DeSantis unveils new economic policy that targets China, taxes and regulations

[Zorro]

Source: Associated Press

In a new policy plan unveiled Monday, Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis is taking aim at China with a “Declaration of Economic Independence” that also targets taxes, regulations, spending and education.

Speaking in a New Hampshire warehouse, the Florida governor promised to boost the economy and fight for the middle class.

“We will take back control of our destiny — and ensure that our future is as proud, independent and free as our past,” he said at Prep Partners Group, which coordinates warehousing, distribution and other logistics for other companies.

DeSantis said he would wrest economic control from China by ending the nation’s preferential trade status, banning imports of goods made from stolen intellectual property and preventing companies from sharing critical technologies with China.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/desantis-new-hampshire-economic-policy-plan-2024-4778aaef01f19dbf14f8070965c14cca

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On the education front, DeSantis said he will stop incentivizing “useless degrees” by making universities responsible for the loans their students accrue. His plan also would promote vocational and apprenticeship programs that educate “artisans and engineers” instead of “politicized administrators and bureaucrats.”

I wonder if History major DeSantis would consider history as a "useless degree", since it doesn't really fall into either the "artisan" or "engineer" categories...

[Lovie777]

1. Florida's economy is not doing too well......................

DeSatan will kill democracy in the USA like he's destroying Florida.

[Timeflyer]

2. He's using his non-background in education to ruin FL schools and universities

for power and donor profit.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

12. He's using the never ending campaign to wax stupid about presidenting in your own mind.

Somehow that’s now news.

Is there an election soon?

[vlyons]

3. probably also degrees in

philosophy, sociology, psychology, English, all foreign languages, journalism

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

10. I'd hate to have to trot out my stepsister

The Spanish major who's probably had a higher annual income than this useless wanker ever has. What would really tick him off is how she sidestepped that mindless automaton for the college to prison--er, jobs pipeline, and instead spent a few years doing that uber-liberal backpacking across Latin American instead.

Never mind how living in assorted countries improved not only her language/dialect skills, but also exposed her to variations in regional customs and mores. Your language and cultural awareness skills always get a major boost when you're living and working with the locals. Especially as a bartender, lol. Every town always needed a bartender or at least a waitress, so that's what she spent her time doing instead of crawling up the corporate ladder.

Only to land a mid-six-figures salary less than a month after returning home. So much for "useless" foreign language majors and taking the roundabout way into a high-flying job.

[Renew Deal]

4. He sounds a lot like a white nationalist with all of the destiny and proud future talk.

[nowforever]

5. Desperation

Thy name is DeSantis. I will wave my magic wand and make it 1957 again...unfortunately he's no Eisenhower.

[NHvet]

6. kinda funny

Doesn't his new plans initials come out as DEI?? How amusing seeing as he seems to melt at the mention of it.

[Old Crank]

7. Absolute twaddle

Biden is already doing what he says he wants to do.
Dems are providing jobs and infrastructure alofng with cutting back the exposure to China.

The GOP need to identify the wasteful spending instead of waving the words around.

[oldsoftie]

8. I guess he thought it was useless since he ended up a lawyer.

It was probably useful to get thru the first 4 yrs of college

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

9. Hey, DuhSatan--It won't be long before your universities

Won't have loan money available for students.

If they lose their accreditation, they can lose their access to student loans. And they *will* lose their accreditation from every reputable accrediting commission because all of the accreditors require a uni to show not only commitment to, but also progress in, achieving real diversity with students, staff, and even for courses and programs, like offering multicultural studies.

Nobody will want to legitimize your fake unis, you stupid git.

[Marcus IM]

11. "...and free as our past". More white supremacist CRT denialism. Fla GOP voters are monsters. n/t