joelstransky/trump_report_card.csv

## trump_report_card.csv

          
            Campaign Promise
            Kept
            Good for America

            
              Build a Wall
              No. There are 7 out of 2000 miles complete. All other construction is repair work budgeted before he took office.
              No. The border backlog is unimproved and will never be improved with 4th century technology.

            
              Get Mexico to pay for it.
              No. He diverted 2.5 billion in military construction projects. A lot of those were housing and schools for military families.
              No. The military extends far beyond guns and ammo and he doesn’t understand troop morale at all.

            
              Temporarily ban muslims
              No. 3 versions have all been held up in court citing the same lack of planning.
              No. All Muslims are no more Bin Laden than all Christians are Jim Jones. Extreme idiocy is scary no matter what rock you crawl from under.

            
              Bring Manufacturing Back
              Sorta. He’s attempting brute force through tariffs and easing restrictions which causes foreign countries to open factories here but with no real trade agreements our GDP stands to suffer. At least he’s doing something.
              Should be. Making it difficult to do business with our mining, transportation and business sectors with no real plan could actually cause economic slowdown

            
              Tariff imports
              Yes. Tariff tit-for-tat is ongoing.
              Not really. A Tariff means we pay to get our imports off the dock, not the other way around. This slows China’s ability to show profit in a single quarter but does little to gain leverage like better and cheaper goods would.

            
              Replace NAFTA
              Yes. USMCA has a few subtle differences from NAFTA
              Meh. NAFTA had a huge bug that was exploited. USMCA is only slightly better. Still, trade agreements are good.

            
              Repeal Obamacare
              No.
              Meh. Obamacare is not that good. A single payer system is the only thing that makes sense.

            
              Leave Iran Nuclear Deal
              Yes.
              No. Iran is primed to relieve tensions and we just need an in-road with their people. Sanctioning insulin will not do that.

            
              Protect Social Security
              Yes. The TCJA created a lot of payroll taxes, not new jobs.
              Depends if you agree with manipulating tax revenue. This is what “No new taxes” actually meant.

            
              Cut Taxes
              Yes, for about 25 families with last names like Walton, Koch, Mars, Hearst and Rockefeller.
              No. Trickle down economics has been a lie from day one. These companies weren’t needing help creating jobs and instead bought their stock back making them less accountable.

            
              Take the oil from ISIS
              No. After pulling out of Syria, some of those troops are now night guards for OPEC.
              No. Dependency on fossil fuels from foreign governments is the worst possible vision for our future. We are poorer and less safe until this changes.
Campaign Promise	Kept	Good for America
Build a Wall	No. There are 7 out of 2000 miles complete. All other construction is repair work budgeted before he took office.	No. The border backlog is unimproved and will never be improved with 4th century technology.
Get Mexico to pay for it.	No. He diverted 2.5 billion in military construction projects. A lot of those were housing and schools for military families.	No. The military extends far beyond guns and ammo and he doesn’t understand troop morale at all.
Temporarily ban muslims	No. 3 versions have all been held up in court citing the same lack of planning.	No. All Muslims are no more Bin Laden than all Christians are Jim Jones. Extreme idiocy is scary no matter what rock you crawl from under.
Bring Manufacturing Back	Sorta. He’s attempting brute force through tariffs and easing restrictions which causes foreign countries to open factories here but with no real trade agreements our GDP stands to suffer. At least he’s doing something.	Should be. Making it difficult to do business with our mining, transportation and business sectors with no real plan could actually cause economic slowdown
Tariff imports	Yes. Tariff tit-for-tat is ongoing.	Not really. A Tariff means we pay to get our imports off the dock, not the other way around. This slows China’s ability to show profit in a single quarter but does little to gain leverage like better and cheaper goods would.
Replace NAFTA	Yes. USMCA has a few subtle differences from NAFTA	Meh. NAFTA had a huge bug that was exploited. USMCA is only slightly better. Still, trade agreements are good.
Repeal Obamacare	No.	Meh. Obamacare is not that good. A single payer system is the only thing that makes sense.
Leave Iran Nuclear Deal	Yes.	No. Iran is primed to relieve tensions and we just need an in-road with their people. Sanctioning insulin will not do that.
Protect Social Security	Yes. The TCJA created a lot of payroll taxes, not new jobs.	Depends if you agree with manipulating tax revenue. This is what “No new taxes” actually meant.
Cut Taxes	Yes, for about 25 families with last names like Walton, Koch, Mars, Hearst and Rockefeller.	No. Trickle down economics has been a lie from day one. These companies weren’t needing help creating jobs and instead bought their stock back making them less accountable.
Take the oil from ISIS	No. After pulling out of Syria, some of those troops are now night guards for OPEC.	No. Dependency on fossil fuels from foreign governments is the worst possible vision for our future. We are poorer and less safe until this changes.