Donald Trump Would Make a Better President than Hillary Clinton

Thanks for your reply. In this round, I will focus on pro's opening statements. In the next round, I will defend my statements.====REBUTTALS====At first glance, my opponent has provided no sources and no evidence to support his assertions. He needs to explain *HOW* Trump's policies will benefit America and explain *HOW* they are better than Clinton's. Because he has not done so, he has failed to meet his burden of proof. Nevertheless, let's take a closer look at Trump's plan. I. Trump's Economic PlanA. TaxesTrump's tax policy will hurt low-income Americans and will benefit the upper-class. Furthermore, the cuts that he is proposing will cut revenue by more than 4 trillion dollars and increase the deficit. (1 and 2). An analysis by PolitiFact shows that Donald Trump’s tax plan will give the wealthy and corporations "more than the Bush tax cuts by at least a factor of two." (3) B. ObamacareSecondly, pro cites that Trump will repeal Obamacare. This can be a debate all by itself. Pro writes, "He will repeal and replace Obamacare, and allow insurance companies to compete and let businesses decide which plan will be best for their employees." This is a bare assertion fallacy. Pro never even gives an alternative to Obamacare. What would be the effects of repealing Obamacare without any backup plan? According to a report from The Hill, they note that, "If you remove tens of millions of people from the rolls of the insurance carriers because subsidies are eliminated and Medicaid expansion is defunded, if young adults ages 18 to 26 lose coverage, as well as those with pre-existing conditions, where do those who lose coverage go for care? As you might have guessed, it is your local hospital emergency room. This will result in tens of billions of dollars in uncompensated care being provided by our hospitals. Prior to the enactment of ObamaCare, uncompensated care provided by hospitals in our communities was in the range of $75 billion to $125 billion." (4) Obamacare, like all laws, have its flaws and those flaws should be fixed. We should not throw the baby out with the bathwater. C. Trade deficit and DeregulationPro writes, "Mr. Trump"s plan also includes regulatory reform and trade reform." What are those plans and how will they be beneficial to us? Because pro never provides any answers to this question, his burden of proof has not been met. It is a bare assertion. II. Islamic StateWe have made a lot of progress in regards to the Islamic State. Trump's proposals, however, will hurt the United States and help ISIS. As noted in my opening statements, Trump's proposals incldue violating the Geneva Convention. ISIS has used Trump's statements in recruitment videos. (5) III. ImmigrationOne point that I do want to respond to is Pro's assertion that "he will temporarily suspend immigration from countries in dangerous regions, as well as countries known to have exported terrorism in the past, similar to what President Carter put into place." Trump proposes a total ban on Muslims coming into the United States. This is completely different from what Carter did as PolitiFact reports, "Trump's action can't possibly find justification based on such an analogy. Barring all Muslims uses a ridiculously overbroad proxy when viewed either as protecting against danger or as creating a plausible bargaining chip that could get the other side to cease its violations." (6)Finally, a ban on Muslim immigration is irresponsible and unconstitutional. Muslim Americans have been with us and fought with us in the Revolutionary War. Furthermore, the founding fathers were quite clear in their welcoming of Muslims (7). Trump proposes to build a wall between America and Mexico, and make Mexico pay for it. How, exactly, will he make Mexico pay for the wall? The cost of the wall will be at least $10 billion, and "at least 1,000 miles would crisscross private land, which would have to be purchased, perhaps by legal force, or financial settlements made with owners. (8) The cost of the wall far outweighs any benefit from it. Finally, Trump's wall will put the local ecology in danger by blocking the movement of wildlife, destroying their habitat, and destroying the connectivity that animals use to move from one place to another. According to a BBC report, "A complete barrier could lead to a loss of local species - or even to speciation, the creation of new, distinct species as a result of populations being separated. " (9) Either way, Trump's wall would be costly and harmful to us. I now turn this debate over to Pro. IV. Sources1. (https://www.washingtonpost.com...)2. (http://money.cnn.com...) 3. (http://www.politifact.com...-/) 4. (http://thehill.com...) 5. (http://www.politifact.com...) 6. (http://www.politifact.com...-/) 7. (https://www.washingtonpost.com...) 8. (http://www.bbc.com...) 9. (http://www.bbc.com...)