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Just thought I'd start a new section in case people have anything to say about this recent edit I made. The climate change topic above is sort of related, but this is for a larger discussion about other things that have been changed or removed as well. JasperTECH ( talk) 23:19, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
@ Gwillhickers: I'm not sure why you hid the above discussion under a collapsing template, but I'm going to undo that edit because I feel it is still relevant for future editors.
Some of the concerns you expressed can be resolved by having an easy-to-compare version of the text before and after the edit. Since I have rearranged large portions of text in order of (what I perceive to be) most notability to least notability, the original text has also been rearranged to easily compare the two versions. Additionally, I've made a few changes that are different from the original edit.
It can be very difficult to compare edits using the diff tool, so hopefully the table below will make it easier.
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Suggestions welcome. If there are no comments for a while, I'll reinstate the edit. JasperTECH ( talk) 18:29, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
"The political positions simply have a lot of undue weight, and I was hoping to improve the article by shortening them"—the purpose was not mainly to shorten the article (though it doesn't hurt if it could be made more concise).
articles where individual sections create an undue weight problem. Then
summary sections are used in the main article to briefly describe the content of the much more detailed subarticle(s)(emphasis added).
information about a topic need not all be contained in a single article since different readers have different needs:
many readers need just a quick summary of the topic's most important points (lead section)
others need a moderate amount of information on the topic's more important points (a set of multiparagraph sections)(emphasis added)
some readers need a lot of details on one or more aspects of the topic (links to full-sized separate subarticles)
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Trump has described his political leanings and positions in various ways over time. [1] [2] [3] Politico has described his positions as "eclectic, improvisational and often contradictory". [3] He has listed several different party affiliations over the years [3] [4] and has also run as a Reform Party candidate. [4] The positions that he has revised or reversed include stances on progressive taxation, abortion, and government involvement in health care. [3] Trump's political positions are widely described by the media as "populist". [5] [6] Trump has described his political positions in various and often contradictory ways over time. [1] [7] Trump stated, "I have evolved on many issues. There are some issues that are very much the same, I've been constant on many issues. But I have evolved on certain issues." [8] PolitiFact.com wrote that it is difficult to determine Trump's stance on issues, given his frequent changes in position and "his penchant for using confusing, vague and even contradictory language". [9] PolitiFact.com counted at least 17 times when Trump said something and then denied having said it. [10] |
Trump has described his political leanings and positions in various ways over time. [1] [2] [3] Politico has described his positions as "eclectic, improvisational and often contradictory", [3] while NBC News counted "141 distinct shifts on 23 major issues" during his campaign. [11] He has listed several different party affiliations over the years [4] and has also run as a Reform Party candidate. [4] The political positions of Donald Trump have widely been described by the media as " populist", [12] [13] and many of his views cross party lines. For example, his economic campaign plan calls for large reductions in income taxes and deregulation, [14] consistent with conservative (Republican Party) policies, along with significant infrastructure investment, [15] usually considered a liberal (Democratic Party) policy. According to political writer Jack Shafer, Trump may be a "fairly conventional American populist when it comes to his policy views", but he has a revolutionary ability to attract free media attention, sometimes by making outrageous comments. [16] [17]
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Economic issues
Trump's campaign tax plan calls for reducing the corporate tax rate to 15%, concurrent with the elimination of various business loopholes and deductions. [18] Personal income taxes would also be reduced; the top rate would be reduced from 39.6% to 25%, a large "zero bracket" would be created, and the alternative minimum tax would be eliminated, as would the estate tax (which currently applies to individual estates over $5.45 million or $10.9 million per married couple). [19] Under Trump's economic plan, families with head-of-household filing status making between $20,000 and $200,000, including many single parents, would pay more in taxes than under current tax law, due to Trump's elimination of some deductions and exemptions. [20] [21] Several reports assess that the economy would be "diminished" by heavy job losses and recession under Trump's economic policies, [22] [23] [24] with a large number of economists, including 19 of 32 living Nobel laureates, warning against his economic policies. [25] [26] Two analyses find that Trump's economic plan will have mixed results; one analysis finds that Trump's plan would create short-term economic gains but major long-term economic losses in terms of jobs, [27] and another analysis finds that the plan will create 2.2 million jobs, a major increase in capital stock and some wage growth, but by increasing federal debt by between $2.6 trillion and $3.9 trillion. [28] Trump's comments about the minimum wage have been inconsistent: [29] [30] [31] he has said that a low minimum wage is good; [32] that the minimum wage should not be raised; [33] [34] [35] that the minimum wage should be raised; [36] [37] that he would like an increase, but the states should do the increasing; [38] [39] that he is against any federal minimum wage floor; [40] and that he is in favor of a $10 federal minimum wage, but "let the states make the deal". [41] Trump identifies as a " free trader", but says that trade must be "reasonably fair", and has described supporters of international trade deals that are good for other countries but not good for the United States as "blood suckers". [42] [43] [44] He has often been referred to as " protectionist". [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] He says NAFTA has been the "worst trade deal in history", and would as president either renegotiate or break the NAFTA agreement. [50] [51] He opposes the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). [52] Trump proposes to raise tariffs on Chinese exports to the United States by 45%, and has raised the idea of placing 35% tariffs on Mexican exports to the United States. [53] [54] Trump has called the World Trade Organization (WTO) a "disaster", [55] and favors renegotiating or leaving the WTO unless it allows his proposed tariff increases. [56] |
