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October 26, 2016
Volume 108 | Number 4
Decision 2016
Who Will Win in November? Final Debate
EDITORIAL:
Time to Make a Choice El Vaquero Staff
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woman with over 30 years of experience, and a orange man who’s known to the world as a reality television star. Take your pick for the next commander-in-chief. Back in April of last year, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced her second run for the presidency. A shy two months later, a misogynistic, racist, erratic man known as Donald J. Trump announced his presidential bid. No one really expected him to make it this far, just like no one expected him to run after his 2012 failure. With just two weeks away from one of the most anticipated presidential elections, El Vaquero endorses Hillary Clinton for President of the United States. Clinton is determined to see the middle class prosper. She supports the “Fight for 15,” a campaign that pushes for higher minimum wages in individual states and cities. She notes that rural areas may not be able to handle this significant increase. Her plan also involves a “debt-free” tuition at four-year public colleges and universities. The tuition will be calculated based on family income. Loan repayment and interest rates would also be determined by income.
Trump’s economic plans are seen as a slippery slope. A member of the higher income club, Trump would cut the top income tax bracket to 33 percent from the current 39.6. The wealthy would benefit most from his overall tax proposals, with the top one percent of income earners receiving, on average, a tax cut of $214,690 in 2017, according to the Tax Policy Center. Clinton would keep taxes the same for most Americans but add an additional bracket for the rich. The income from that would be used to pay for programs like her “debt-free” tuition. Her campaign is calling the higher taxes on the wealthy, the top 4 percent who earn more than $5 million. She effectively creates a new top bracket of 43.6 percent. And those earning more than $1 million a year would be subject to a minimum 30 percent tax rate. About 92 percent of her tax increases would fall on the top one percent. [See Choice, page 2]
Winners and Losers By Morgan Stephens
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tudents and faculty gathered on the plaza at GCC to watch the third and final presidential debate on Thursday between Democrat, Hillary Clinton and Republican, Donald Trump. The two candidates squared off with polarizing viewpoints on issues regarding immigration, gun laws, abortion, the WikiLeaks controversy, foreign policy and the economy. Chris Wallace, Fox News anchor moderated the debate. Earlier this week, Trump was criticized for his most controversial comment thus far in his campaign, insinuating the election process was rigged against him, and he therefore would not accept the results if he lost on Nov. 8. “I will look at it at the time,” Trump said, twice refusing to answer Wallace’s question on whether he would accept the outcome should Clinton win. “I will keep you in suspense.” On the issue of gun laws, Clinton said that with 30,000 deaths per year
due to gun violence, she wants to close the loopholes but not abolish the Second Amendment. Her opponent spoke about his support from the National Rifle Association (NRA). “I am a very strong supporter of the Second Amendment. And I am — I don’t know if Hillary was saying it in a sarcastic manner, but I’m very proud to have the endorsement of the NRA,” Trump said. On the issue of abortion, Trump, an antiabortion rights supporter, argued that as president, he would make sure to put prolife justices on the court. In response to this, Clinton, a pro-abortion rights supporter, said she was in favor of protecting Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that granted women the right to abortion. “So many states are putting stringent regulations. I will defend Planned Parenthood. . . I will defend Roe v. Wade and I will defend women’s rights to make their own healthcare decisions. We have come too far to have that turn back now,” Clinton said. Trump disagreed. “If you go with what Hillary is saying, in the ninth month, you can take the baby and rip the baby out of the womb of the mother just prior to the birth of the baby,” Trump said. “Now you can say that that’s [See Debates, page 5]