Trump Asks Rand to Join Task Force on Reopening Economy

[Matt Collins]

President Trump Asks Dr. Rand Paul to Join Task Force on Reopening Economy ​

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator and physician Rand Paul (R-KY) announced that President Donald Trump has appointed him to a bipartisan congressional task force that will help consider the safest ways and best timing to reopen the economy and get Americans back to work as soon as possible.

“I am pleased to be joining the bipartisan task force on reopening the economy. Together with President Trump, we will get this economy roaring once again. We need to let Americans get safely back to work and bring prosperity to this nation anew,” said Dr. Paul.

Along with his continued efforts to ensure a strong and wide-ranging federal response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, including getting more masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) to our medical professionals and working for expanded and faster testing, Dr. Paul has also been volunteering at a local Kentucky hospital to relieve other physicians and work with and encourage COVID-19-positive patients.

 

[Cleaner44]

Another example of how Rand maintains a good working relationship with the most powerful person in politics. This is the best chance for liberty to advance in my opinion, by maintaining a position of influencer. While I wish that Rand would have beat Trump in the primary, I also need to deal with reality and this is more productive than having no influence like Amash.

 

[PAF]

Economic Freedom Zones, with luck.

 

[oyarde]

Economic Freedom Zones, with luck.

I am declaring my driveway an economic freedom zone and tax haven . No way I am paying taxes on the ribs I sold last week without permission from the health dept

 

[Matt Collins]

Another example of how Rand maintains a good working relationship with the most powerful person in politics. This is the best chance for liberty to advance in my opinion, by maintaining a position of influencer. While I wish that Rand would have beat Trump in the primary, I also need to deal with reality and this is more productive than having no influence like Amash.

No, incorrect, wrong.

A few points....

Should Rand keep good relations with Trump? Sure, yes, why not. Besides, Rand's base is also Trump's base.

Should Rand confuse access with actual power and compromise away principle for psuedo-influence with Trump? No.

Should Justin Amash go against Trump when Trump does bad things? Yes

Should Justin Amash actively rail against Trump and try to oppose him on everything all the time? No.

Should everyone act like Thomas Massie who has been the perfect example of keeping one's principles intact, maintaining good relations with Trump, and having good messaging? Yes.

 

[acptulsa]

No, incorrect, wrong.

If you're going to be insulting enough to tell someone they're flat out wrong--in triplicate--the least you could do is disagree with that person in some substantive way.

 

[RonZeplin]

Economic Freedom Zones, with luck.

Make the whole country an Economic Freedom Zone so that you're not subsidizing failure in just certain portions with low GDP, or some other crappy excuse for being a loser who voted for Republican & Democrat administrators. .

Equal treatment under the law, and pray it's good treatment for a change. Anything else is wealth spread aka socialism.

I believe that Rand has learned his lesson since his horrible '16 campaign as a "Detroit Republican" whatever the hell that is.

 

[Krugminator2]

Apparently Trump asked every Republican senator, except Mitt Romney, to be on this task force. Not a good look that Rand put a PR out.

 

[dannno]

Apparently Trump asked every Republican senator, except Mitt Romney, to be on this task force. Not a good look that Rand put a PR out.

How many were appointed?

 

[Cleaner44]

No, incorrect, wrong.

A few points....

Should Rand keep good relations with Trump? Sure, yes, why not. Besides, Rand's base is also Trump's base.

Should Rand confuse access with actual power and compromise away principle for psuedo-influence with Trump? No.

Should Justin Amash go against Trump when Trump does bad things? Yes

Should Justin Amash actively rail against Trump and try to oppose him on everything all the time? No.

Should everyone act like Thomas Massie who has been the perfect example of keeping one's principles intact, maintaining good relations with Trump, and having good messaging? Yes.

I don't disagree except your comment on Rand. I don't think Rand is compromising his principles, if that is what you are saying.

Amash is certainly welcome to go agaisnt Trump but I don't think it is helping him win friends and influence people. It looks to me that he has made himself an island.

If Rand disagrees with Trump, people respect his opinion. I don't think many look at Amash the same way.

Massie is holding to principles but still is respected I think.

Just my point of view.

 

[TomtheTinker]

Economic Freedom Zones, with luck.

This

The whole country should be an economic freedom zone.