Trump's campaign tax plan called for levelling the corporate tax rate to 15%, eliminating various business loopholes and deductions, [57] and reducing the number of brackets for personal income tax: the top rate would be reduced from 39.6% to 25%, a large "zero bracket" would be created, and the alternative minimum tax and estate tax (which currently applies to individual estates over $5.45 million or $10.9 million per married couple) would both be eliminated. [58] His comments about the minimum wage have been inconsistent. [59] [60] [61] Many economists have been critical of Trump's economic policies, [62] [26] [23] with several reports assessing that his campaign plan would increase tax rates for families earning between $20,000 to $200,000 a year, [63] [64] cause long-term job losses and recession, [22] [24] [27] and significantly increase the federal debt. [65] Trump identifies as a " free trader", [42] [66] [67] but has often been referred to as " protectionist" [68] [69] [70] because of his criticism of NAFTA, [71] [72] the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), [52] and his proposal to raise tariffs on Chinese and Mexican exports to the United States significantly. [73] [74]
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Immigration
Trump's immigration policies have been among his most highly discussed policies during the campaign. Some of his proposals have come under scrutiny by several experts on immigration who question the effectiveness and affordability of his plans. [75] [76] Trump vows to build a substantial wall on the Mexico–United States border to keep out illegal immigrants, a wall which Trump promises Mexico will pay for. [77] [78] Trump would also create a "deportation force" to deport around 11 million people illegally residing in the U.S., stating "Day 1 of my presidency, [illegal immigrants] are getting out and getting out fast." [79] Trump opposes birthright citizenship. [80] In late August 2016, Trump hinted he might soften his position calling for the deportation of all undocumented immigrants. [81] [82] On August 31, 2016, he made a visit to Mexico and met with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, saying he wanted to build relations with the country. [83] However, in a major speech later that night, Trump laid out a 10-point plan reaffirming his hardline positions, including building a wall along the Mexican border to be paid for by Mexico, potentially deporting "anyone who has entered the United States illegally", denying legal status to such people unless they leave the country and apply for re-entry, and creating a deportation task force. [84] He said the focus of the task force would be criminals, those who have overstayed their visas, and other "security threats". [85] One of Trump's most controversial proposals was his original proposal in 2015 for a "total and complete" temporary ban on foreign Muslims entering the United States. [86] [87] [88] Trump later changed his position in 2016 by stating that the temporary ban would apply only to people originating from countries with a "proven history of terrorism against the United States or its allies", or countries "compromised by terrorism". [89] [90] [91] [92] [93] Trump characterized this as an expansion, not rollback, of his original proposal. [94] |
Trump's immigration policies have been among his most highly discussed policies during the campaign. Some of his proposals have come under scrutiny by several experts on immigration who question the effectiveness and affordability of his plans. [95] [76] Trump vows to build a wall on the Mexico–United States border to keep out illegal immigrants, promising that Mexico will pay for it. [77] [96] He would also create a "deportation force" to deport around 11 million people illegally residing in the U.S. [79] One of Trump's most controversial proposals was his original proposal in 2015 for a "total and complete" temporary ban on foreign Muslims entering the United States. [97] [87] [98] Trump later changed his position in 2016 by stating that the temporary ban would apply only to people originating from countries with a "proven history of terrorism against the United States or its allies", or countries "compromised by terrorism". [89] [99] [100] [92] [93] Trump characterized this as an expansion, not rollback, of his original proposal. [101]
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Climate change
Trump rejects the scientific consensus on climate change, [102] [103] repeatedly saying that global warming is a "hoax". [104] [105] Trump has called the EPA a "disgrace" and has promised to cut its budget, [106] and Bob Walker, a senior campaign adviser, has announced plans to eliminate funding for NASA's Earth Science program. [107] Trump has pledged to eliminate the Clean Power Plan [108] and withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, which calls for reductions in carbon emissions in more than 170 countries, saying that it treats the United States unfairly and gives favorable treatment to countries like China. [109] However, after winning the presidency, Trump said he has an "open mind" towards the Paris agreement, while continuing to deny that man-made global warming is fact. [110] Trump has appointed Myron Ebell, director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute advocacy group, as head of the future EPA transition team. Ebell has no scientific qualifications, and is well-known for denying that Earth is warming or that humans are responsible. [111] [112] |
Trump's energy policy advocates domestic industrial support for both fossil and renewable energy sources in order to curb reliance on Middle-Eastern oil and possibly turn the USA into a net energy exporter. [113] His appointed advisers favor a less regulated energy market and do not think the threat of climate change requires immediate action. [114] Trump doesn't accept the scientific consensus on climate change. [102] [115] In 2012 he said that global warming was a hoax invented by the Chinese, but later said that he was joking. [104] [116] He has called the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a "disgrace" and has promised to cut its budget, [117] and Bob Walker, a senior campaign adviser, has announced plans to eliminate funding for NASA's Earth Science program. [107] Trump has pledged to eliminate the Clean Power Plan [118] and withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, which calls for reductions in carbon emissions in more than 170 countries. [109] However, after winning the presidency, Trump admitted "some connectivity" between human activity and climate variability and said he has an "open mind" towards the Paris agreement. [119] On December 5, 2016, Donald and Ivanka Trump invited prominent climate change activist Al Gore to a private meeting. [120]
