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the costs of healthcare . Consequently , Trump has vowed to get rid of the healthcare within his first 100 days . Because the Senate and House are both Republican , they will be able to repeal the Affordable Care Act . They are going to slow down and phase out the Affordable Care Act and replace it with supplementary programs as they can . The most vulnerable individuals financially will most likely be dropped off of health insurance .
MADE : In what way will Trump ’ s presidency impact civil rights and the LGBTQ community ?
M : Throughout Donald Trump ’ s campaign he really didn ’ t “ gay bash ” sort of speak , but many of the individuals that he has put around him have been very hostile towards the LGBTQ community such as his vice president Mike Pence . One of the things that President-Elect Trump said that he would do is roll back all of Obama ’ s executive orders - one of those being from 2013 , which bans discrimination based on sexual identity for all government contract workers . That ’ s one of the things that will impact the LGBTQ community . Also , with the repeal of the Obamacare law . There are certain protections in there that states that healthcare companies can not discriminate citizens based on their race , gender , and ethnicity ( things of that nature ). There have been a lot of companies that continue to discriminate against those in the LGBTQ community . With that being said , any of the new legislation being passed to try to repeal Obamacare may not protect that community . There ’ s also the marriage equality that was approved by the Supreme Court last year . Laws on marriage equality could possibly be overturned if Trump would appoint more than one Supreme Court justice . So there are a lot of issues that are here . These are the things to watch out for .
MADE : What advice would you given on how we , as millennials , can do to be more engaging in our local communities to contribute ?
M : The main thing is to stay informed .
MADE XXXX NOW
Read a newspaper . Read a magazine . Listen to the news . If you don ’ t like what they ’ re talking about on CNN or MSNBC , watch the nightly news . Also , the more you internalize the negative things that are being said and they impact you in return , speak to other people about it . You ’ re not alone . This is a very diverse country and dynamic place where there are people who have been fighting against injustice in America since the beginning of this nation for over 240 years . So you are not alone . Get educated , learn about public policies . Learn about what you can do and what other individuals are doing . Combat the negative things that are there . In your community , become part of the solution . Don ’ t just complain , find ways where you can support - whether it ’ s going to a local school mentoring kids , working with senior citizens , supporting education , or even starting a business . Make sure you are constantly learning in order to self-support yourself - that will allow you to take care of others . There ’ s something that everyone can do , but it ’ s really about staying conscious and knowing that the world does not have to be such a horrible place . It doesn ’ t have to be ran by bigots . It doesn ’ t have to be ran by people who treat others badly . That may be the case or you might see that , but we still have good people on this planet too . You can contribute to being one of the good ones who are doing good things .
Make sure you are constantly learning in order to self-support yourself - that will allow you to take care of others ."
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