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A Few Positive Things About A President Donald Trump

For the sake of sanity, let's try to look on the bright side of the outcome of the election.

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Even though I’m jumping in on a dead debate, I feel like I need to write this article. Granted, I did not vote for Trump, nor did I believe he would be a good president, nor am I happy about the outcome. I do believe Trump will cause damage to many necessary establishments, intentionally or unintentionally and I do believe Hillary Clinton would’ve been a better choice, given our options. With all this said, I do believe in the power of positivity and dealing with what you’re dealt, so here am I, looking on the bright side about our president-elect. I hope these few positive things can help you get to sleep at night, because we have another-at least-four years to deal with this outcome.

First, Trump’s fiscal policies will help African American entrepreneurs. As few people know, African American entrepreneurs often experience a “credit gap”, where they aren’t as eligible to take out loans for their small businesses as white entrepreneurs. One African American business owner, Duane Johnson, wrote for the Wall Street Journal, saying that Trump will create fiscal policies to eliminate this credit gap. Johnson believes Trump will accomplish this by creating “New Deal”-type policies to the African American community. These would include a modernized Glass-Steagall policy, tax incentives and less business regulation, to encourage growth in African American business communities. In conclusion, Trump knows that African American’s business success is America’s business success.

Next, let’s talk about Immigration reform & “The Wall.” While most of America was extremely offended by Trump’s remarks about Mexicans in his initial Presidential Candidacy Speech, he still received, according to exit polls, 29% of the Hispanic vote. While it’s less than Clinton got, it’s a jump up from the 27% of Hispanics who voted for Mitt Romney. So if Trump directly insulted an entire demographic and still got a quarter of their votes, that means that they’re agreeing with at least part of what Trump stands for. According to the Trump campaign’s website, immigration reform would include “[selecting] immigrants based on their likelihood of success in the U.S. and their ability to be financially self-sufficient.” Just like every other first-world country, Trump would implement a process to make sure that America is accepting quality immigrants, such as Steve Jobs's father and Marco Rubio’s parents, who can contribute to American businesses and the American economy. When it comes to “The Wall”, there is no one perfect way to fix illegal immigration, but Trump wasn’t lying when he said he’d get Mexico to pay for the wall. If you’re interested in his extremely detailed and legal plan, you can read the PDF posted on his website.

When it comes to women, you might be, as I was, surprised to read Trump’s actual positions on child care. Since the percentage of women in the workforce has increased to almost fifty percent in 2015, Trump is tailoring his policies to make it possible for women to stay in the workforce. While he would ideally provide six weeks paid maternity leave (less than Clinton’s promised twelve weeks) he would also financially encourage companies to provide on-site day care so women can continue to work. Not to mention creating jobs for child-care workers. You can read about all of his policies on his website, and I promise they’ll make you feel better than listening to the recording of Donald Trump and Billy Bush’s less-than-child-friendly conversation.

While President Donald Trump is a less desirable choice than a President Hillary Clinton to the majority of America, there is nothing to do now but focus on the positive aspects of Trump’s platform. He will be a crusader for positive change in America’s economic and business sectors, and he won’t be so bad for African Americans, Hispanics and Women as his campaign rhetoric may have had you thinking. In the end, all we can do is hope for the best and put trust in our checks-and-balances system of government because in the end, if we’re that worried about who our president is, our government isn’t working like it is supposed to.

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