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Education
Trump has stated his support for school choice and local control for primary and secondary schools. [121] He opposes the Common Core State Standards Initiative for primary and secondary schools, [122] and has called Common Core "a disaster" that must be ended. [123] He has stated he would abolish all or part of the Department of Education. [124] |
Trump has stated his support for school choice and local control for primary and secondary schools. [125] He opposes the Common Core State Standards Initiative for primary and secondary schools, [122] and has called Common Core "a disaster" that must be ended. [126] He has stated he would abolish all or part of the Department of Education. [127]
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Foreign policy
Trump has been described as non-interventionist [128] [129] and nationalist. [130] Trump has repeatedly stated that he supports "America First" foreign policy, though he is not linked to the historical isolationist America First Party (1944) or the defunct paleoconservative America First Party (2002). [131] He supports increasing United States military defense spending, [130] but favors decreasing United States spending on NATO and in the Pacific region. [132] He says America should look inward, stop "nation building", and re-orient its resources toward domestic needs. [129] He questions whether he, as president, would automatically extend security guarantees to NATO members, [133] and suggests that he might leave NATO unless changes are made to the alliance. [134] Trump has called for Japan to pay for the costs of American troops stationed there and that it might need to develop nuclear weapons in order to protect itself from North Korea. [52] [135] In order to confront ISIS, Trump in 2015 called for seizing the oil in ISIS occupied areas, using U.S. air power and ground troops. [136] In 2016, Trump advocated sending 20,000 to 30,000 U.S. troops to the region, [1] [137] [138] a position he retracted. [139] He has since argued that regional allies of the U.S., such as Saudi Arabia should provide troops in the fight. [11] He also believes that oil fields in ISIS-controlled areas should be bombed. [11] He supports the use of waterboarding, a form of torture, and has said he would "bring back a hell of a lot worse". [140] [141] Trump has also said he will dismantle the international nuclear agreement with Iran as president. [142] Regarding the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Trump has stated the importance of being a neutral party during potential negotiations, while also having stated that he is "a big fan of Israel." [143] He supports Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank. [144] During his 2016 Presidential campaign, Trump repeatedly said that he opposed the Iraq War even before it was launched, although his public position had been unclear at the time. [145] [146] In 2002, when asked whether he supported invading Iraq, Trump responded, "Yeah, I guess so" and added "I wish the first time it was done correctly" in reference to the Gulf War of 1990–1991. [145] [147] Shortly before the 2003 invasion, he said: "Well, [Bush's] either got to do something—or not do something, perhaps. […] And perhaps we should be waiting for the United Nations." [148] [149] Trump publicly referred to the war as a "mess" within a week after it began, and by 2004 he said he was opposed to it. [147] Since 2004, he has repeatedly criticized the war, especially during the primary debates with Jeb Bush. [150] [151] Trump has at times during his presidential campaign stated that the Afghanistan War was a mistake, and at other times stated that it was necessary. [152] He supports keeping a limited number of United States troops there. [152] Trump was a strong supporter of the 2011 military intervention in Libya at the time. [153] [154] He has since then reversed his position several times, saying finally in June 2016 that he would have supported "surgical" bombing against Gaddafi. [153] [154] [155] Trump would consider recognizing Crimea as Russian territory and lifting sanctions on Russia. [156] [157] He added that Russia could help the United States in fighting ISIS militants. [158] In the same interview, Trump sarcastically [159] stated that he hoped Russia would unearth Hillary Clinton's missing emails from her time as Secretary of State. [160] |
Trump has been described as non-interventionist [128] [129] and nationalist. [130] He has repeatedly stated that he supports "America First" foreign policy by increasing military defense spending [130], but favors decreasing United States spending on NATO and in the Pacific region. [161] In order to confront ISIS, Trump in 2015 called for seizing oil or bombing oil fields [11] in ISIS occupied areas, using U.S. air power and ground troops. [162] In 2016, Trump advocated sending 20,000 to 30,000 U.S. troops to the region, [1] [163] [164] a position he retracted. [165] He has since argued that regional allies of the U.S., such as Saudi Arabia should provide troops in the fight. [11] Trump has also said he will dismantle the international nuclear agreement with Iran as president. [166]
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Social issues
Trump describes himself as " pro-life" and generally opposes abortion with some exceptions: rape, incest, and circumstances endangering the health of the mother. [167] The Susan B. Anthony List, an anti-abortion political advocacy group, praised Trump's list of potential Supreme Court nominees as "exceptionally strong", while NARAL Pro-Choice America called the candidates on the list "a woman's worst nightmare". [168] Trump has stated that he supports "traditional marriage". [104] He opposes the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide [104] [169] [170] and believes the decision should be left to individual states. [169] Trump had stated that if he were elected, he would "strongly consider" appointing Supreme Court justices that would overturn the ruling. [171] Trump supports a broad interpretation of the Second Amendment and says he is opposed to gun control in general, [172] although his views have shifted over time. [173] He supports fixing the federal background check system so that criminal and mental health records are always put into the system. [174] Trump opposes legalizing recreational marijuana but supports legalizing medical marijuana. [175] Trump favors capital punishment. [176] [177] |
