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THE MUR R AY STATE
NEWS
November 3, 2016 | Vol. 91, No. 10
Special Edition
Election 2016
ON THE ISSUES Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Ashley Traylor || Staff writer atraylor@murraystate.edu
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TAXES
Ensure the wealthiest Americans are not paying lower taxes than the middle class Impose a fair share surcharge on the upper class Close Wall Street loopholes Cut taxes for small business owners Provide tax relief for child care, health care and college or university costs
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HEALTH CARE
Supports the Affordable Care Act and will expand health care to more Americans Decrease co-pays and deductibles Lower prices for prescription drugs and protect against drug price increases Expand health care no matter immigration status Expand health care for women to include preventative care, contraception and abortion Increase funding for community health centers and increase the size of the National Health Service Corporation
GUN CONTROL
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ECONOMIC PLAN
Implement a 100-days jobs plan focused around infrastructure and clean energy Ensure college is debt free Raise the minimum wage and make sure profits are shared with employees Make big businesses and the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes by closing interest loopholes and a surcharge on the wealthy Fight for equal pay between men and women and provide reductions to child care
ABORTION
According to the Wall Street Journal, Clinton supports Roe vs. Wade – the court case that established a right to abortion, and she opposes a ban on abortion after 20 weeks
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Strengthen background checks for those purchasing weapons Revoke gun licenses for those who break the law Close gun loopholes
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IMMIGRATION
Fight for rights of immigrants Create a plan to help immigrants gain citizenship, within first 100 days of presidency End three and 10-year bars – the policy that states immigrants who overstay their period in the United States and depart are not allowed to reenter the United States for three years End family detention for parents and children Seek to decrease naturalization costs and increase access to language and educational programs
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TAXES
Allow families to deduct child care from taxes Turn the current seven tax bracket to a three tax bracket Increase the standard deduction for joint filers to $30,000 Repeal the death tax Lower business tax to 15 percent
GUN CONTROL
Enforce the second amendment right to bear arms Make the right to carry legal in all states
Establish new immigration laws to ensure Americans are working in the job force Build a wall on Mexican border Move illegal immigrants out of the country on the first day of his presidency Triple the number of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officials Implement entry-exit visa tracking system Trump addressed immigration in Phoenix, and he said, “Immigration reform should mean something else entirely: it should mean improvements to our laws and policies to make life better for American citizens.”
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ABORTION
According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump supports a ban on abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
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ECONOMIC PLAN
Withdraw United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership to increase American exports He said he will appoint the smartest trade negotiators to fight for American workers Have the Secretary of Commerce point out every violation of trade agreements a foreign country is using to harm American workers Renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement Instruct the Secretary of the Treasury to label China as a currency manipulator Bring trade cases against China to prohibit their unfair subsidy behavior Force China to stop illegal activity, like stealing American trade secrets, by using his presidential power
HEALTH CARE
Repeal the Affordable Care Act Modify the law that so individuals can purchase any health care plan, as long as it complies with the state Deduct health insurance premiums from taxes Create a tax-free Health Savings Accounts to allow individuals to save for future medical problems Make health care prices more available to consumers Give the state governments the power to regulate Medicaid Make it easier for drug providers to enter the free markets
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