The Irish poet Oscar Wilde said that “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.” That appears to be written with Donald Trump in mind. Now that POTUS is hot on the 2020 presidential campaign trail, he has decided to lift a few items belonging to his former 2016 presidential candidate Secretary Hillary Clinton.
It appears that 45 suddenly likes the former secretary of State’s “health care,” taxes, and “voting rights.” Clinton must have enjoyed a laugh at that as she wrote this tweet:
‘Now copy my plan on health care, a fairer tax system, and voting rights. https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/ ‘
Then, Secretary Clinton pointed readers to her “Vision for America.” In it she described her plan for a number of different government systems. Her plan for health care was:
‘Universal, quality, affordable health care for everyone in America.’
Clinton also supported a fair tax system:
‘Making sure the wealthy, Wall Street, and corporations pay their fair share in taxes.’
The woman Trump stole the election from also wanted voting rights, saying:
‘We should be making it easier to vote, not harder.’
In addition, Clinton described the rest of her vision. It is hard to imagine that the sitting president would be able to comprehend all of her plans for:
- An economy that works for everyone
- An end to Alzheimer’s disease
- Addiction and substance use
- Autism
- Campaign finance reform
- Campus sexual assault
- Climate change
- Combatting terrorism and keeping the homeland safe
- Criminal justice reform
- Disability rights
- Early childhood education
- Fixing America’s infrastructure
- Gun violence prevention
- HIV and AIDS
- Housing
- Immigration reform
- Jobs and wages
- K-12 education
- Labor and workers’ rights
- LGBT rights and equality
- Making college debt-free and taking on student debt
- Manufacturing
- Mental Health
- Military and defense
- National security
- National service
- Paid family and medical leave
- Poverty
- Protecting animals and wildlife
- Racial justice
- Rural communities
- Small business
- Social Security and Medicare
- Technology and innovation
- Veterans, the armed forces, and their families
- Wall Street reform
- Women’s rights and opportunity
- Workforce skills and job training
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