Trump describes himself as " pro-life" and generally opposes abortion with some exceptions: rape, incest, and circumstances endangering the health of the mother, [178] but said he is committed to appointing justices who want to change the ruling in Roe v. Wade. [179] He personally supports "traditional marriage" [104] but considers the nationwide legality of same-sex marriage a "settled" issue. [179] Trump supports a broad interpretation of the Second Amendment and says he is opposed to gun control in general, [180] [174] although his views have shifted over time. [181] Trump opposes legalizing recreational marijuana but supports legalizing medical marijuana. [175] He favors capital punishment, [176] [177] as well as the use of waterboarding, a form of torture. [182] [183]
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Health care
Trump favors repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare") with a different free-market plan that would allow health insurance to be sold across state lines, enable individuals to deduct health insurance premiums, expand health savings accounts, and give more control of Medicaid to the states. [184] He has voiced support for a single-payer healthcare system in the past, but distanced himself from the idea during his 2016 campaign. [185] In October 2016 he falsely said that he had said the ACA was a "disaster" since before it was passed by Congress. [186] He said in June 2009 that he loved the idea, but questioned whether the country could afford it. [187] neutrality is disputed Trump favors getting rid of backlogs and waitlists that are the focus of the Veterans Health Administration scandal, and believes that Veterans Affairs facilities need to be upgraded. [188] |
Trump favors repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare") with a different free-market plan that would allow health insurance to be sold across state lines, enable individuals to deduct health insurance premiums, expand health savings accounts, and give more control of Medicaid to the states. [189] He has voiced support for a single-payer healthcare system in the past, but distanced himself from the idea during his 2016 campaign. [190]
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Fringe theories
According to political writer Steve Benen, unlike past political leaders, Trump has not kept fringe theories and their supporters at arm's length. [191] Political writer Jack Shafer says that Trump may be a "fairly conventional American populist when it comes to his policy views", but he has a revolutionary ability to attract free media attention, sometimes by making outrageous comments. [192] [193] For many years, beginning in at least 2011, Trump publicly questioned President Obama's citizenship status; [194] in 2016, during his presidential campaign, Trump stated that Obama was born in the U.S. [195] [196] In the past, he has also alluded to the conspiracy theory that President Obama is secretly a Muslim. [197] [198] Trump has discussed the unfounded notion that vaccine doses cause autism if administered too quickly in succession, [199] [200] and the conspiracy theory that former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia might not have died of natural causes but was murdered. [201] He repeated a National Enquirer allegation that Rafael Cruz, father of Ted Cruz, may have been involved in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. [202] |
(Omit: these controversies are not policies or political positions. Moved Shafer's analysis to top section.) |
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This is splendid work but it is an opinion piece. Compounding the difficulties is that Hillary had public positions and private positions, sometimes differing. Trump is likely to have the same. A campaign release is liable to be not exactly what the candidate thinks. This might be why presidential biographies tend not to have a political positions section. Usernamen1 ( talk) 06:15, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
Does the lack of recent comments on the working draft as currently amended mean that we have consensus or that nobody likes it? I feel that we should go ahead and push it to the article, as the current contents are seriously outdated and bludgeoned with campaign-related cruft. Comments welcome. — JFG talk 23:11, 3 December 2016 (UTC)
Strong oppose such a gutting of an article. The mass simultaneous replacement of many sections is simply not how Wikipedia is meant to work. Continuous incremental improvement, with individual discussions if necessary - not "Oh, we talked about all of these changes (in one talk page section) and nobody objected so we have consensus..." It's a recipe for disaster and accusations of ownership. Bastun Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ! 17:56, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
not how Wikipedia articles are improved, then I don't know how. This approach sure looks better than starting multiple revert wars on each factoid… @ Bastun, Marteau, Thucydides411, Gwillhickers, MrX, Sagittarian Milky Way, Objective3000, Madshurtie, and Volunteer Marek: Shall we work together? — JFG talk 22:31, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
What undue weight would that be? You've mentioned this strawman a couple of times. Editing normally - small, incremental changes - is not any more likely to lead to "undue weight" than a small cabal of editors introducing a single mass change to large portions of the article. Even if that were the case, it is easier to fix things that were introduced in small increments. Your proposed change culls an entire subsection, but that's not introducing bias by omission? (Also, please actually read WP:OWN, you missed my point entirely - any mass change is still subject to normal editing). Bastun Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ! 09:23, 7 December 2016 (UTC)
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Just thought I'd start a new section in case people have anything to say about this recent edit I made. The climate change topic above is sort of related, but this is for a larger discussion about other things that have been changed or removed as well. JasperTECH ( talk) 23:19, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
@ Gwillhickers: I'm not sure why you hid the above discussion under a collapsing template, but I'm going to undo that edit because I feel it is still relevant for future editors.
