What is Donald Trump Thinking?

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Please stop for a minute to look at this picture.
I don’t know or care much about politics not even gonna act like I do, and this is NOT a political post. This is simply something I want everyone to think about. So keep the bashing comments to your self.
Can you imagine the weight he must be feeling. I know my anxiety is through the roof sometimes and I feel like the weight of the world is on me. I know when he signed up for this role, without pay, he was willing to take on whatever, but the magnitude of what we’re experiencing has got to be paralyzing. And to some nothing he does is ever right ...
I wonder how he must be dealing with it all. When his head finally hits the pillow at night after press conferences and meetings, Constantly trying to defend himself and protect our country.. does he cry? Is he scared?
Is he even able to sleep?
Can he shut his mind off?
Or does he lay there and talk to God all night?
Whether he’s making you proud or not, I’m urging you to look at this photo and ask the Lord to soften your heart and lift him up in prayer. He needs them. He’s carrying the weight of our world on his shoulders and I don’t think anybody could/would be doing any better.
Feel free to share and remind everyone to be kind ! 🙏🏼😷❤️ please no negative comments - thanks !

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Is he thinking that it is really tough being president so maybe he should not have harassed Obama about his birth certificate when he was trying to run the country?

Is he thinking about his hotels and casinos and how maybe he could save them if he opened the country up early and how many people would die if he did?

Is he thinking karma sucks?

Is he thinking maybe he can axe more of the environment while everyone is distracted by the coronavirus?

Covid-19 and US Healthcare Policy

If you have seen the news from Italy you know how bad things can get. Germany is doing better because they have invested in three times the intensive care capability than Italy. England only has about half Italy's IC. Spain is probably similar to Italy. Because of this Germany is reporting few deaths per hospitalization.

How about the US?

Unlike most European countries the US has a for profit healthcare system supported by a for profit private insurance system. How did this happen? I was about to blame it on Nixon but it turns out it probably dates back to the AMA in the 1920's.

History of Healthcare - Wikipedia

One bright point was the passage of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965. When Bill Clinton was elected president Hillary Clinton tried to go to congress to get healthcare reform passed but the Republican congress refused to listen to her basically because she was not an elected official.

Finally Barack Obama was able to get a healthcare reform package passed that allowed all Americans to get health insurance but it was a flawed plan. First his plan was not as extensive as the plan Hillary Clinton had proposed. It was based on on Mitt Romney's plan from Massachusetts. Then just as it was going to pass Edward Kennedy died and a Republican senator was elected to replace him. More concessions had to be made to the Republicans and the bill barely passed. People were so made about having to have healthcare that they elected a Democratic house of representatives and senate for the rest of Obama's term and he was not able to pass any significant legislation during that time.

Ever since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) also known as Obamacare was passed states have been trying to overturn it. It also turned out to be not really affordable. Many people decided to pay the fine in taxes rather than buy insurance.

If you end up in the hospital in one of the European countries I mentioned at the beginning of this paper you will spend some time in the hospital, you might end up on a respirator but if you survive the nightmare is over. If you end up in a hospital with Covid-19 in the US I heard someone on the say the received a bill for $35,000. They did not have insurance. If you have a lengthy stay in the hospital it will be more. Even if you do have insurance you will probably hit your deductible which will probably be several thousand dollars since most people have high deductible insurance now.

What will happen when insurance companies start getting hit with thousands and thousands of claims? They will go bankrupt and default on their payments to the for profit hospitals who will then also go bankrupt.

It is at this point that the government need to come in a provide medicare for all and eliminate for profit healthcare. Hopefully we will have learned our lesson.

I don't like Trump

I don't like Trump.

I watched a few episodes of "The Apprentice" and I thought it was OK during the first season, but after that I got sort of sick of Donald Trump and his signature "You're Fired." If you have ever been fired you know it is not something to take lightly.

Then during President Obama's presidency Trump demanded to see his birth certificate. I didn't know that every citizen has a right to see the presidents birth certificate. I am hereby asking to see Donald Trump's birth certificate. How do I know he was not born in the Soviet Union and brought here as a plant long ago? Anyway he acted like jerk. You can't just demand to see someone else's birth certificate.

During the correspondant's dinner Obama spent quite a bit of time harassing Trump. It was at this point that the Donald decided to run for president. He would get his revenge.

After getting elected president his focus was twofold. Undo every major accomplishment of Barrack Obama, and try to be the lead story on the news every day. To get on the news he would say or do something ridiculous every day. His supporters loved it. Here was someone who was not afraid to say anything to the press.

Then there is the bigotry and racism. Is Trump racist? Is Trump a bigot? It doesn't really matter because his statements and policies support racism and racist organizations. I have been opposed to racism since I was a child during the civil rights movement.

Trump hates science. I am a scientist. Trump does not believe in climate science. I thought it was terrible that he withdrew from Paris accords.

A few weeks ago I was thinking that Trump had not faced any difficult situation during his presidency and I thought he was ill equipped to handling one. Never did I imagine that this idiot would be asked to handle the biggest crisis the world would face in over 100 years. Now his disregard for scientific thinking shows he is willing to endanger American lives for his own aggrandizement. As Covid-19 is doubling every three days Trump declares that it is OK to return to normal. His followers will probably take that as an indication that they can do it now. He is completely ignoring the epidemiology of the situation because he hates science.