HOW HAVE YOU BEEN PERSONALLY IMPACTED BY TRUMPS POLICIES?

zephcom · May 4, 2019

PeachyKeane said:
I actually lost a client on Friday. They were a farm in Wisconsin between Trump's trade war, and the snowfall this past April they are filing for bankruptcy this week. Which is scary, I have two other farms as clients in the area.

Also, my brother-in-law was laid-off from his job when those GM plants closed, in part due to the trade war.

I understand that family farms around the nation are being hit hard by the trade wars. I suppose that bodes well for corporate farms as the competition falls away.

But there is a bit sadness as that part of Americana falls away thanks to the greed of the wealthy and our nation's willingness to promote that greed in return for campaign financing.

Ringo84 · May 4, 2019

No Username Found said:
This is a simple question. With all the fuss about the President's tweets and policies. How have you been personally impacted other than emotionally? Because I can tell you that for me, Trump has thrown nothing but good in my direction. Just curious as to how many, if any, have been personally negatively or positively.

1. Health care. Until the ACA, I did not have health coverage because I couldn't afford it. Under Obama, I was paying a few hundred dollars a month for my insurance. It was a lot for me, as a college student, but it was affordable.

In 2017, my health care premium increased by $500, as a direct result of Donny/the GOP's efforts to take my health care away. I'm barely able to afford the coverage I've got.

2. Charlottesville 2017. I was acquainted with Heather Heyer, and the "good people on both sides" rhetoric in the immediate aftermath of Kessler/Fields was undoubtedly the worst moment of this garbage pile of a presidency. Donny didn't just not do his job; he disgraced his office by throwing in with the Nazis who terrorized an American city, and even with all the other terrible policies he's enacted, this is the moment for which I'll never forgive him.
Ringo

ArmenianJohn · May 4, 2019

Nithavela said:
Hey, it worked in rome.

It works here, but like in Rome, only for certain people.

PeachyKeane · May 4, 2019

zephcom said:
I understand that family farms around the nation are being hit hard by the trade wars. I suppose that bodes well for corporate farms as the competition falls away.

But there is a bit sadness as that part of Americana falls away thanks to the greed of the wealthy and our nation's willingness to promote that greed in return for campaign financing.

Farmers are saying the next few weeks are somehat crucial as the planting season ends around May/June. Highest cost/lowest return period of the year, and many farms are gambling on what to plant.

zephcom · May 4, 2019

PeachyKeane said:
Farmers are saying the next few weeks are somehat crucial as the planting season ends around May/June. Highest cost/lowest return period of the year, and many farms are gambling on what to plant.

I hope everything comes together for them. I understand that many people in that demographic voted for Trump and he has failed them. They don't need anything else to go wrong for them.

Sparagmos · May 4, 2019

No Username Found said:
This is a simple question. With all the fuss about the President's tweets and policies. How have you been personally impacted other than emotionally? Because I can tell you that for me, Trump has thrown nothing but good in my direction. Just curious as to how many, if any, have been personally negatively or positively.

1) I have friends who have been targeted and attacked by white supremecists who cite Trump’s election as their motivation to be more public with their views. Most recently: this past Wednesday.

2) Some members of my organization are in constant fear of being deported. Refugees have lost their protected status. Immigrants I represent have experienced a far greater amount of harassment at work (from coworkers who are Trump supporters.)

3) The Trump appointees on the NLRB have completely changed the landscape of worker protections. I can no longer file certain charges against employers despite blatant wrongdoing and retaliation for union activity. Bogus charges filed by a Koch brothers funded anti-union organization have added hours to my workweek and cost my union a ton in legal fees. Those charges would have been quickly dismissed under the former NLRB.

4) At a “deplorables” rally in my city about a month ago, my Transgender friend (who was working at the event) learned from the security guard that a group of the “deplorables” was joking about beating her up.

Personally, I will likely pay higher taxes once the tax breaks for individuals expire. Nothing in my life is remotely better under Trump. And I spend a lot of time worrying about my friends who have been targeted, harassed, and hurt by Trump supporters.

hislegacy · May 4, 2019

USincognito said:
I have a pre-existing condition. Trump's efforts to get rid of the ACA and coverage for pre existing conditions will adversely effect and probably shorten my life.

But hey some folks got a tax cut.

Trump guarantees coverage for people with pre-existing conditions in health care bill

hislegacy · May 4, 2019

My Tax Refund has not gone down, but my taxes are exponentially lower. Just repealing the Obama Tax for not being able to afford his affordable health care saved me over $1,600 in taxes.

For a family making 51,000 a year, that alone is a huge benefit.

My daughter's income increased because of the tax plan also - her employer gave bonuses and then raised people's salaries 4% - compare to 1.5 to 2% in previous years.

