https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/on-foreign-policy-trump-has-become--gasp--a-normal-president/2017/04/26/197b0372-2542-11e7-b503-9d616bd5a305_story.html?utm_term=.a9224478456c
On foreign policy, Trump promised little ideology and lots of anecdote driven reactionism. The foreign policy promises of presidents are rarely gone through with. Even though Trump told Obama to stay out of Syria, Trump blasted an air base used for chemical weapon attacks. He will also persue bilateral trade agreements. The President has not flipped on his anti-refugee and anti-immigration posture, and he pledges to ban refugees from Syria. It will be these policies that make or break President Trump in the world.
This relates to what we've been learning in class because we learned about foreign policy today. Congress has to agree to fund the President's foreign policy agenda, so Trump has to have Congress members that support him. Foreign policy is the domain of the federal government. Trump used military aid, which is in his "toolbox" for foreign policy, to bomb Syria.
I don't think there should be a ban on Syrian refugees. I think there should be a better system of checking for terrorists and stronger restrictions for people from anywhere, because not everyone in Syria is a terrorist. What Syria was doing to their people is terrible and they should be helped, so on one hand, it's good that the U.S. got involved. But on the other hand, maybe we don't always have to get involved in foreign affairs, especially if it might lead us into a war or clashing with other nations.
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Blog 7: Bureaucrats
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/03/trump_orders_raises_for_overpaid_federal_bureaucrats.html
President Trump ordered all federal workers to get a 2% raise, which may not seem like a lot, but they make so much already that the pay raise is unnecessary. The average pay for federal workers is much more than the average pay of private sector workers. President Trump should be cutting their pay to match those in the private sector.
This relates to what we've been learning in class because we've been learning about bureaucrats. A bureaucracy is a large organization composed of appointed officials, like federal workers. A bureaucrat is a civil servant that works in the government, like a federal employee. A private sector is part of the national economy that is not under direct government control. Private sector workers don't earn as much as federal workers because federal workers work directly for the government.
I don't think the pay for federal workers should be raised because they already earn a lot of money. I don't think it should be cut either. I think the pay for private sector workers should be raised because they don't make nearly as much.
President Trump ordered all federal workers to get a 2% raise, which may not seem like a lot, but they make so much already that the pay raise is unnecessary. The average pay for federal workers is much more than the average pay of private sector workers. President Trump should be cutting their pay to match those in the private sector.
This relates to what we've been learning in class because we've been learning about bureaucrats. A bureaucracy is a large organization composed of appointed officials, like federal workers. A bureaucrat is a civil servant that works in the government, like a federal employee. A private sector is part of the national economy that is not under direct government control. Private sector workers don't earn as much as federal workers because federal workers work directly for the government.
I don't think the pay for federal workers should be raised because they already earn a lot of money. I don't think it should be cut either. I think the pay for private sector workers should be raised because they don't make nearly as much.
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