EmilyD wrote:
No, I have enough of that now....I want to go back to where I was GIVEN things....These are all substantial accomplishments, but often ignored or "forgotten" that went far to help Americans during President Trump's time in office, and are just some of the things I miss and would love to have BACK:
- The Child Tax Credit was doubled from $1,000 to $2,000 per child and expanded eligibility.
- Created the first-ever paid family leave tax credit for employees earning $72,000 or less.
- Signed into law a provision that enables new parents to withdraw up to $5,000 from their retirement accounts without penalty when they give birth to or adopt a child.
- Household net worth rose $7.4 trillion in 2020 to $112 trillion, an all-time high.
- Doubled the standard deduction - making the first $24,000 earned by a married couple completely tax-free.
- Virtually eliminated the unfair Estate Tax, or Death Tax.
- African American home-ownership increased from 41.7 percent to 46.4 percent.
- Unemployment rates for African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, and those without a high school diploma all reached record lows.
- Women’s unemployment hit its lowest rate in nearly 70 years.
- Nearly 7 million people went off food stamps dependency.
- Poverty rates for African- and Hispanic-American children and parents reached record lows.
- Income inequality fell by the largest amount in over a decade.
- The bottom 50 percent of American households saw a 40 percent increase in net worth.
- In 2020, President Trump signed an Executive Order on Advancing International Religious Freedom, recognizing the promotion of international religious freedom as a moral and national security imperative.
- Expanded School Choice, allowing parents to use up to $10,000 from a 529 education savings account to cover K-12 tuition costs at the public, private, or religious school of their choice.
- Called on Congress to pass the Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act to expand education options for 1 million students of all economic backgrounds.
- Issued updated guidance making clear that the First Amendment right to Free Exercise of Religion does not end at the door to a public school.
- Signed into law the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, providing over 13 million students with high-quality vocational education.
- Prioritized support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), making permanent $255 million in annual funding for HBCUs and increasing funding for the Federal Pell Grant program.
- Signed legislation that included more than $100 million for scholarships, research, and centers of excellence at HBCU land-grant institutions.
- Fully forgave $322 million in disaster loans to four HBCUs in 2018, so they could fully focus on educating their students.
- Enabled faith-based HBCUs to enjoy equal access to Federal support.
- Filled all Court of Appeals vacancies for the first time in four decades.
- Recognized Jerusalem as the true capital of Israel and promptly moved American Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
- Acknowledged Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights and declared that Israeli settlements in the West Bank are not inconsistent with international law.
- Removed the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council due to the group’s blatant anti-Israel bias.
- Brokered historic peace agreements between Israel and Arab-Muslim countries, including the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, and Sudan.
- Negotiated a normalization agreement between Israel and Morocco, and recognized Moroccan Sovereignty over the entire Western Sahara, a position with long standing bipartisan support.
No, I have enough of that now....I want to go back... (
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Great job. Contrast those great accomplishments with the highest inflation in 40 years/open border/fentanyl deaths/loss of energy independence, resulting in sky-high gas prices/death of our national treasure...13 servicemen/women, AND the gifting of billions of dollars in advanced military equipment to the Taliban/targeting of parents by weaponized government agencies/on and on