 

[Gumba of Liberty]

This

The whole country should be an economic freedom zone.

Five point plan:
1. Make all Federal Licensing Recommended.
2. Legalize Competing Currencies & Commodity Credit Unions
3. Suspend Income taxes on first $200,000 in exchange for increase in Chinese (or all) tariffs.
4. Prevent Corporations (People) from owning each other.
5. Restore bankruptcy protections for student loans.

 

[CCTelander]

So, we need a government "Task Force" to make detailed plans on how they're going to stop doing that which they had no lawful authority to start doing in the first place? Typical.

 

[tebowlives]

No, incorrect, wrong.

A few points....

Should Rand keep good relations with Trump? Sure, yes, why not. Besides, Rand's base is also Trump's base.

Should Rand confuse access with actual power and compromise away principle for psuedo-influence with Trump? No.

Should Justin Amash go against Trump when Trump does bad things? Yes

Should Justin Amash actively rail against Trump and try to oppose him on everything all the time? No.

Should everyone act like Thomas Massie who has been the perfect example of keeping one's principles intact, maintaining good relations with Trump, and having good messaging? Yes.

"Looks like a third rate Grandstander named @RepThomasMassie , a Congressman from, unfortunately, a truly GREAT State, Kentucky, wants to vote against the new Save Our Workers Bill in Congress. He just wants the publicity. He can’t stop it, only delay, which is both dangerous......"

Is this what you mean by retaining good relations with Trump cause I don't see it. It sounds like you made something up.

 

[RonZeplin]

Five point plan:
1. Make all Federal Licensing Recommended.
2. Legalize Competing Currencies & Commodity Credit Unions
3. Suspend Income taxes on first $200,000 in exchange for increase in Chinese (or all) tariffs.
4. Prevent Corporations (People) from owning each other.
5. Restore bankruptcy protections for student loans.

That's a pretty dang good plan that you've got there. It'd be nice if they could cut spending and reduce the size of fedgov by about 3/4 for starters.
The resulting cut in subsidies to the States might likely trim them down too.

Basically, you'll have to give the fedgov less tax dollars, that they send a few of back to your state. So the money stays in the the State and boosts the economy there with no fedgov middleman taking a cut..

Who knows where our tax dollars go, once they get to the District of Criminals?

 

[dannno]

"Looks like a third rate Grandstander named @RepThomasMassie , a Congressman from, unfortunately, a truly GREAT State, Kentucky, wants to vote against the new Save Our Workers Bill in Congress. He just wants the publicity. He can’t stop it, only delay, which is both dangerous......"

Is this what you mean by retaining good relations with Trump cause I don't see it. It sounds like you made something up.

Massie talked to Trump on the phone before and left him a message after that he is a big supporter of his and wants to have good relations with him. I think that was the point. I'll bet Trump has some good words to say about him at some point in the future. Rand will straighten Trump out eventually.

 

[tebowlives]

Massie talked to Trump on the phone before and left him a message after that he is a big supporter of his and wants to have good relations with him. I think that was the point. I'll bet Trump has some good words to say about him at some point in the future. Rand will straighten Trump out eventually.

Hopefully, since Massie has defended Trump before when Trump was somehow right about something while not breaking his word.

 

[Matt Collins]

I don't disagree except your comment on Rand. I don't think Rand is compromising his principles, if that is what you are saying.

He isn't compromising on this issue of course. But he is hesitant to go against Trump, even politely, on some serious matters... Kavanaugh and Pompeo being the two biggest examples.

it is helping him win friends and influence people. It looks to me that he has made himself an island.

If Rand disagrees with Trump, people respect his opinion. I don't think many look at Amash the same way.

Massie is holding to principles but still is respected I think.

Exactly. If one is to oppose Trump there is a way to do it without shooting oneself in the foot. Thomas has this figured out. Justin must enjoy losing toes. And Rand is to worried about access most of the time.

 

[Matt Collins]

Rand will straighten Trump out eventually.

Doubtful. While Rand and Trump see eye to eye on some very important things, Trump marches to his own drum beat a lot of the time (sometimes a good thing, sometimes not). The reality is that he is just inconsistent and unpredictable.

 

[jmdrake]

So, we need a government "Task Force" to make detailed plans on how they're going to stop doing that which they had no lawful authority to start doing in the first place? Typical.

This.