Some of the concerns you expressed can be resolved by having an easy-to-compare version of the text before and after the edit. Since I have rearranged large portions of text in order of (what I perceive to be) most notability to least notability, the original text has also been rearranged to easily compare the two versions. Additionally, I've made a few changes that are different from the original edit.
It can be very difficult to compare edits using the diff tool, so hopefully the table below will make it easier.
Table comparing text before and after
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Suggestions welcome. If there are no comments for a while, I'll reinstate the edit. JasperTECH ( talk) 18:29, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
"The political positions simply have a lot of undue weight, and I was hoping to improve the article by shortening them"—the purpose was not mainly to shorten the article (though it doesn't hurt if it could be made more concise).
articles where individual sections create an undue weight problem. Then
summary sections are used in the main article to briefly describe the content of the much more detailed subarticle(s)(emphasis added).
information about a topic need not all be contained in a single article since different readers have different needs:
many readers need just a quick summary of the topic's most important points (lead section)
others need a moderate amount of information on the topic's more important points (a set of multiparagraph sections)(emphasis added)
some readers need a lot of details on one or more aspects of the topic (links to full-sized separate subarticles)
ORIGINAL TEXT | PROPOSED SUMMARY | ||
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Trump has described his political leanings and positions in various ways over time. [1] [2] [3] Politico has described his positions as "eclectic, improvisational and often contradictory". [3] He has listed several different party affiliations over the years [3] [4] and has also run as a Reform Party candidate. [4] The positions that he has revised or reversed include stances on progressive taxation, abortion, and government involvement in health care. [3] Trump's political positions are widely described by the media as "populist". [5] [6] Trump has described his political positions in various and often contradictory ways over time. [1] [7] Trump stated, "I have evolved on many issues. There are some issues that are very much the same, I've been constant on many issues. But I have evolved on certain issues." [8] PolitiFact.com wrote that it is difficult to determine Trump's stance on issues, given his frequent changes in position and "his penchant for using confusing, vague and even contradictory language". [9] PolitiFact.com counted at least 17 times when Trump said something and then denied having said it. [10] |
Trump has described his political leanings and positions in various ways over time. [1] [2] [3] Politico has described his positions as "eclectic, improvisational and often contradictory", [3] while NBC News counted "141 distinct shifts on 23 major issues" during his campaign. [11] He has listed several different party affiliations over the years [4] and has also run as a Reform Party candidate. [4] The political positions of Donald Trump have widely been described by the media as " populist", [12] [13] and many of his views cross party lines. For example, his economic campaign plan calls for large reductions in income taxes and deregulation, [14] consistent with conservative (Republican Party) policies, along with significant infrastructure investment, [15] usually considered a liberal (Democratic Party) policy. According to political writer Jack Shafer, Trump may be a "fairly conventional American populist when it comes to his policy views", but he has a revolutionary ability to attract free media attention, sometimes by making outrageous comments. [16] [17]
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Economic issues
Trump's campaign tax plan calls for reducing the corporate tax rate to 15%, concurrent with the elimination of various business loopholes and deductions. [18] Personal income taxes would also be reduced; the top rate would be reduced from 39.6% to 25%, a large "zero bracket" would be created, and the alternative minimum tax would be eliminated, as would the estate tax (which currently applies to individual estates over $5.45 million or $10.9 million per married couple). [19] Under Trump's economic plan, families with head-of-household filing status making between $20,000 and $200,000, including many single parents, would pay more in taxes than under current tax law, due to Trump's elimination of some deductions and exemptions. [20] [21] Several reports assess that the economy would be "diminished" by heavy job losses and recession under Trump's economic policies, [22] [23] [24] with a large number of economists, including 19 of 32 living Nobel laureates, warning against his economic policies. [25] [26] Two analyses find that Trump's economic plan will have mixed results; one analysis finds that Trump's plan would create short-term economic gains but major long-term economic losses in terms of jobs, [27] and another analysis finds that the plan will create 2.2 million jobs, a major increase in capital stock and some wage growth, but by increasing federal debt by between $2.6 trillion and $3.9 trillion. [28] Trump's comments about the minimum wage have been inconsistent: [29] [30] [31] he has said that a low minimum wage is good; [32] that the minimum wage should not be raised; [33] [34] [35] that the minimum wage should be raised; [36] [37] that he would like an increase, but the states should do the increasing; [38] [39] that he is against any federal minimum wage floor; [40] and that he is in favor of a $10 federal minimum wage, but "let the states make the deal". [41] Trump identifies as a " free trader", but says that trade must be "reasonably fair", and has described supporters of international trade deals that are good for other countries but not good for the United States as "blood suckers". [42] [43] [44] He has often been referred to as " protectionist". [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] He says NAFTA has been the "worst trade deal in history", and would as president either renegotiate or break the NAFTA agreement. [50] [51] He opposes the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). [52] Trump proposes to raise tariffs on Chinese exports to the United States by 45%, and has raised the idea of placing 35% tariffs on Mexican exports to the United States. [53] [54] Trump has called the World Trade Organization (WTO) a "disaster", [55] and favors renegotiating or leaving the WTO unless it allows his proposed tariff increases. [56] |
