Republican Candidates

There are many acquaintances of mine that have the exact same thought process as you do on this subject. I believe that Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are both embarrassments to everything America stands for. John Kasich is a solid candidate, but is far behind in the polls. The Republican candidates that represent the party's views are Donald Trump and Ted Cruz. My primary focus for this debate will be on these two candidates. Debt Crisis-I notice that you stated that the Republicans are most effective at solving the national debt crisis. I would first like to prove that their is no weight behind the debt crisis argument, and who handles it better. Here are statistics dealing with who we owe debt too: -We owe 6 trillion dollars to the Federal Government. This is due to programs that have existed since the founding of America, and the debt has added up. -We owe 5 trillion dollars to other countries including China. -The total debt to China is 1.3 trillion dollars. . http://www.theblaze.com... Also, a lot of other countries owe debt to America. Our GDP is 17 trillion dollars. You need to prove that the debt argument has an actual impact, or else it will be deemed irrelevant in the debate. Ted Cruz-The reason why I believe Ted Cruz would be a horrible president is his impulse. His impulsive behavior has gotten America into a lot of problems. I am talking about none other than his act of being one of the main leaders of the plan to shutdown the government after Obamacare. This created a negative impact on the economy. Negative effects of government shutdown: -Federal employees were furloughed for a combined total of 6.6 million days. At its peak, about 850,000 individuals per day were furloughed. -The shutdown cost the Federal government billions of dollars. The payroll cost of furloughed employee salaries alone was 2.0 billion dollars. The IRS was not able to collect money, because it was halted. -The shutdown even had negative effects on our economy. There were 120,000 fewer private sector jobs. -Federal permitting and environmental and other views were halted. -Import and export licenses and applications were put on hold, negatively impacting trade. -Federal loans to small businesses were put on hold. -Travel and tourism was disrupted at national parks hurting local economies. . https://www.whitehouse.gov... Ted Cruz's radical decision to put the government shutdown into effect proves that he is not capable of being president. With just one decision, Ted Cruz made the private sector loose 120,000 jobs. Donald Trump-Donald Trump's impulsive behavior is also ridiculous. He is an embarrassment to the Republican party. I will give a few stances that he has which are absolutely absurd. Build a Wall: There are so many ways I could attack this stance. This stance created the foundation for other Trump's stances that I will get to. He wants to kick out 11 million undocumented immigrants. I cannot vote more a man who simply ignores basic facts. Here are the facts about undocumented immigrants. -Undocumented immigrants contribute 11 billion dollars to the economy annually -Contribute 7 billion in sales and excise taxes and 3.6 billion in property taxes. -They in fact pay more than the top 1%. . http://www.thenation.com... Give them amnesty. It is what the Democrats have tried to do. One can already see the positive impact that undocumented immigrants have through this data. Ban all Muslims: Trump knew the response he was going to get. I would like to ask this question to my opponent. Do you think that it was banning all Muslims from America is a presidential thing to say? Trump wants to ban 1.6 billion Muslims just to stop a terrorist. A terrorist could simply say that he is not Muslim, and he would be able to pass. I do not want to also vote for a candidate that ignores the constitution. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. " The Constitution, in its various parts, regularly distinguishes between "citizens" and "persons" or "people". ". Trump is proposing the establishment of religion by banning Islam. He is making the statement that suggests Islam is inferior to all other religions in America which is an establishment of religion. My opponent first of all has yet to prove that over 20% of Muslims agree with the acts of terrorists. . http://www.huffingtonpost.com... Health Care-You talk about healthcare, and say that the Republicans have better plans than the Democrats on how to deal with healthcare. I will tell you one simple fact that many Republicans want to ignore. Obamacare is a right wing idea. This type of healthcare system was embraced by Romney and Nixon. Obamacare basically states that if you are poor and cannot pay health insurance, it is the government's responsibility to pay for that healthcare. What is wrong with that? It is not a single-payer health care system. It works well with the private sector, and is mutually beneficial for both the insurance company and the poor person who cannot afford insurance.