08-08-2016, 01:35 PM
Trump didn't even mention his previous promises to rebuild infrastructure and increase debt in the process. He also didn't mention defaulting on full payment to national debt loaners in favor of trying to negotiate partial payments. He also didn't mention his previous commitments to leave Social Security and Medicare alone, nor did he broach his conflicting previous stances on minimum wage.
Instead, his speech was focused only on what the establishment Republican leaders like and have been preaching forever -- he'll lower taxes (thereby increasing the short to mid term deficit, which Trump failed to mention) and he'll fix what the Republicans will always label as the "economic mess made by Democrats". Of course, he criticized Clinton throughout. And, in attempt to appeal to women voters out there, he also threw Ivanka out there as one of his economic advisors and said he'll make child care fully deductible.
I thought the speech was weak, in terms of content and delivery. But, it was the most traditional speech he's given so far and I bet he'll get a thumbs-up from the establishment Republican leaders.
I expect Clinton's economic speech on Thursday will address all of the points that Trump addressed and all of the key economic points he left out.
Instead, his speech was focused only on what the establishment Republican leaders like and have been preaching forever -- he'll lower taxes (thereby increasing the short to mid term deficit, which Trump failed to mention) and he'll fix what the Republicans will always label as the "economic mess made by Democrats". Of course, he criticized Clinton throughout. And, in attempt to appeal to women voters out there, he also threw Ivanka out there as one of his economic advisors and said he'll make child care fully deductible.
I thought the speech was weak, in terms of content and delivery. But, it was the most traditional speech he's given so far and I bet he'll get a thumbs-up from the establishment Republican leaders.
I expect Clinton's economic speech on Thursday will address all of the points that Trump addressed and all of the key economic points he left out.