Group Four Politics

  • Trump's Contradictions

    Trump's Contradictions
    This article shows all of the contradictions that Trump has said. For example, he expressed that he was a Democrat, but later explained that he is actually a Republican.The article is a part of the leadership deficit area because Trump would like the become the President of the United States. This represents fiscal policy because it has to do with who will become the president of our nation.
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  • Affordable Care Act

    Affordable Care Act
    This article explains this new health care law, referred to as Obamacare. It is a bunch of legislation that tries to reform the healthcare system to provide Americans with less expensive healthcare. It is part of the budget category because it has to do with money and identifies with the fiscal policy.
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  • Personal Savings Rates

    Personal Savings Rates
    This article speaks about how are savings rate is falling. The article also tells people how to protect themselves from the falling savings rate. This is a result of the monetary and fiscal policies, and it falls under the savings category.
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  • Imported Goods

    Imported Goods
    From October 2015 to January 2016, the amount of imported goods into the US dropped, causing the trade deficit to near a 5 year low at $42.4 B without inflation. Although, US exports dropped about 1.1% over the same period. This is apart of the monetary policy and it falls under the category of trade because it contributed to the trade deficit.
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  • Trade Deficit

    Trade Deficit
    This article states what a trade deficit is. It also states how the deficit may or may not mean fewer jobs and how the deficit will affect America. It is a part of monetary policy and falls under the trade category.
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  • Hillary Clinton Proposes Social Security Expansion

    Hillary Clinton Proposes Social Security Expansion
    Hillary Clinton has adopted policies like Bernie Sanders in support of expanding social security for caregivers, widows, and widowers. President Obama also tried to pass social security expansions, but they were blocked by Congress. This is fiscal policy and it goes with leadership because Hillary would like to become the president. This is a fiscal policy.
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