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Show Volume XXVIII Issue V The Ogden Valley News Page 3 January 15, 2021 The Trump Administration in Review Compiled by Shanna Francis While any discussion involving politics is bound to be contentious, in hindsight, it’s always an interesting exercise to take a look back at the accomplishments of a president’s administration. From day one, Donald Trump has been viewed as a controversial president, deriving from a business background and not a political background with little regard for custom and “politically correct action” or speech. His lack of need for financial and political support— appealing directly to the American people for his support—did little to endear him to the D.C. “establishment” and the unseen behemoth support system that has for eons relied on political favors from the entrenched political system. Definitely a disrupter, even before his election as president, a firestorm of political propaganda has been nipping at his heels, doggedly trying to take the disrupter down. It’s interesting to note the many synonyms for the word disrupter—many of which Trump has been labeled: agitator, dogmatist, firebrand, inciter, instigator, rabble-rouser, troublemaker, stirrer, provocateur, dissident, mover, fighter, advocate, kindler, revolutionary, pusher, reformer, inflamer, discontent, nitpicker, fault-finder, spur, leader, passionate orator, loose cannon, ring leader, revisionist, rascal, spark, etc. (see wordhippo. com). Throughout history, many of these same adjectives have been ascribed to many of the world’s most revolutionary leaders—both good and bad—who were also heralded as such “disrupters” in their own day and time. Tightly coupled with politics is propaganda—the most effective tool used to shape public opinion which translates into votes. In this day and age of high tech, highly-sophisticated propaganda measures are employed, along with the most highly effective tools to launch them. Often times, the only way to measure the true success of a leader is to take an unbiased look at their accomplishments given the job they were voted into office to achieve, setting aside the cantankerous, monotonous, biased, contentious political diatribe from a myriad of sources. Fact checked from a number of sources, below is a list of the accomplishments found that have been credited to the Trump administration. • Almost 4 million jobs were created. • More Americans were employed than ever recorded before in America’s history. • Operation Warp Speed created a safe COVID vaccine in record time. • More than 400,000 manufacturing jobs were created. • Manufacturing jobs grew at the fastest rate in more than three decades. • More than 7 million jobs were created. In January of 2020, there were about 152 million nonfarm jobs in the country—about 7 million more than existed in January of 2017. • The Stock Market hit record highs time and again. • Economic growth hit a high of 4.2 percent. • Unemployment claims hit a 49-year low before the world-wide pandemic hit. • African-American unemployment reached an all-time low. • Hispanic-American unemployment hit an all-time low. • Asian-American unemployment hit an alltime low. • Women’s unemployment reached the lowest rate in 65 years. • Youth unemployment hit the lowest rate in nearly half a century. • The lowest unemployment rate ever recorded for Americans without a high school diploma was reached. • Consumer confidence and small business confidence hit an all-time high. • Unemployment for veterans reached its lowest rate in nearly 20 years. • Almost 3.9 million Americans were lifted off of food stamps. • Median household income hit the highest rate ever recorded. • The Pledge to America’s Workers resulted in employers committing to train more than 4 million Americans, with an emphasis on vocational education. • 95% of U.S. manufacturers said they were optimistic about the future—the highest level of optimism ever recorded. • The poverty rate fell to a 17-year low of 11.8%. • Retail sales surged through 2018, up another 6 percent over sales in 2017. • Trump signed the biggest package of tax cuts and reforms in history. After tax cuts, over $300 billion poured back in to the U.S. in the first quarter alone. • As a result of the tax bill, small businesses had the lowest top marginal tax rate in more than 80 years. • Trump issued an executive order prohibiting the U.S. government from discriminating against Christians and other religious groups, or punishing them for expressions of faith, such as prayer. • Trump signed an executive order that allows the government to withhold money from college campuses deemed to be anti-Semitic and who fail to combat anti-Semitism. • Trump imposed sanctions on the socialist nation of Venezuela, which has killed their citizens. Additional sanctions imposed by the Trump administration have increased economic pressure on the government of Nicolás Maduro. • Helped win U.S. bid for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. • Helped win U.S.