Now that I'm doing well, I have made a commitment to support the poor by giving 10% of my income to charity. There were some lean years but I didn't expect the government to pay for my education. I don't believe for a minute that the government should fund my transition, or help me raise my children, or do any of the myriad things they have gotten involved with in recent years.Īs a young college student I learned what it meant to be poor. Right above my desire to be a woman is my desire to pay less taxes and to have the government stay out of my affairs. I realize that makes me unique, but I have my reasons: I admit that I am a conservative trans woman. You like paying taxes!!! that must be it. Which specific parts do you not agree with? Is it the plan to clean up corruption and special interest in Washington? Is it the plan to protect American jobs? Perhaps you don't like that he plans to repeal nearly all of Obama's unconstitutional executive orders or that he believes education should be governed by the State and not by the Federal Government. I have a copy of his 100 day plan here in front of me. Since it apparently IS a political blog, I'll go ahead and take the bait. Sorry, I didn't realize this was a political blog. Meet with family and friends this weekend, and decide what you’ll contribute. Reach out to independents and even Trump supporters who agree with this agenda, and get them involved.ġ2. Start a move in your state to abolish the electoral college by committing your state’s electors to vote for the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote.ġ1. Make your state a model of what the federal government should do.ġ0. Push progressive causes at your state and local level – environmental reform, progressive taxes, a higher minimum wage, ending gerrymandering, stopping mass incarceration. Make the resistance visible with bumper stickers, lapel pins, wrist bands.ĩ. The American Civil Liberties Union, Common Cause, the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Economic Policy Institute, Inequality Media, MoveOn, and others.Ĩ. Contribute to the most effective opposition groups. Contribute to social media with up-to-date daily bulletins on what Trump is up to, and actions in your region in opposition.ħ. Write letters to the editor of your newspaper and op-eds, with a steady flow of arguments about the fallacies and dangers of Trump’s First 100 Day policies and initiatives.Ħ. And then boycott all stores (like Nordstrom) that carry merchandise from Trump family brands.ĥ. Boycott all Trump products, real estate, hotels, resorts, everything. Make your city and state sanctuaries that won’t cooperate with federal immigration authorities in deporting undocumented immigrants, especially people who have been here since they were very young.Ĥ. Keep the momentum alive and keep the message going.ģ.
There should be “sister” marches around the country. The Women’s March on Washington will be the day after the Inauguration. Call your senator and your representative and don’t stop calling.Ģ. Reject his nominees, prolong the process of approving them, draw out hearings on legislation. Get your senators and representatives to pledge to oppose Trump’s agenda. Here’s what you can do (it will take about an hour of your time each day):ġ. Our 100 days of resistance begins a sustained and powerful opposition. Its report the Dawes Plan was published in April 1924.Trump’s First 100 Day agenda includes repealing environmental regulations, Obamacare, and the Dodd-Frank Act, giving the rich and big corporations a huge tax cut, and putting in place a cabinet that doesn’t believe in the Voting Rights Act or public schools or Medicare or the Fair Housing Act. Stresemann evoked some sympathy from the Allies for Germany and by the 'miracle of the rentenmark' and his conciliatory policy, He therefore asked the Allies to hold an international conference to consider Germany's economic plight and as a result the Dawes Committee was established. In Dec 1923 the trillions of old German marks were replaced and a new stable currency, the Rentenmark was established. Under the guidance of finance minister Hans Luther, the government expenditure was sharply cut in order to reduce the deficit over 700,000 public employees were sacked - The leading financial expert Hjalmar Schacht was appointed to oversee the introduction of a new German currency. He needed to conciliate the French in order to evoke some international sympathy for Germany's economic position. First in september he called of the passive resistance in the Ruhr and promised to resume the payment of reparations.
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