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Nov 1, 2016

[CA] US Presidential Elections 2016



Category
Democratic Party
(Ms. Hillary Clinton)
Republican Party
(Mr. Donald Trump)
Globalisation
As a State Secretary, Ms. Clinton toted TPP as “gold standard”… covering 40% of the world’s trade. But now she opposes the deal because it does not provide enough protection for .S. workers on wages, jobs and America’s national security
Scrap NAFTA – trade with Canada and Mexico – to stop jobs moving overseas
Impose 45% tariff on imports from China
Oppose 12 – nation TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership)
Immigration
Expand refugee programme from accepting 10000 to 65000 Syrian refugees annually
Combat illegal immigration and reduce legal migration
Vet backgrounds of immigrants and refugees
Build a wall b/w USA & Mexico
Create pathway to citizenship for some 11 million immigrants living in country illegally
Impose ban on foreign Muslims entering the U.S.
Launch ideological tests for would – be immigrants
Healthcare
Expand Obamacare b creating government – run  health plan, known as “public option”, to compete with private insurers
Repeal Obamacare
Defend planned parenthood
Appoint Supreme Court Justices to challenge Roe V. Wade – landmark 1973 decision that legalized abortion in the U.S.


Category
Democratic Party
(Ms. Hillary Clinton)
Republican Party
(Mr. Donald Trump)
ISIS
Will not send additional U.S. ground troops to Syria or Iraq, but will intensify airstrikes
“Bomb the hell” out of ISIS
Backs no – fly zone and safe zones on ground to protect civilians
Suggests he has a secret plan to defeat the ISIS but doesn’t want to reveal it
Dive ISIS out of Mosul and Raqqa
Generals will have 30 das to submit plan for defeating the ISIS
Gun Control
Supports gun control legalization
Opposes limits on gun ownership
Start background checks on gun purchases
Against banning assault weapons
Calls for ban on assault weapons
Taxes & Wages
Tax rate of 30% for individuals earning $1 mn and impose 4% surcharge on taxpayers making more than $5 mn a year
Reduce the number of income brackets from 7 to 3
Lower corporate tax from 35% to 15%
Raise federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $10

















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