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Trump Unveils Child Care Program — It takes a village to win an election we suppose.

Ivanka Trump made the introduction to her father’s speech, tonight, Sept. 13, at the Aston Community Center in which he pitched radical new changes to the tax code to provide for care of children and dependent elderly.

The Donald had with him several congresswoman to emphasize the point, and gave credit to his daughter for plan.

And the plan will allow parents — including stay-at-home moms — to deduct from their income taxes child care expenses for up to four children and elderly dependents. It would also  create new Dependent Care Savings Accounts (DCSAs) so that families can set aside extra money to foster their children’s development and offset elder care for their parents or adult dependents. It would also include regulatory reform to promote new family based and community based solutions, and also add incentives for employers to provide child care at the workplace. The money in these accounts could be used to pay for school choice and college education.

The plan would also guarantee six weeks of paid maternity leave  by amending the existing unemployment insurance (UI) that companies are required to carry. The benefit would apply only when employers don’t offer paid maternity leave, and would be paid for by offsetting reductions in the program so that taxes are not raised.

Two thirds of the cost of this plan will offset by “the increases in economic activity that accompany pro-growth tax reform, better trade deals, regulatory and immigration reform, and unleashing American energy,” according to the campaign. The remaining one third will be offset by minor changes in the current trajectory of spending for federal agency operations, excluding Defense, Veterans, Social Security and Medicare.

Okaaaaay.

It’s still more realistic than anything the Democrats are offering. There is no way we are not voting for him so we grinning and bearing.

And maybe it will work.

More details of the plan can be found here.

Trump Unveils Child Care Program

Aston Awaits Trump — These were spotted in the 100 block of Donnelly Avenue, down the street from Aston Community Center where Donald Trump will be holding an invitation-only event tonight Sept. 13  that will be live-streamed at 7:30

The home owner stated he is a “yuge” Trump supporter but feels it is prudent to disagree with him on his latest proposal for tax payer funded, unemployment style insurance subsidies for maternity leave.

“Donald you can’t have it both ways,” the homeowner said. “You are either going to reduce the size of the IRS or you are going to expand it. Respectfully I strongly disagree with your tax proposal.”

Aston Awaits Trump

Trump Picked Aston Himself Says Higgins

By Joseph B. Dychala

Donald Trump himself picked Aston as the venue for tomorrow’s (Sept. 13) speech at the Aston Community Center, 7th Ward Commissioner Mike Higgins told us at yesterday’s 9/11 tribute at Veteran’s Memorial Garden at The Five Points.

Trump’s invitation-only speech will be streamed live 7:30 p.m., at this link.

Yesterday’s ceremony was held at 3 p.m. and commemorated the 15th Anniversary of the Radical Islamic Terrorist Attack. It was sponsored by local Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts as well as American Legion Post 926.

Higgins was among the speakers as were State Senator Tom Killion, State Rep. Leanne Kruger-Braneky and a person from Congressman Patrick Meehan’s office.

All gave brief yet very meaningful speeches to an attentive audience.

Higgins said that it was his strong and sincere desire that our federal leaders call terrorism exactly what it is. Much applause followed.

Senior Pastor Rev. Thomas Haugh from Mount Hope Methodist Church gave the opening and closing prayers. The Sun Valley Choir sang our National Anthem as a very respectful crowd stood at attention and a local singer led the crowd in a rousing rendition of God Bless America.

Concerning Trump’s speech tomorrow, the commissioners we talked to said they expect the emphasis to be on family values. Seems very fitting as Aston is one of the oldest communities in the Commonwealth incorporating in 1688 and home to many families and small businesses.

Trump Picked Aston Himself Says Higgins