Removal of governmental employees and replacing with political appointees
Where we find overlap is in their implementation of Schedule F policies from the
Trump administration which would allow for career federal workers to be replaced.
Agenda 47 stance on the economy is heavily tied to replacing career employees in the government with
political
employees. President Trump would “re-issue” the 2020 Executive order, known as schedule F,
which
is supposed to “remove rogue bureaucrats” or career employees in departments who are seen as leftist or
rogue
against the President’s agenda. It comes from his plan to “dismantle the deep state” and fix the imbalance
of
power in this country.
Project 2025’s stance on the economy is heavily tied to replacing career employees in the government with
political employees. They agree with President Trump’s 2020 Executive Order regarding schedule
F and argue that it must be “reinstituted” in order to bring success to policies
and reforms that need to be passed regarding the economy. This is seen through their advocating for career
employees in departments such as the office of Secretary, the Chief Financial officers, and the
International
Trade Association which are critical to our economy be replaced by political employees “on day one” in order
to
further conservative policies (pg. 665).
Trade and Tariffs
Where we find overlap is in both of their supports for the idea of reciprocal trade
policies and in the implementation of tariffs.
Agenda 47 stance on the economy is inextricably tied to the
idea of tariffs. Trump has proposed the “Trump Reciprocal Trade Act” which would be similar
to
the one he passed previously, the United States Reciprocal Trade Act (USRTA). This seeks to
hit
countries with “the same exact tariff” that they impose on us. Furthermore, he would
implement a
baseline tariff on foreign products that goes up incrementally. Finally, he wants to add
manufacturing jobs in the country. It is important to note tariffs would increase the price
of
goods across the country.
Project 2025 clearly supports the efforts of President Trump
in his past term, specifically the idea of reciprocal trade. They say that
“he was right then” and that whoever is the next President should “heed
this
critical principle” (pg 791). Furthermore, they continue to support policies from the first
Trump administration, specifically the United States Reciprocal Trade Act (USRTA) arguing
that
it would level “the playing field” for many industries. They believe that reducing the trade
deficit is important and the USRTA does that. Make no mistake, Project 2025 is an
ardent
supporter of Trump’s trade policies and vice versa.
Taxes
Due to President Trump not releasing an official agenda we can not find any official
overlap.
While President Trump has not released an official stance on taxes there
are many reports saying that he would eliminate all federal income taxes and replace it with
an
all tariff policy. This would result in American’s paychecks becoming bigger, but the cost
of
everyday items would also rise.
Project 2025 stance on taxes is the implementation of a flat
tax. It would place American households who earn around $150,000 in a flat tax of
15%
and those who earn over that in a 30% flat tax. This means that for families
who
earn under $90,000 their taxes would be raised from the current Biden Administration tax
policy
where they pay between 10-12% of their income to 15%. Families who earn $150,000-$364,000
would
see their taxes raise from the current percentages of 22%-24% to 30%. Families who earn over
$364,000 would see their taxes be lowered from 32-37% to 30%. This is an increase in
taxes for the lower class and a significant majority of the middle class, while lowering
the
amount that the upper class pays.
Furthermore, Project 2025 calls for the lowering
of the Corporate Tax rate from 21% to 18%. Additionally, it calls for the removal of taxes
on
drug manufacturers which is supposed to make them “comply with Medicare price controls” (pg
696).
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