Trump's campaign tax plan called for levelling the corporate tax rate to 15%, eliminating various business loopholes and deductions, [57] and reducing the number of brackets for personal income tax: the top rate would be reduced from 39.6% to 25%, a large "zero bracket" would be created, and the alternative minimum tax and estate tax (which currently applies to individual estates over $5.45 million or $10.9 million per married couple) would both be eliminated. [58] His comments about the minimum wage have been inconsistent. [59] [60] [61] Many economists have been critical of Trump's economic policies, [62] [26] [23] with several reports assessing that his campaign plan would increase tax rates for families earning between $20,000 to $200,000 a year, [63] [64] cause long-term job losses and recession, [22] [24] [27] and significantly increase the federal debt. [65] Trump identifies as a " free trader", [42] [66] [67] but has often been referred to as " protectionist" [68] [69] [70] because of his criticism of NAFTA, [71] [72] the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), [52] and his proposal to raise tariffs on Chinese and Mexican exports to the United States significantly. [73] [74]
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Immigration
Trump's immigration policies have been among his most highly discussed policies during the campaign. Some of his proposals have come under scrutiny by several experts on immigration who question the effectiveness and affordability of his plans. [75] [76] Trump vows to build a substantial wall on the Mexico–United States border to keep out illegal immigrants, a wall which Trump promises Mexico will pay for. [77] [78] Trump would also create a "deportation force" to deport around 11 million people illegally residing in the U.S., stating "Day 1 of my presidency, [illegal immigrants] are getting out and getting out fast." [79] Trump opposes birthright citizenship. [80] In late August 2016, Trump hinted he might soften his position calling for the deportation of all undocumented immigrants. [81] [82] On August 31, 2016, he made a visit to Mexico and met with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, saying he wanted to build relations with the country. [83] However, in a major speech later that night, Trump laid out a 10-point plan reaffirming his hardline positions, including building a wall along the Mexican border to be paid for by Mexico, potentially deporting "anyone who has entered the United States illegally", denying legal status to such people unless they leave the country and apply for re-entry, and creating a deportation task force. [84] He said the focus of the task force would be criminals, those who have overstayed their visas, and other "security threats". [85] One of Trump's most controversial proposals was his original proposal in 2015 for a "total and complete" temporary ban on foreign Muslims entering the United States. [86] [87] [88] Trump later changed his position in 2016 by stating that the temporary ban would apply only to people originating from countries with a "proven history of terrorism against the United States or its allies", or countries "compromised by terrorism". [89] [90] [91] [92] [93] Trump characterized this as an expansion, not rollback, of his original proposal. [94] |
Trump's immigration policies have been among his most highly discussed policies during the campaign. Some of his proposals have come under scrutiny by several experts on immigration who question the effectiveness and affordability of his plans. [95] [76] Trump vows to build a wall on the Mexico–United States border to keep out illegal immigrants, promising that Mexico will pay for it. [77] [96] He would also create a "deportation force" to deport around 11 million people illegally residing in the U.S. [79] One of Trump's most controversial proposals was his original proposal in 2015 for a "total and complete" temporary ban on foreign Muslims entering the United States. [97] [87] [98] Trump later changed his position in 2016 by stating that the temporary ban would apply only to people originating from countries with a "proven history of terrorism against the United States or its allies", or countries "compromised by terrorism". [89] [99] [100] [92] [93] Trump characterized this as an expansion, not rollback, of his original proposal. [101]
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Climate change
Trump rejects the scientific consensus on climate change, [102] [103] repeatedly saying that global warming is a "hoax". [104] [105] Trump has called the EPA a "disgrace" and has promised to cut its budget, [106] and Bob Walker, a senior campaign adviser, has announced plans to eliminate funding for NASA's Earth Science program. [107] Trump has pledged to eliminate the Clean Power Plan [108] and withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, which calls for reductions in carbon emissions in more than 170 countries, saying that it treats the United States unfairly and gives favorable treatment to countries like China. [109] However, after winning the presidency, Trump said he has an "open mind" towards the Paris agreement, while continuing to deny that man-made global warming is fact. [110] Trump has appointed Myron Ebell, director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute advocacy group, as head of the future EPA transition team. Ebell has no scientific qualifications, and is well-known for denying that Earth is warming or that humans are responsible. [111] [112] |
Trump's energy policy advocates domestic industrial support for both fossil and renewable energy sources in order to curb reliance on Middle-Eastern oil and possibly turn the USA into a net energy exporter. [113] His appointed advisers favor a less regulated energy market and do not think the threat of climate change requires immediate action. [114] Trump doesn't accept the scientific consensus on climate change. [102] [115] In 2012 he said that global warming was a hoax invented by the Chinese, but later said that he was joking. [104] [116] He has called the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a "disgrace" and has promised to cut its budget, [117] and Bob Walker, a senior campaign adviser, has announced plans to eliminate funding for NASA's Earth Science program. [107] Trump has pledged to eliminate the Clean Power Plan [118] and withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, which calls for reductions in carbon emissions in more than 170 countries. [109] However, after winning the presidency, Trump admitted "some connectivity" between human activity and climate variability and said he has an "open mind" towards the Paris agreement. [119] On December 5, 2016, Donald and Ivanka Trump invited prominent climate change activist Al Gore to a private meeting. [120]
