We’ve had twelve debates so far. Yet, none of the below questions I want answers to, have been asked. While I have strong views regarding certain candidates and issues, made obvious on my show, the below questions should be read simply as a list of what I want asked. Some people are able to put aside their partisanship in order to ask tough and fair questions, while for others this is an impossibility. I am a member of the former group. Thus no subliminal message should be inferred from the presence or absence of a particular question. Only one candidate has a question directed at him specifically, for the reason that it hasn’t been asked yet. All the rest should be asked of all remaining candidates.
Questions for all the candidates:
There’s talk of having a brokered convention which currently occurs if none of you obtain the magical number of 1,237 delegates, a rule created by the establishment you all claim to despise. If none of you have that magical number by the time of the convention, will each of you pledge to nevertheless publically oppose any effort to deny the nomination to which ever candidate has the most delegates at that time, since arguably whoever has the most delegates has had the most supporters indicate support for their candidacy?
Each of you has at one time or another supported expanding the h1B visa program. Most of you now oppose its expansion or are calling for a temporary moratorium because you claim there is wide scale abuse of the program. However, do you agree with the premise behind the programs existence, which is that there is a lack of skilled American workers able or willing to fill available jobs?
It’s often argued that states having higher taxes, more regulations, and a higher minimum wage lose jobs to neighboring states, because there’s nothing preventing companies from moving operations from one part of the country to another. Examining workers’ wages alone, labor costs are substantially higher in the United States compared to countries like Mexico or China. So doesn’t the same principle apply? Without trade barriers with other countries, wont businesses move overseas where it’s cheaper to operate, in the same way they move to neighboring states to save costs?
We all know college affordability is a huge issue. On average, the cost of college tuition is increasing more than 10% annually. Most public and private universities receive tax exempt status under IRC) Section 501(c) (3) because of their educational purpose: a purpose the Federal government has long recognized as fundamental to fostering the productive and civic capacities of citizens. But due to having tens of thousands in student debt, the productivity and civic capacity of millions of young people like me is being reduced. People in my generation cannot afford to buy homes, start businesses, or families. To reduce cost of college, will you support a plan in which any college whose annual tuition increase is greater than the consumer price index, risks losing its non-for profit status?
Donald Trump: You have said people here illegally will have to leave but will be able to come back in through an expedited process. How long will a person have to stand outside the country before their allowed back in through your wall’s turnstiles?