What does a TRUMP presidency look like?

[Admiral Yi]

My understanding is that after every shutdown they pass a supplemental appropriation bill to award back pay to the furloughed employees.

So folks can't go to national parks, but that's about it.

[garbon]

My understanding is that after every shutdown they pass a supplemental appropriation bill to award back pay to the furloughed employees.

So folks can't go to national parks, but that's about it.

How does back pay help if you need it when you are supposed to have been paid it?

[Admiral Yi]

How does back pay help if you need it when you are supposed to have been paid it?

It helps by giving you the ability to purchase good and services. 

[garbon]

Yeah a bit too late to pay the bills but no bother.

[The Brain]

Then maybe such a person should get an employer who doesn't suck?

[Sophie Scholl]

A government shutdown means my seasonal gig with the National Park Service won't start when it's supposed to.  That will suck.  So yeah, it isn't just Seedy that is personally affected by a shutdown.  Fucking Republicans.

[CountDeMoney]

I think Seedy is the only poster here who is a non-military employee of the US Federal government, so, yeah, all the rest of us aren't going to have any change in our pay status due to a shutdown.

I am not a federal employee, I am billable-hours-only contractor;  so yeah, government shuts down, I shut down. 

I get just a shitty hourly wage.  Zero benefits.  No sick time.  No vacation time.  Honestly, every racist free market conservative should worship my Dickensian cock accordingly, because I am living their teabagging dream.  I walk the fucking walk they are too fucking cowardly to walk.

[mongers]

I think Seedy is the only poster here who is a non-military employee of the US Federal government, so, yeah, all the rest of us aren't going to have any change in our pay status due to a shutdown.

I am not a federal employee, I am billable-hours-only contractor;  so yeah, government shuts down, I shut down. 

I get just a shitty hourly wage.  Zero benefits.  No sick time.  No vacation time.  Honestly, every racist free market conservative should worship my Dickensian cock accordingly, because I am living their teabagging dream.  I walk the fucking walk they are too fucking cowardly to walk.

Yeah ain't that the truth, like people trumpeting the gig economy from the security of their part-time think-tank directorships. 

[jimmy olsen]

The most Trumpian thing he's said since being elected.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/330158-trump-wont-fire-spicer-because-the-guy-gets-great-ratings

"I'm not firing Sean Spicer," Trump said, according to the Washington Post. "That guy gets great ratings. Everyone tunes in."

[derspiess]

I think Seedy is the only poster here who is a non-military employee of the US Federal government, so, yeah, all the rest of us aren't going to have any change in our pay status due to a shutdown.

I am not a federal employee, I am billable-hours-only contractor;  so yeah, government shuts down, I shut down. 

I get just a shitty hourly wage.  Zero benefits.  No sick time.  No vacation time.  Honestly, every racist free market conservative should worship my Dickensian cock accordingly, because I am living their teabagging dream.  I walk the fucking walk they are too fucking cowardly to walk.

Tell me about it, brother

[CountDeMoney]

Fuck off.

[Syt]

So, how are we doing with El Presidente's 100 Day Plan?

https://assets.donaldjtrump.com/_landings/contract/O-TRU-102316-Contractv02.pdf

What follows is my 100-day action plan to Make America Great Again.
It is a contract between myself and the American voter — and begins with restoring
honesty and accountability, and bringing change to Washington.
On the first day of my term of offi ce, my administration will immediately pursue the following:


Six measures to clean up the corruption and special interest collusion in Washington, DC:
★ FIRST, propose a constitutional amendment to
impose term limits on all members of Congress.
★ SECOND, a hiring freeze on all federal employees
to reduce the federal workforce through attrition
(exempting military, public safety, and public health).
★ THIRD, a requirement that for every new federal regulation,
two existing regulations must be eliminated.
★ FOURTH, a fi ve-year ban on White House and
Congressional offi cials becoming lobbyists after they
leave government service.
★ FIFTH, a lifetime ban on White House offi cials lobbying
on behalf of a foreign government.
★ SIXTH, a complete ban on foreign lobbyists raising
money for American elections.


Seven actions to protect American workers:
★ FIRST, I will announce my intention to renegotiate
NAFTA or withdraw from the deal under Article 2205.
★ SECOND, I will announce our withdrawal from the
Trans-Pacifi c Partnership.
★ THIRD, I will direct the Secretary of the Treasury to label
China a currency manipulator
★ FOURTH, I will direct the Secretary of
Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative to
identify all foreign trading abuses that unfairly
impact American workers and direct them to
use every tool under American and international
law to end those abuses immediately.
★ FIFTH, I will lift the restrictions on the
production of $50 trillion dollars' worth of
job-producing American energy reserves,
including shale, oil, natural gas and clean coal.
★ SIXTH, lift the Obama-Clinton roadblocks and allow vital
energy infrastructure projects, like the Keystone Pipeline,
to move forward.
★ SEVENTH, cancel billions in payments to U.N. climate
change programs and use the money to fi x America's
water and environmental infrastructure.


