“I’d like to see a private insurance system without artificial lines drawn between states. We need to get rid of those lines and let people and companies cross state lines to purchase the best plan for them. The government should get out of the way and let insurance companies compete for your busines…”
— Donald Trump, Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again
“I approach complicated problems such as how to provide health care for most Americans at a price we can afford the same way I solve the toughest business problems. We should hire the most knowledgeable people in the world on this subject and lock them in a room— and not unlock the door until they’ve…”
— Donald Trump, Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again
“There’s no question we need real health care reform. We can’t let Americans go without health care because they don’t have the right resources. Sadly, that statement might cost me— but I still believe Republicans have big, beautiful “hearts” and want to help the poor and the sick— and can do so at t…”
— Donald Trump, Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again
“I’m able to afford the best health care in the world for myself and my family and my employees. I know that, but I also know that most people can’t do that and need some help. This is a subject that has been really important to me for a very long time.”
— Donald Trump, Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again
“The bottom line is that we are going to remain dependent on oil and natural gas to fill our energy needs for a long time into the future. So if we are going to become energy independent, we need to keep drilling. The good news is that we have tremendous supplies of fossil fuels. We just need to deci…”
— Donald Trump, Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again
“Like other countries, Scotland is trying to completely fulfill its energy needs from renewable sources within the next decade, but there is considerable skepticism about that plan. Bill Gates said flatly in 2015, “Renewable energy can’t do the job. Governments should switch green subsidies into R& D…”
— Donald Trump, Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again
“Even if that number is only half right, what kind of investment do you make that takes 20 years before you break even? I understand solar energy is eventually going to become more efficient and maybe even cost-effective. Maybe. When it proves to be affordable and reliable in providing a substantial…”
— Donald Trump, Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again
“We can’t be fooled or lulled into a sense of security by the current drop in oil prices, which is unpredictable and still insufficient, given the amount of oil out there. Those oil prices are like the weather: guaranteed to change. We need to be prepared to drill our own oil. And we need to take adv…”
— Donald Trump, Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again
“We are actually blaming weather patterns on man-made causes. First, the so-called “experts” told us we were responsible for global warming, but then, when temperatures started dropping, scientists began referring to these variations as “climate change.””
— Donald Trump, Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again
“There is no reason the federal government should profit from student loans. This only makes an already difficult problem worse. The Federal Student Loan Program turned a $ 41.3 billion profit in 2013. These student loans are probably one of the only things that the government shouldn’t make money fr…”
— Donald Trump, Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again
“When I speak at a college, the students surround me and ask me two questions: First, can I give or get them a job? And second, what can we do about their loans? They haven’t even graduated from school, they haven’t yet started working, and already they’ve mortgaged their future.”
— Donald Trump, Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again
“My father succeeded without a college degree, but that would be much harder to do today. According to the Census Bureau, people with a bachelor’s degree earn an average of $ 51,000 a year. That’s $ 23,000 more a year than people with just high school diplomas and almost three times as much as high s…”
— Donald Trump, Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again
“I’m not as concerned about the kids growing up in wealthy communities, where high property taxes have allowed them to build great schools, hire the best teachers, and provide all the supplies they need. Those schools are doing fine. In many urban areas, however, schools must fight for every tax doll…”
— Donald Trump, Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again
“Our national educational system was never intended to be limited to the three R’s, history, and science. It was designed to produce well-rounded young people capable of prospering in the world. In addition to an education, kids were supposed to graduate with some basic values, self-discipline, and l…”
— Donald Trump, Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again
“Education has to be run locally. Common Core, No Child Left Behind, and Race to the Top are all programs that take decisions away from parents and local school boards. These programs allow the progressives in the Department of Education to indoctrinate, not educate, our kids.”
— Donald Trump, Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again