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Education
Trump has stated his support for school choice and local control for primary and secondary schools. [121] He opposes the Common Core State Standards Initiative for primary and secondary schools, [122] and has called Common Core "a disaster" that must be ended. [123] He has stated he would abolish all or part of the Department of Education. [124] |
Trump has stated his support for school choice and local control for primary and secondary schools. [125] He opposes the Common Core State Standards Initiative for primary and secondary schools, [122] and has called Common Core "a disaster" that must be ended. [126] He has stated he would abolish all or part of the Department of Education. [127]
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Foreign policy
Trump has been described as non-interventionist [128] [129] and nationalist. [130] Trump has repeatedly stated that he supports "America First" foreign policy, though he is not linked to the historical isolationist America First Party (1944) or the defunct paleoconservative America First Party (2002). [131] He supports increasing United States military defense spending, [130] but favors decreasing United States spending on NATO and in the Pacific region. [132] He says America should look inward, stop "nation building", and re-orient its resources toward domestic needs. [129] He questions whether he, as president, would automatically extend security guarantees to NATO members, [133] and suggests that he might leave NATO unless changes are made to the alliance. [134] Trump has called for Japan to pay for the costs of American troops stationed there and that it might need to develop nuclear weapons in order to protect itself from North Korea. [52] [135] In order to confront ISIS, Trump in 2015 called for seizing the oil in ISIS occupied areas, using U.S. air power and ground troops. [136] In 2016, Trump advocated sending 20,000 to 30,000 U.S. troops to the region, [1] [137] [138] a position he retracted. [139] He has since argued that regional allies of the U.S., such as Saudi Arabia should provide troops in the fight. [11] He also believes that oil fields in ISIS-controlled areas should be bombed. [11] He supports the use of waterboarding, a form of torture, and has said he would "bring back a hell of a lot worse". [140] [141] Trump has also said he will dismantle the international nuclear agreement with Iran as president. [142] Regarding the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Trump has stated the importance of being a neutral party during potential negotiations, while also having stated that he is "a big fan of Israel." [143] He supports Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank. [144] During his 2016 Presidential campaign, Trump repeatedly said that he opposed the Iraq War even before it was launched, although his public position had been unclear at the time. [145] [146] In 2002, when asked whether he supported invading Iraq, Trump responded, "Yeah, I guess so" and added "I wish the first time it was done correctly" in reference to the Gulf War of 1990–1991. [145] [147] Shortly before the 2003 invasion, he said: "Well, [Bush's] either got to do something—or not do something, perhaps. […] And perhaps we should be waiting for the United Nations." [148] [149] Trump publicly referred to the war as a "mess" within a week after it began, and by 2004 he said he was opposed to it. [147] Since 2004, he has repeatedly criticized the war, especially during the primary debates with Jeb Bush. [150] [151] Trump has at times during his presidential campaign stated that the Afghanistan War was a mistake, and at other times stated that it was necessary. [152] He supports keeping a limited number of United States troops there. [152] Trump was a strong supporter of the 2011 military intervention in Libya at the time. [153] [154] He has since then reversed his position several times, saying finally in June 2016 that he would have supported "surgical" bombing against Gaddafi. [153] [154] [155] Trump would consider recognizing Crimea as Russian territory and lifting sanctions on Russia. [156] [157] He added that Russia could help the United States in fighting ISIS militants. [158] In the same interview, Trump sarcastically [159] stated that he hoped Russia would unearth Hillary Clinton's missing emails from her time as Secretary of State. [160] |
Trump has been described as non-interventionist [128] [129] and nationalist. [130] He has repeatedly stated that he supports "America First" foreign policy by increasing military defense spending [130], but favors decreasing United States spending on NATO and in the Pacific region. [161] In order to confront ISIS, Trump in 2015 called for seizing oil or bombing oil fields [11] in ISIS occupied areas, using U.S. air power and ground troops. [162] In 2016, Trump advocated sending 20,000 to 30,000 U.S. troops to the region, [1] [163] [164] a position he retracted. [165] He has since argued that regional allies of the U.S., such as Saudi Arabia should provide troops in the fight. [11] Trump has also said he will dismantle the international nuclear agreement with Iran as president. [166]
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Social issues
Trump describes himself as " pro-life" and generally opposes abortion with some exceptions: rape, incest, and circumstances endangering the health of the mother. [167] The Susan B. Anthony List, an anti-abortion political advocacy group, praised Trump's list of potential Supreme Court nominees as "exceptionally strong", while NARAL Pro-Choice America called the candidates on the list "a woman's worst nightmare". [168] Trump has stated that he supports "traditional marriage". [104] He opposes the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide [104] [169] [170] and believes the decision should be left to individual states. [169] Trump had stated that if he were elected, he would "strongly consider" appointing Supreme Court justices that would overturn the ruling. [171] Trump supports a broad interpretation of the Second Amendment and says he is opposed to gun control in general, [172] although his views have shifted over time. [173] He supports fixing the federal background check system so that criminal and mental health records are always put into the system. [174] Trump opposes legalizing recreational marijuana but supports legalizing medical marijuana. [175] Trump favors capital punishment. [176] [177] |
