Federation of Connecticut Taxpayer Organizations

From: The Federation of Connecticut Taxpayer Organizations
Contact: Susan Kniep, President
Website: http://ctact.org/
Email: fctopresident@aol.com
Telephone: 860-841-8032

This morning some are awakening in a state of euphoria, hardly believing what they are seeing and hearing as headlines around the world put their spin on the Donalds road to riches which he has traveled for the majority of his 70 years now leading him directly to the White House, as the 45^th President of the United States.

Others are in a state of despair concerned for their status as illegal immigrants, the future of healthcare under the Affordable Care Act as well as the future of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which has been in effect since World War II. Some however question the wisdom of US involvement in NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, as one publication notes and we quote-Given the immediate threat facing NATO prestige in Afghanistan, as well as Americas soaring budget deficits at home, the current state of the trans-Atlantic alliance should throw into question the wisdom of assuming inordinate economic and military burdens to subsidize the protection of European welfare states.

On Sept 13, 2016, Military.com reported the following: The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have cost U.S. taxpayers nearly $5 trillion dollars and counting, according to an independent analysis conducted by a political science professor at Brown University. The calculations by Dr. Neta Crawford extend beyond the typical accounting of overseas contingency operations for the Defense and State Departments, which amounts to $1.7 trillion through 2016, according to her report issued late last week. Continue reading at http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/09/13/report-nearly-5-trillion-spent-on-iraq-afghanistan-wars-so-far.html

But to some in Europe, Donald Trumps claim to fame on November 8, 2016 was no surprise as they reflect on Englands overwhelming vote to leave the European Union (EU) on June 23, 2016. Referred to as Brexit, an abbreviation for British Exit there too the British pound fell to its lowest level in decades as did our own stock market which fell nearly 800 points directly following Trumps announced victory a few hours ago.

Many believe that what drove the Brits from the union was the issue of immigration an issue which could have also been the driver of the United States own Brexit.

But the Debate regarding the win by Donald Trump has only just begun, and will undoubtedly continue until the 59th quadrennial U.S. presidential election which will be held on November 3, 2020.