Summary:
Tax cuts massively benefited California’s tech sector.
Trump avoided new major conflicts, and focused on ending wars. Californians love it.
Bay Area needs serious help with infrastructure and public schools. Trump can cash upon this opportunity.
“And just as I promised the American people from this podium 11 months ago, we enacted the biggest tax cuts and reforms in American history.” It was Feb 2018, when Trump was mentioning his latest accomplishment. I dug into the details of tax cuts, and thought “Yeah, another political gimmick!”
2.5 years later, I must admit that I totally underestimated the sort of impact the tax reforms are going to have - and the sort of lift tech sector will get from these reforms. Besides tax reforms, there were a number of things Trump did which align closely with liberal values and helped Californians. Personally, I think Trump can give Biden a run of his money if he campaigns in California and Washington.
Here is Trump’s potential speech for Northern California which can turn the tide for GoP in the region:
"Dear Californians,
I am here to talk to you heart to heart, and highlight some important aspects of my presidency which your so called liberal leaders will never want you to realize. I’ve been hard at work to protect the American businesses and hard working employees and entrepreneurs. Not only that, while I’ve always been about America First, I’ve done some important things globally which Obama or Biden can never match. I am going to explain to you why I am the best candidate for your vote based on liberal principles:
Unlike Obama, who went about killing 10s of thousands of innocent women and kids in Libya, Afghanistan and Pakistan - I DO NOT HAVE BLOOD OF INNOCENT WOMEN AND KIDS ON MY HANDS. Obama and Biden did thousands of drone attacks, aerial strikes and covert operations in Middle East which resulted in civilian casualties and I refrained from such atrocities. Excessive use of force resulted in MORE retaliation and resentment against Americans and made us more unsafe. Biden has BLOOD ON HIS HANDS of innocent civilians, whereas I don't. I eliminated ISIS while protecting civilians and Americans.
From an economic perspective, I gave tax breaks which benefited Silicon Valley and Bay Area the most in the entire country. I understand how hard you guys work to earn your living. My tax breaks enabled most of you to save tens of thousands of dollars in taxes. Not only that, it helped your employers to earn more profits, which resulted in higher pays and higher total comp for you. Compared to me, Obama added Obamacare taxes to your salaries, which does not benefit you in any way. If Biden wins, you can expect taxes to be raised on your salaries and on your employers - leading to lower salaries and even lower take-home pays.
Being an entrepreneur at heart myself, I understand how important is freedom to innovate. This is the reason I’ve asked to remove 2 laws for every single new law being made. I want to give inventors more freedom to innovate, and not to stifle your innovation by putting more regulatory burden on you. I am an advocate of smaller government and more individual and business liberty. Compare me to any liberal leader and you will find that my policies align more closely with interests of innovators and entrepreneurs than anyone else.
For the safety of your families and jobs, I’ve moved strongly against illegal immigration. I understand that Californians are very empathetic and accommodate illegal immigrants as well, it is still important to ensure rule of law in this regard. Think about this: if illegal immigrants can break law in matters of immigration, they can potentially break law in any other matter as well. Therefore it is important to ensure rule of law in every aspect of governance, including immigration.
For the pandemic control, while I came down heavy handed to block travel from China, I upheld the values of freedom and liberty by not mandating immediate lockdowns or internal travel restrictions. California and Washington were the early states where virus was observed in USA. We live and breathe our values, and while we could have been as draconian as China and forced everyone to stay at homes for months, we chalked out a middle way between personal liberty and virus control. Compared to European countries like Italy and France, California did really well and has a much lower mortality rate. We worked hard to provide the ventilators, tests, masks and other PPE to our front line medical staff. While there is always room for improvement, we’re proud of our efforts in this regard.
Most importantly, as you’ve seen, I am a man of my words. Unlike career politicians, I work very hard to keep my promises. Here is what I am promising you if I get elected again:
World’s best internet and wireless connectivity. In the post Covid world, internet connectivity has become more important than ever and we want Bay Area to be number 1 in innovation and adoption as well. We will invest heavily in not only 5G rollout, but will work on war footing with our top brains to establish American leadership in connectivity and speed.
World’s best infrastructure for San Francisco Bay Area. While Covid19 has forced adoption of remote work, we are witnessing the in-person work culture returning gradually. It is a shame that Silicon Valley is the innovation capital of the world, yet it has the most pathetic roads and infrastructure ever. The liberal leaders are only busy creating more regulations and hurdles for innovation, whereas you end up spending hours commuting every single day. I guarantee that I’ll work with the best of the brains to reduce door-to-door commute in San Francisco Bay Area to a fraction of what it is today. I will create federal projects to ensure a next level of connectivity between all towns in Bay Area, eliminate the bottlenecks, have speedy public transit systems and create sufficient capacity in infrastructure for growth for the next 50 years. A portion from Bay Area tech giants capital gains and corporate taxes will be dedicated towards these projects and their long term maintenance.
Best schools for your kids. It is yet another matter of shame that most public schools in Bay Area are really below standard. I will make a federal committee to work with state and local governments to raise the standards of these schools and will provide federal funding to uplift the public schooling in Bay Area. I would invest heavily in our coming generations to keep us at world number 1 position in terms of innovation and knowledge.
Environment protection. I understand that the environment is an important issue for Califonians and you guys are passionate about keeping your cities green. I admit that I made mistakes in this regard in past, but I am happy to learn and fix them. I will back EPA to continue with its mission for environment protection while protecting jobs for American workers.
I understand that the Bay Area needs highly qualified resources to fuel its growth. I will work with top brains in the tech world to create federally subsidized online and in-person education programs to fill in the expertise gaps. We want Americans to be able to qualify for the highly demanding jobs in Bay Area, likewise, we want our tech sector to have a continued growth path. Keeping Silicon Valley at world number 1 spot for innovation will be my top priority.
Even lower taxes. I will further reduce taxes on American workers and middle class, so that you get to keep more of your hard earned money. I want America to be rich, prosperous and leader in every aspect.
Thank you and God bless America."