PeachyKeane · May 4, 2019

Sparagmos said:
1) I have friends who have been targeted and attacked by white supremecists who cite Trump’s election as their motivation to be more public with their views. Most recently: this past Wednesday.

2) Some members of my organization are in constant fear of being deported. Refugees have lost their protected status. Immigrants I represent have experienced a far greater amount of harassment at work (from coworkers who are Trump supporters.)

3) The Trump appointees on the NLRB have completely changed the landscape of worker protections. I can no longer file certain charges against employers despite blatant wrongdoing and retaliation for union activity. Bogus charges filed by a Koch brothers funded anti-union organization have added hours to my workweek and cost my union a ton in legal fees. Those charges would have been quickly dismissed under the former NLRB.

4) At a “deplorables” rally in my city about a month ago, my Transgender friend (who was working at the event) learned from the security guard that a group of the “deplorables” was joking about beating her up.

Personally, I will likely pay higher taxes once the tax breaks for individuals expire. Nothing in my life is remotely better under Trump. And I spend a lot of time worrying about my friends who have been targeted, harassed, and hurt by Trump supporters.

My son was threatened at school the day after the election. Eventually I had to pull him from the school and tutor him privately. Because I had to work at about 30% capacity for 8 months in 2017, I figure I lost about $50-60K.

But I can't blame that directly on Trump, just his followers.

Sparagmos · May 4, 2019

No Username Found said:
This is a simple question. With all the fuss about the President's tweets and policies. How have you been personally impacted other than emotionally? Because I can tell you that for me, Trump has thrown nothing but good in my direction. Just curious as to how many, if any, have been personally negatively or positively.

Shouldn’t we be asking how Trump’s policies affect “the least of these,” the people we are commanded to put first in our concerns?

PeachyKeane · May 4, 2019

Sparagmos said:
Shouldn’t we be asking how Trump’s policies affect “the least of these,” the people we are commanded to put first in our concerns?

Whatever for?

TLK Valentine · May 4, 2019

HTacianas said:
Or in the alternative, if you don't want to follow the ground rules you simply stay out of the discussion?

Nah, I like it here... someone promised there'd be cake.

TLK Valentine · May 4, 2019

hislegacy said:
Trump guarantees coverage for people with pre-existing conditions in health care bill

What health care bill?

Sparagmos · May 4, 2019

rambot said:
What I noticed when people here on CF talk about their taxes, it seems that people who are within a mainstream and require little in the way of writeoffs and credits, well they seem to have done very well under Trump. It seems that the more vulnerable populations are paying more in taxes under trump (that may be a bit broad strokes but that what it seemed like here). And of course, vulnerable people tend to make up less of the population than those who have a fairly set and less complicated life.

Cuts ALWAYS happen to the people who can least afford them.

Agree. I know quite a few people who are low wage (less than $15/hr whose tax returns were smaller this year and did not see an increase in take home pay either.

Sparagmos · May 4, 2019

hislegacy said:
My Tax Refund has not gone down, but my taxes are exponentially lower. Just repealing the Obama Tax for not being able to afford his affordable health care saved me over $1,600 in taxes.

For a family making 51,000 a year, that alone is a huge benefit.

My daughter's income increased because of the tax plan also - her employer gave bonuses and then raised people's salaries 4% - compare to 1.5 to 2% in previous years.

So you have no health insurance? The penalty was for people without health insurance.

Aryeh Jay · May 4, 2019

TLK Valentine said:
What health care bill?

The Trump Health Care Bill. Duh!

hislegacy · May 4, 2019

Sparagmos said:
So you have no health insurance? The penalty was for people without health insurance.

Yup, I guess since I lost my previous coverage and the new one was 140% higher, and I couldn’t afford it, they thought I could afford the tax.

They were wrong.

Sparagmos · May 4, 2019

hislegacy said:
Yup, I guess since I lost my previous coverage and the new one was 140% higher, and I couldn’t afford it, they thought I could afford the tax.

They were wrong.

Wow, that horrible

Are your kids insured?

zephcom · May 4, 2019

hislegacy said:
Yup, I guess since I lost my previous coverage and the new one was 140% higher, and I couldn’t afford it, they thought I could afford the tax.

They were wrong.

I would feel sorry for you if Obama plan didn't provide relief for those people who couldn't afford the premiums:

What Can I Do If I Can't Afford Health Insurance?

jayem · May 4, 2019

hislegacy said:
Trump guarantees coverage for people with pre-existing conditions in health care bill

That news clip is from 2017. In the current political climate, 2 years is equivalent to a decade's worth of change. Trump and the Republicans still haven't come up with any coherent health insurance proposal. And this is the far more important point: Will Donald Trump guarantee that pre-existing conditions will be fully covered at standard rates? It's a total con job to say insurers must cover anyone who's already ill, if they're allowed to raise premiums exorbitantly. Or impose year-long, or longer waiting periods.

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