Five actions to restore security and the constitutional rule of law:
★ FIRST, cancel every unconstitutional executive action,
memorandum and order issued by President Obama.
★ SECOND, begin the process of selecting a replacement
for Justice Scalia from one of the 20 judges on my list,
who will uphold and defend the U.S. Constitution.
★ THIRD, cancel all federal funding to sanctuary cities.
★ FOURTH, begin removing the more than two million
criminal illegal immigrants from the country and cancel
visas to foreign countries that won't take them back.
★ FIFTH, suspend immigration from terror-prone regions
where vetting cannot safely occur. All vetting of people
coming into our country will be considered "extreme vetting."

Middle Class Tax Relief and Simplification Act
An economic plan designed to grow the economy 4% per year
and create at least 25 million new jobs through massive
tax reduction and simplification, in combination with trade
reform, regulatory relief and lifting the restrictions on
American energy. The largest tax reductions are for the
middle class. A middle-class family with two children will get
a 35% tax cut. The current number of brackets will be reduced
from seven to three, and tax forms will likewise be greatly
simplified. The business rate will be lowered from 35%
to 15%, and the trillions of dollars of American corporate
money overseas can now be brought back at a 10% rate.

End the Offshoring Act
Establishes tariffs to discourage companies from laying off
their workers in order to relocate in other countries and ship
their products back to the U.S. tax-free.

American Energy and Infrastructure Act
Leverages public-private partnerships, and private
investments through tax incentives, to spur $1 trillion in
infrastructure investment over ten years. It is revenue neutral.

School Choice and Education Opportunity Act
Redirects education dollars to give parents the right to send
their kid to the public, private, charter, magnet, religious or
home school of their choice. Ends Common Core and brings
education supervision to local communities. It expands
vocational and technical education, and makes two- and fouryear
college more affordable.

Repeal and Replace Obamacare Act
Fully repeals Obamacare and replaces it with Health Savings
Accounts, the ability to purchase health insurance across
state lines and lets states manage Medicaid funds. Reforms
will also include cutting the red tape at the FDA: there are
over 4,000 drugs awaiting approval, and we especially want
to speed the approval of life-saving medications.

Affordable Childcare and Eldercare Act
Allows Americans to deduct childcare and eldercare
from their taxes, incentivizes employers to provide on-site
childcare services and creates tax-free dependent care
savings accounts for both young and elderly dependents,
with matching contributions for low-income families.

End Illegal Immigration Act
Fully-funds the construction of a wall on our southern
border with the full understanding that the country of
Mexico will be reimbursing the United States for the full cost
of such wall; establishes a two-year mandatory minimum
federal prison sentence for illegally re-entering the U.S. after
a previous deportation, and a five-year mandatory minimum
federal prison sentence for illegally re-entering for those
with felony convictions, multiple misdemeanor convictions
or two or more prior deportations; also reforms visa rules to
enhance penalties for overstaying and to ensure open jobs
are offered to American workers first.

Restoring Community Safety Act
Reduces surging crime, drugs and violence by creating
a task force on violent crime and increasing funding for
programs that train and assist local police; increases
resources for federal law enforcement agencies and federal
prosecutors to dismantle criminal gangs and put violent
offenders behind bars.

Restoring National Security Act
Rebuilds our military by eliminating the defense sequester
and expanding military investment; provides veterans
with the ability to receive public VA treatment or attend
the private doctor of their choice; protects our vital
infrastructure from cyber-attack; establishes new screening
procedures for immigration to ensure those who are
admitted to our country support our people and our values.

Clean Up Corruption in Washington Act
Enacts new ethics reforms to drain the swamp and reduce
the corrupting influence of special interests on our politics.


On November 8th, Americans will be voting for this 100-day plan to restore prosperity
to our economy, security to our communities and honesty to our government.
This is my pledge to you.
And if we follow these steps, we will once more have a government of, by and for the people.

[Syt]

Btw, Trump's opinion on the 100 days thing:

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump

No matter how much I accomplish during the ridiculous standard of the first 100 days, & it has been a lot (including S.C.), media will kill!

[celedhring]

I love how he rants that he would "still" beat Hillary in popular vote. 

[derspiess]

Fuck off.

We should unionize and stuff.