6 Purple Press, Feb. 15, 2017
Austin Hodges Co Editor-In-Chief
What Is To Come?
It has been almost a month since Mr. Trump was inaugurated, and he has managed to do some good things so far. He has initiated his border control plan and started the Affordable Care Act repeal. These are only two of the promises President Trump made during his campaign, and he is still continuing to enact other promises. In this article, I am going to point out some of the other promises he made during his inauguration and will discuss my overall beliefs on whether they will actually be carried out. If so, how far could they take us as a country and prepare us better for the future. The best idea President Trump came up with in his Inauguration speech is the plan to build a better infrastructure. He plans on creating many new government paid jobs for the people. President Trump is trying to get people off welfare and back into the workforce. I believe this will help to stimulate the economy, because when people work they will spend, putting a portion of their income right back into the economy. I believe
this is the most significant of the promises President Trump made because it has worked in the past and I don’t see why it wouldn’t now. During the Great Depression in the 1930s, President Franklin Roosevelt established programs like the WPA (Works Progress Administration) and the CWA (Civil Works Administration) similar to the ones President Trump has proposed. This was a period of time when the economy had plummeted because of the terrible banking practices made by banks during the robust economy of the 1920s. President Roosevelt’s plans overall worked, helping to increase the nation's wealth and heal the economy. Now considering that our national deficit is nearly 20 trillion, I believe President Trump is making the best decision possible at this moment. President Trump also said that he would bring back the jobs that have flourished in other countries for tax-free incentives. I understand that President Trump is trying to fix the economy, but he can’t force these jobs to come back to our country. The reason most of our jobs leave the United State is that it is cheaper to run a business in a country like China because the laws on the workforce
are more lenient and the cost of labor in China is overall much lower. I do not believe that this plan of President Trump’s will work in the end, because we expect as workers in America to get paid a certain amount of money for the time we work, and employers may not necessarily want to pay the amount of money it takes to keep workers in the United States. However, that is not the only problem that needs to be addressed regarding our workforce, machines are. Machines are constantly taking over more and more jobs in today’s workforce because they are cheaper to run and can be programmed to do what the owner specifically wants it to do. These machines continue to drive thousands of workers out of jobs on a regular basis. This should be the problem we focus on before we even think to bring the jobs back, because the jobs we have are being taken away from us. Owners want to pay less for their labor and they do not have to pay machines to do the work, so logically it is one of the easiest decisions made by owners. If we don’t solve this problem, it is going to keep increasing, driving more people out of jobs. Ending terrorism
is another big goal on President Trump’s mind. He wants to finally get rid of ISIS, and make new alliances with new friends and past enemies. I feel like it is going to be extremely difficult to end ISIS because terrorism hasn’t ended, despite our efforts to bring it down. Even in 2011, when we disbanded Al Qaeda, it didn’t take long for ISIS to rise to power. I am not saying that something like this will happen, but based on the last few years, it could happen. President Trump also wants to improve our status with countries such as Russia and Syria. I hope that President Trump will be able to bring down ISIS and improve our relations with other countries. It seems that President Trump has many ideas that can overall improve our country, whether it deals with matters concerning the United States or our relations with other countries. He has big plans to help our country, and I believe he can do some great things, but, more than likely, not solve every problem. I hope that what he is planning will succeed in the end and will help our country thrive.
can get take out. Order your date’s favorite take out food, and invite them over. Tell them to come in their pajamas, and then have a movie marathon. Another romantic idea would be to get with your date, choose a recipe for dinner and one for dessert. Then go buy the ingredients and get everything set up. Spend the night cooking and baking. If you guys can’t cook, it’s okay. It isn’t about the food; it’s about having fun and spending some one-on-one time with your date. For those who are on a budget: This idea can be used with either a truck or a car. If you have a truck, gather a bunch of pillows and blankets for
the bed of your truck. Then go out to an open field away from the city lights and park in the middle where you can see the endless night sky. Create a nest with the things you brought, cuddle up next to your date in that nest, lie there and watch the stars. Talk about anything and everything. What your hopes are, your fears, your dreams, anything you want to talk about. If you have a car, then create a pile of blankets and pillows on the ground and do the same as I stated previously. Write a love letter. Write about the first time you met, what was going through your mind. Write about your favorite moments together and how much you loved them. Then tell
them how much you love and appreciate them. Buy a bag of candy and a couple of your date’s favorite flowers. Leave a flower and a few pieces of candy at a few places where they’re most likely to see them. Also write a tiny positive love note and leave it with the other stuff. If your date likes the outdoors, you could take them camping, fishing, fourwheeling, and/or hiking for the weekend. You don’t have to stick to this list, change things around and make it personal. Hopefully these ideas have inspired you to do something a little different for Valentines Day.
Romance And Beyond
Hailey Gibson Staff Writer There are various things that you can do for that special someone on Valentines Day. Even if you can’t afford to go big, there are some options that will create the same reaction. Here are various ideas for those who want to do something for that special someone. For those who like food: Tell your date to get dressed up and be ready by a certain time. Buy a rose or two for your date and then go to your their favorite restaurant. Eat a lovely dinner, spend time laughing and have fun. If you guys are more of a stayin-kind of couple, then you