Crippled America, a book written by Donald J. Trump, is about his controversial views on current major issues. Donald Trump is a rich and well known businessman who is a leading Republican candidate for the 2016 presidential election. Donald Trump was born in 1946 in Queens, New York, the son of Frederick and Mary Trump. Donald was a troublemaker at a young age causing his parents sent him to New York Military Academy at the age of 13. The military academy transformed Donald into a disciplined and strong young man. He went on to Fordham University and later to the Wharton School of Finance. After he graduated with a degree in economics, Donald’s father made him work for his real estate business. Donald reflects on his past, saying that
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One of his major issues discussed in Crippled America is infrastructure. Trump thinks that America’s infrastructure is crumbling to the ground, and the only one that can fix this is him. Rebuilding all of America’s infrastructure will be a very expensive and lengthy process. He complains about our airports looking as if they are from a third world country, that our bridges are deficient, and that we have an overwhelming amount of potholes in our roads. Once these issues are rebuilt and fixed, according to Trump, “America will be beautiful again” (126). Trump is convinced that the money spent on this enormous project to fix America’s infrastructure will in return create jobs, stimulate the economy, and with time, pay for itself. It is estimated by the Senate Budget Committee, that about 13 million jobs will be created by rebuilding our infrastructure. Even though America is at risk of being in even more debt, the more jobs that are created for the American people, the better. With time, money could be circulated back to the government through taxes and cause an economic boom. Trump disregards questions that directly pertain to funding for the project and instead states that the logistics are “too complex for politicians to understand” …show more content…
A tax code that Trump has proposed will give the people what they need most; money. The majority of people live in the middle class, and now in Trump’s new tax policy, all of the middle class will pay less in taxes. The people that work the hardest and need their money the most, will without a doubt be given the right to hold on to more of it. Specifically, if an American is single and making $25,000 or less annually or is married and makes $50,000 or less annually, than they will not owe income tax. This removes 75 million households from paying income taxes. Trump has clearly shown that without a doubt the elite Americans can easily afford a higher taxation, while the hard working middle class can not. Trump’s new simplified tax code will not allow or make room for any loopholes or deductions for special interests and the rich and will be broken down into four brackets. This decrease in middle class taxation will only allow America to grow as a whole; college savings will go up, the economy will boost, and personal debt will go down (153). To grow the economy even more, businesses will pay no more than 15 percent of income taxes. This will move big brand name headquarters back to America. Now, companies are moving their headquarters to other countries to avoid paying such high tax rates here in the U.S. As Trump knows, this
One of his major issues discussed in Crippled America is infrastructure. Trump thinks that America’s infrastructure is crumbling to the ground, and the only one that can fix this is him. Rebuilding all of America’s infrastructure will be a very expensive and lengthy process. He complains about our airports looking as if they are from a third world country, that our bridges are deficient, and that we have an overwhelming amount of potholes in our roads. Once these issues are rebuilt and fixed, according to Trump, “America will be beautiful again” (126). Trump is convinced that the money spent on this enormous project to fix America’s infrastructure will in return create jobs, stimulate the economy, and with time, pay for itself. It is estimated by the Senate Budget Committee, that about 13 million jobs will be created by rebuilding our infrastructure. Even though America is at risk of being in even more debt, the more jobs that are created for the American people, the better. With time, money could be circulated back to the government through taxes and cause an economic boom. Trump disregards questions that directly pertain to funding for the project and instead states that the logistics are “too complex for politicians to understand” …show more content…
A tax code that Trump has proposed will give the people what they need most; money. The majority of people live in the middle class, and now in Trump’s new tax policy, all of the middle class will pay less in taxes. The people that work the hardest and need their money the most, will without a doubt be given the right to hold on to more of it. Specifically, if an American is single and making $25,000 or less annually or is married and makes $50,000 or less annually, than they will not owe income tax. This removes 75 million households from paying income taxes. Trump has clearly shown that without a doubt the elite Americans can easily afford a higher taxation, while the hard working middle class can not. Trump’s new simplified tax code will not allow or make room for any loopholes or deductions for special interests and the rich and will be broken down into four brackets. This decrease in middle class taxation will only allow America to grow as a whole; college savings will go up, the economy will boost, and personal debt will go down (153). To grow the economy even more, businesses will pay no more than 15 percent of income taxes. This will move big brand name headquarters back to America. Now, companies are moving their headquarters to other countries to avoid paying such high tax rates here in the U.S. As Trump knows, this