $0 federal minimum wage. He wants to end Dodd-Frank and repeal all estate and corporate taxes. And he plans to slash income taxes for the rich."
This is a really cool blog post because the author has inserted helpful links so that readers can from their own decisions about the things mentioned.
Evaluate the author's claim that Trump is more of a "corporatist and a hawk" than Clinton.
Are the two candidates really that different when it comes to their plans for the economy?
A comparison of views shows that Clinton and Obama are actually extremely similar ideologically. That's part of why people have been saying that she's almost running for "Obama's 3rd term". I think when looking at it from this view it is much more clear how different Trump and Clinton are. To suggest that Trump and Obama are somehow the same sounds ridiculous, and it's just as ridiculous to suggest that Clinton is the same as Trump. I understand where BernieorBust voters are coming from with not wanting to vote for Clinton as there are real differences between her and Bernie (and to them I would suggest looking into Jill Stein, similar-ish policies for different reasons), but to suggest that Clinton's economic and foreign policies are the same as Trump is going a little too far.
ReplyDeleteI think it's ridiculous as well to compare Trump and Clinton, they're completely different. Also, it's fair to say that Trump really has no consistency or integrity since he changes his stance on major issues constantly or gives vague answers. That said, Clinton also has consistency issues, albeit nowhere near Trump's level.
DeleteAn important point I like to bring up is that Clinton and Sanders have been 93% in synch when it comes their voting records while they were simultaneously in the Senate. However, the 7% difference is huge even though there are only a few major examples. Here's a link that shows the crucial differences between Clinton and Sanders during their years in the Senate: http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/article/2015/sep/02/11-examples-hillary-clinton-and-bernie-sanders-hol/
Totally agree. If you're painting with an extremely broad brush you could say that both Trump and Clinton have "flip-flopped" a lot and that both definitely have issues with trustworthiness. That's true, but it really is a matter of degree here. Trump seems to change his opinions by the day, whereas Clinton at least seems to take years. Trump seems to try out saying something outlandish, and if it works he sticks with it but if it doesn't he immediately backs off. Meanwhile, Clinton appears to be following the evolution of the democratic party as it becomes more liberal since she first became a public figure.
DeleteIt kind of sucks that we're basically forced to choose now between some who changes his opinions by the day, and someone who still changes but it at least takes longer. Don't get me wrong Spencer, I totally see your point. I think Clinton is just changing with the times, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. But man, I'm really not looking forward to the general election. It's just hard for me to believe that of all the people running, it's been narrowed down to these two.
ReplyDeleteThe statement, "Trump is more of a corporatist and a hawk than Clinton," is a fact; they are very different from each other. When it comes to economic policies, I was surprised to find that both Clinton and Trump agrees on higher taxes on the wealthy. Trump is very fickle day to day, but it was interesting. Like Spencer said, I think it is a matter of degree. Clinton strongly agrees with higher tax on the wealthy while trump simply agrees with it.
ReplyDeletehttp://presidential-candidates.insidegov.com/compare/40-70/Hillary-Clinton-vs-Donald-Trump