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To: elmatador who wrote (131399)	3/5/2017 12:09:48 AM
From: Elroy Jetson	Respond to of 218722

While Trump is busy tying a boat anchor of massive new military expenditures around the American economy's legs, China has to stick to business reducing their military spending by 30% to provide the capital needed to support the Chinese economy and full employment.

To: elmatador who wrote (131399)	3/5/2017 12:28:17 AM
From: Elroy Jetson	Respond to of 218722

Trump's frequent vacations at the Mar-a-Lago Resort in Florida are imposing a heavy burden on local businesses Business owners in the area surrounding Trump's favorite vacation spot are being pushed to the brink and hope that a president who campaigned on improving the economic prospects of the little guy would be more understanding of the havoc his frequent holiday breaks wreak on the local economy. The entire airport in Lantana, nine miles south of Mr. Trump’s vacation spot, is shut down when Trump is here and most of the business is conducted on Saturday and Sunday. That means no parachute jumping, banner advertising, flight lessons or chopper trips. “This is a good test of Trump's words versus his actions,” said Jonathan Miller, whose company, Stellar Aviation Group, runs the airport. "I've lost $30,000 with each of the president’s visits. I can't afford this. I've had to resort to laying-off long time employees." Dave Johnson, the owner of Palm Beach Aircraft Services, which maintains and operates planes at Lantana, said he employs eight people full time and provides transportation for clients including doctors, lawyers and other professionals who travel throughout the country for work. But when Mr. Trump is in town, no private flights can take off within a 10-mile radius, and arriving flights have to first stop elsewhere for security clearance. “We never dreamed that he’d be here every weekend — that’s the killer,” Mr. Johnson said. “I’m getting customers that have been with me for years, and they’re actually moving their aircraft to other airports so they can fly.” Only one month into his presidency, Mr. Trump has taken vacations at Mar-a-Lago for a third weekend in a row this Presidents’ Day weekend. For the locals, that’s at least three days of clogged roads and strict security protocols that hurt local businesses and frustrate residents. Palm Beach County has been forced to spend $60,000 a day to pay overtime to sheriff’s deputies who guard the many closed roads, a tab that is about $1.5 million over all since the election. The Palm Beach County airport director’s office tallied the losses during Mr. Trump’s visit Feb. 3 to 6 to Mar-a-Lago. A sightseeing business canceled 19 tours and turned away a dozen walk-ins. One flight school business had to scratch $14,000 worth of flight lessons. One company is in negotiations to move its 14-plane fleet out of the county, which would mean a loss of a quarter of the airport’s fuel sales, according to the office’s analysis. Each of Trump's visits to the the resort have grounded the operations at Palm Beach County Park Airport which has lost $200,000 in fuel sales alone during Trump's most recent holiday. “It’s a very busy airport with a lot of small-business men trying to make a living,” said Bruce Pelly, the airport director for Palm Beach County. “You got flight training, aeronautics, a propeller shop, paint shops, maintenance companies. You got all kinds of businesses going on down there. We are obviously trying whatever we can to get that airport functioning in some form or fashion.” Mr. Pelly said he had “offered everything we can think of” to make the airport secure. The Trump White House's response so far: “No.”