-Mexico-Canada’s united bid for 2026 World Cup. • A record number of government regulations were eliminated. • Under the Trump administration, companies brought back over a trillion dollars from overseas because of the TCJA bill. The bill overhauled federal tax law. • Enacted regulatory relief for community banks and credit unions. • The Obamacare individual mandate penalty was eliminated. • Provided more affordable healthcare options for Americans through association health plans and short-term duration plans. • Signed the most comprehensive childhood cancer legislation ever into law, advancing childhood cancer research and improving treatments. It has been called the most comprehensive childhood cancer bill ever REVIEW cont. on page 12 Sale starts Friday, January 15 SAVE 50% to 75% on selected items from all departments MOUTH OF OGDEN CANYON OPEN Mon - Thur 10-8 | Fri - Sat 10-9 | Sun 11-7 801-621-1606 ~ www.rainbowgardens.com NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE HUNTSVILLE TOWN PLANNING COMMISSION, JANUARY 28, 2021 Public notice is hereby given that the Huntsville Town Planning Commission, Weber County, Utah will hold a Public Hearing Thursday, January 28th at 7:00 p.m. at the Huntsville Town Hall, 7309 East 200 South. A link will also be provided on Zoom. A Public Hearing will be held on the following item: Edits to the Conditional Use Table and associated Ordinance Edits A copy of the edits can be found on our website at www.huntsvilletown.com The public hearing will be live streamed to our You Tube Channel. This link can be found on the front page of our website www.huntsvilletown.com All interested parties are invited to attend. Posted: Town Hall Post Office Dated this 1st of January, 2021. huntsvilletown.com _______________________________ pmn.utah.gov Beckki Endicott, Recorder In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing assistance with attendance to these meetings should call Beckki Endicott @ 801-745-3420, giving at least a 48 hour advance notice. --- Huntsville Town Job Opening --Huntsville Town is accepting applications for an Assistant Clerk. This is a part-time position requiring at least 40 hours a month. The Assistant Clerk will help the Town Clerk in performing various duties at Huntsville Town Hall. Those duties include, but are not limited to, assisting with business licensing, issuing building permits, and attending meetings and/or taking minutes as well as assisting with water utility billing, preparing annual reports, and providing customer service for utility accounts. Performing bank reconciliations, providing back up for deposits and other clerk duties may be required. Hours are flexible, but candidate must be able to work around the open office hours. Some night work may also be required. Candidates must have excellent communications ability: verbally and in writing. They must have excellent organizational skills, be detail oriented, and show independent initiative. They should have the ability to establish and maintain effective and harmonious working relationships with elected officials, manager, employees, other agencies, and the public. Proficient working technology skills including computers and computer software especially Word, Office 365 and Excel is a must. Experience with Caselle or other accounting system is a plus. A high school diploma or two years of relevant training is required. Please send resumes’ to: HUNTSVILLE TOWN PO BOX 367 HUNTSVILLE UT 84317 Or email to clerk@huntsvilletown.com Accident Victim Looking for Individuals/Vehicle in Hit-&-Run The victim of a hit-andrun accident in Ogden Canyon is asking for help from the community to identify and/or locate the driver of a black and gray Jeep Cherokee who sped off after hitting the victim’s truck. The accident occurred December 14. The black and grey Jeep Cherokee was towing a smaller trailer with a silver toolbox and a gray snowblower in it, and also had a “Marine” sticker on the back hatch. The victim stated, “He hit me and my kids and then fled the scene. I got his license plate and a picture of it, but the individual whose name the Cherokee is registered under sold the vehicle in January or February of 2020, and the new buyer hadn’t registered the vehicle yet in his name. “The Cherokee was driven by a Hispanic male in his mid to late 40’s or, possibly, early 50’s. He had a Hispanic passenger with him. I need to locate the vehicle and, hopefully, the driver who hit me so that he can be charged and restitution paid. My truck was totaled. I had only had the truck for one month, and had made only one payment on it.” The Utah license plate number of the missing Jeep Cherokee is V93 2XS. If you have any information that can help the victim track down the vehicle or its driver, please message Chris Willden on Facebook. |