Someone told me that Trump’s economic policies make no sense. So here is my response:

You said that his economic policies make no sense. However, our current policies make zero sense. Why should we continue on this path when we clearly know it is not working?

Let’s go with two different economic policies: Trump’s and Sander’s.

They both want to close loopholes. We have the highest corporate tax in the free trading world, third globally without taken loopholes into consideration. Bernie wants to increase taxes after loopholes are closed. Trump wants to lower taxes after loopholes are closed. Even now with our loopholes countries are still going over to China and sitting in safe havens. It makes zero sense to keep our tax rate or even increase it.

Let’s face it, we are spending way too much money. Trump wants to cut spending to a realistic figure and waste, fraud, and abuse. You know what effect this will cause? Our dollar value will become stronger and we can earn more money over time.

You what is unrealistic? The 15 dollar minimal wage Bernie is proposing. We should keep the minimal wage and strengthen our dollar instead of creating inflation. After reforming taxes, trade, and so forth we can raise the minimal wage if needed. But to do so during reformation is insanity. If you do it during reformation then you are counteracting your own changes. Think about this in the long run. If we strengthen our dollar we will be leaving our kids with something tangible.

Think of countries like stores. The United States is selling their clothes at a very high cost. Let’s say 500 dollars per shirt. Meanwhile China is selling their shirt for 10 dollars. Which store would you walk into first? You would probably walk into China. Ask yourself why the United States is selling their shirts for $500 and China is selling for $10. The US believes in minimal wage to stop slave labor and insists to enact standards and regulations. China, on the other hand, has very little standards, regulations, and doesn’t really require businesses to pay a minimal wage. On top of that, China requires consumers to pay a 5 dollars in addition as a tax while the US requires consumers to pay $100 dollars in addition as a tax. No wonder why everyone wants to go to China! The only way to stop China from doing the things they are doing is by using international laws to our advantage and renegotiate our trading agreements and lowering taxes.

The United States is also like your debt-ridden aunt who never took a basic finance class. Let’s say the US goes on shopping sprees every weekend and buys at least $1,000 dollars each time. She gets paid 700 dollars a month. After 100 weekends she has spent 100,000 dollars and has earned 17,500 dollars. Surprise! She is in debt! 82,500 dollars in debt. So how do you propose about paying off this debt? Well, the first step is to stop spending 1,000 dollars every weekend, which is more or less what Trump is saying. We need to stop spending money. Cut the things you do need: waste, fraud, abuse — 5 pounds of makeup, dozens of shoes, and drugs.

Once we become a viable option for businesses we will get more jobs and higher wages. “No taxes without representation!” Well, other countries are representing our businesses and yet, you are surprised that businesses do not want to be here? They are being forced out because we refuse to represent them. The only way to get representation is by moving to China and through corruption at this point. Those are their only options. Trump, as a businessman, wants to make things in America but no one is representing him. So, he is running to represent him and the dozens of others like him who cannot realistically make things in this country.

In short, do not say his economic policies do not make sense. They make plenty of sense!

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