Things I disagree with Trump over----and every conservative should

First off Trump is not a conservative. His goals are not really smaller government.

Here are some things I disagree with him based on what I have read.

1) government purchasing of prescription drugs---he said last week the government should be more active in negotiating drug prices for medicare and medicaid. I disagree. It is the government purchasing of these drugs that have driven the prices up over the years. The changes need to be FAR more extreme for the good of us all. The government should get out of the direct purchasing of healthcare and should instead simply subsidize the purchase of healthcare by individuals. Voucher if you will. It works for the GI bill. It works albeit too much for food stamps. It will work for healthcare. (Imagine what food would cost if the government bought half of it for us.)

2) Trade--I hope I am wrong here. I remember Ron Paul missives on NAFTA and he is exactly right--NAFTA is not free trade. Trump has talked a lot about tariffs and NAFTA. If his goal is lower tariffs and the end of NAFTA I am all for it. But if his goal is to simply prop up inefficient US companies I am not for it. We should reduce regulation and taxes so that our companies are more competitive and to the end that Trump is for that so am I for Trump.

3) Immigration--I am ok with building the wall and enforcing current law BUT I am not for limiting immigration. I am for unlimited legal immigration. I am for outlawing welfare for non citizens. We should know who is here and we should require them to be properly insured and paying taxes. If legal immigration says you have to have a job and you have to care for yourself by having health insurance and buying your own food and housing then I am all for unlimited immigration.

4) military spending--I am tired of the military complex. Let's defend ourselves and build a budget that does just that. Hopefully he will get us out of this endless war that Bush, Obama and Hillary supported.

Now things that I am very optimistic about

1) big government is inherently corrupt and Trump knows this. I feel he is going to be looking at who profits and who loses on government action and will act accordingly. I don't think he seeks to profit from his time in office.

2) he is right to question NATO.

3) he is right on school choice and I think DeVos may have been his most important appointment. If we can move to universal school choice it will be wonderful.

4) he is right to challenge republicans and the democrats

5) he is right to lower taxes and should do it ASAP.

6) he will make good supreme court nominees I think