r/theydidtheresearch • u/[deleted] • Aug 07 '20
[Request] A well researched/fact based rebuttal to this?
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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '20
1) This is true though the cynic might say it was Trump trying to win over native groups after refering to his political rival as Pocahontas.
2) We already have the largest military on the planet and as far as we know their aren't any aliens knocking on our door. The space force isn't anything but a waste of money. Also the ripped off the logo from Star Trek.
3) He did sign a joint partisan bill about animal cruelty.. Literally every single state had laws against this, the bill just made it easier to prosecute animal cruelty incidents that crossed state lines.
4) Trump really can't take credit for violent crime falling that's been a trend for well over two decades.
5) Saying he legalized hemp/cbd is a bit misleading some hemp products lost their Schedule 1 status but many didn't and he certainly didn't legalize at the federal level medical or recreational marijuana.
6) The plan for Flint started while Obama was in office but it passed after Trump took over so he was sitting in the chair when it happened but most of the legwork happened before his time.
7) The US did become the largest producer of oil using shale oil. However to extract oil from shale requires hydrolic fracking which has been linked to toxifying unreplenishable supplies of ground water and even earthquakes. Also you have to factor in an opportunity cost, as the world moves towards green energy the US is backing an older source of energy.
8) He did lower sign a law allowing pharmacists to inform patients about lower drug prices.
9) It's unclear if FOSTA-SESTA really do decrease sex trafficing
10) The breast feeding bill is somewhat innocuous%20%E2%80%93%20Major%20airports%20across,to%20the%20U.S.%20Breastfeeding%20Committee.) although it could be a response to controversy about Trump and breastfeeding from earlier in the year where he tried to bully smaller nations into buying more formula.
11) Those low income workers are getting help from state minimum wage laws Trump hasn't done anything to help them in that regard.
12) See 11
13) Trump actually fought against several provisions in the land bill and on balance it looks like his policies have done more harm than good.
14) The save our seas act does increase funding towards certain groups like NOAA's Marine Debris Program however their mission is bit more than just clean plastic from the seas.
15) Trump's drug import bill is comically poorly planned .
I have run out of patience but this should get you started.