Trump describes himself as " pro-life" and generally opposes abortion with some exceptions: rape, incest, and circumstances endangering the health of the mother, [178] but said he is committed to appointing justices who want to change the ruling in Roe v. Wade. [179] He personally supports "traditional marriage" [104] but considers the nationwide legality of same-sex marriage a "settled" issue. [179] Trump supports a broad interpretation of the Second Amendment and says he is opposed to gun control in general, [180] [174] although his views have shifted over time. [181] Trump opposes legalizing recreational marijuana but supports legalizing medical marijuana. [175] He favors capital punishment, [176] [177] as well as the use of waterboarding, a form of torture. [182] [183]
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Health care
Trump favors repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare") with a different free-market plan that would allow health insurance to be sold across state lines, enable individuals to deduct health insurance premiums, expand health savings accounts, and give more control of Medicaid to the states. [184] He has voiced support for a single-payer healthcare system in the past, but distanced himself from the idea during his 2016 campaign. [185] In October 2016 he falsely said that he had said the ACA was a "disaster" since before it was passed by Congress. [186] He said in June 2009 that he loved the idea, but questioned whether the country could afford it. [187] neutrality is disputed Trump favors getting rid of backlogs and waitlists that are the focus of the Veterans Health Administration scandal, and believes that Veterans Affairs facilities need to be upgraded. [188] |
Trump favors repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare") with a different free-market plan that would allow health insurance to be sold across state lines, enable individuals to deduct health insurance premiums, expand health savings accounts, and give more control of Medicaid to the states. [189] He has voiced support for a single-payer healthcare system in the past, but distanced himself from the idea during his 2016 campaign. [190]
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Fringe theories
According to political writer Steve Benen, unlike past political leaders, Trump has not kept fringe theories and their supporters at arm's length. [191] Political writer Jack Shafer says that Trump may be a "fairly conventional American populist when it comes to his policy views", but he has a revolutionary ability to attract free media attention, sometimes by making outrageous comments. [192] [193] For many years, beginning in at least 2011, Trump publicly questioned President Obama's citizenship status; [194] in 2016, during his presidential campaign, Trump stated that Obama was born in the U.S. [195] [196] In the past, he has also alluded to the conspiracy theory that President Obama is secretly a Muslim. [197] [198] Trump has discussed the unfounded notion that vaccine doses cause autism if administered too quickly in succession, [199] [200] and the conspiracy theory that former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia might not have died of natural causes but was murdered. [201] He repeated a National Enquirer allegation that Rafael Cruz, father of Ted Cruz, may have been involved in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. [202] |
(Omit: these controversies are not policies or political positions. Moved Shafer's analysis to top section.) |
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This is splendid work but it is an opinion piece. Compounding the difficulties is that Hillary had public positions and private positions, sometimes differing. Trump is likely to have the same. A campaign release is liable to be not exactly what the candidate thinks. This might be why presidential biographies tend not to have a political positions section. Usernamen1 ( talk) 06:15, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
Does the lack of recent comments on the working draft as currently amended mean that we have consensus or that nobody likes it? I feel that we should go ahead and push it to the article, as the current contents are seriously outdated and bludgeoned with campaign-related cruft. Comments welcome. — JFG talk 23:11, 3 December 2016 (UTC)
Strong oppose such a gutting of an article. The mass simultaneous replacement of many sections is simply not how Wikipedia is meant to work. Continuous incremental improvement, with individual discussions if necessary - not "Oh, we talked about all of these changes (in one talk page section) and nobody objected so we have consensus..." It's a recipe for disaster and accusations of ownership. Bastun Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ! 17:56, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
not how Wikipedia articles are improved, then I don't know how. This approach sure looks better than starting multiple revert wars on each factoid… @ Bastun, Marteau, Thucydides411, Gwillhickers, MrX, Sagittarian Milky Way, Objective3000, Madshurtie, and Volunteer Marek: Shall we work together? — JFG talk 22:31, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
What undue weight would that be? You've mentioned this strawman a couple of times. Editing normally - small, incremental changes - is not any more likely to lead to "undue weight" than a small cabal of editors introducing a single mass change to large portions of the article. Even if that were the case, it is easier to fix things that were introduced in small increments. Your proposed change culls an entire subsection, but that's not introducing bias by omission? (Also, please actually read WP:OWN, you missed my point entirely - any mass change is still subject to normal editing). Bastun Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ! 09:23, 7 December 2016 (UTC)