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What do you think is more important: investing money in technology to solve the country’s energy problems or investing money in research to cure cancer and other diseases? That’s a tough one, isn’t it?

If you’re like the majority of Americans, you think it’s more important to raise energy efficiency than it is to cure cancer. I’m not sure I agree with them.

Of course, the results of this nationwide survey come as gas prices are well over $3 a gallon and continue to rocket to new highs, so it makes sense that breakthroughs in the development of alternative fuels would be high on people’s priority lists.

Men actually are more likely to choose fuel efficiency as their Number One concern whereas women are more likely to pick medical breakthroughs as most important. The environment is next as the most important area for greater investment, while defense spending had the fewest supporters.

So, energy, cancer or the environment? All good causes but if you have to pick one, which would it be?

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[-] Posted by Roberts Staltmanis on 04/25/2008 8:18 AM
More important is to invest money in technology to solve the country’s energy problems, because that would be fighting for something. That would solve something.
Investing in that research would be useless, because we have to think how to live healthy encough not to get cancer instead of thinking how to cure it.
I hope my english was good enough to express my opinion.
[-] Posted by 13 Roses on 04/25/2008 10:14 AM
What an interesting conundrum of interrelated issues. Our environment is polluted with the by-products of the cancer inducing petro chemicals which are the foundation of our manufacturing and energy sectors. It seems we have gotten ourselves into quite a pickle. Which of these factors would have the greatest impact if removed from the equation?

Cancer and environment are symptoms of our energy choices, so I would have to vote for energy. National Geographic has produced an excellent series on these very issues called "Strange Days on Planet Earth." I recommend this series as a "must" for anyone who seriously needs/wants unbiased information on the current state of our planet. There are 6 episodes, the latest being "Dangerous Catch" and "Dirty Secrets" both of which are extremely revealing.
[-] Posted by member1789233 on 04/25/2008 1:07 PM
The great thing about America, human ingenuity, initiative and the free market is that we don't have to make this choice. Both are being vigorously pursued.
[-] Posted by member1535163 on 04/25/2008 2:54 PM
I always believe techology is the solution to almost every problem. If you do not have the techology how are you going to identify/test/create new energy solutions or even cure cancer or whatever you want to correct.
[-] Posted by Business 2000 Foundation.com on 04/25/2008 3:13 PM
That is a very powerful statement. To only choose one.

As humans the insticts are to to survive. It depends on what is close to you, at that paticular point in time. We choose the after-math.
[-] Posted by member1781818 on 04/25/2008 5:08 PM
I believe if you start addressing enviromently issues you will also be addressing enegy & cancer issues.
[-] Posted by about to erase it all hope you made a copy on 04/25/2008 6:26 PM
A prudent energy policy is one that will make use of existing technology we have in a pioneering manner. As for our surroundings, we limit in scope to the word "environment" human beings even being on planet earth are just a negative spill over cost to the natural world overall. An investment in education satisfies all three objectives for the following reason: if you can educate people towards the creative process the energy problem will resolve by default, forcing technology to work in partnership with the innovations and merging those creative engines under one umbrella. Education is crucial to protect the earth against human use, so when you invest in education all three objectives are met by accident. This is accomplished if, and only if, the creative process in incorporated into the focus of how we educate.

I am not the most gifted person I know, however I value the 8 years it took me to get this far in my quest towards higher education. Learning the information did not really change me- it was the practice of thinking, and because of the process I can see that one issue presented here is not an isolated "variable" or "issue" from the others. Without educated people involved in a substantial attempt to inspire the creative process we can only throw money at the issues, but throwing money after an issue is moot, when people who lack a creative imagination deal with those issues. The creative process is the start of every scientific idea, (even the bad ones) which is why good energy, smart efficient technology, and environmental solutions must be born of a creative imagination first, lucky for us all this skill can be taught.

Thinking with your creative imagination turned on, opens the world, and helps me bring multiple issues into one place where in most cases it is clear to me, that they are linked in one way or another. All modern problems that plague mankind, may have solutions they are just in the minds of the gifted creative geniuses that the world thinks are geeks-
You know the ones- those weird people who don't seem to fit into the box, ask them to solve the energy problem on Monday, then give them the enviroment on Wed., and if by then the technology they designed to blow your socks off does not satisfy you , hand them robots on Friday to play with over the weekend- Most likley they will come back on Monday with new technology!
[-] Posted by about to erase it all hope you made a copy on 04/25/2008 6:37 PM
PS,
Any investment in nuclear science that is well managed, may resolve human disease solutions including AIDS and energy all at once by accident- This is a situation where you get two for one, its just a question of what nuclear scientist in what part of the world are you going to leave alone long enough to do the science that needs to be done WITHOUT a JET blowing them up before its done, (for fear that they are going to use the science to harm humanity!)

Moreover, Hydro energy, may have similar spill-over into the solving of health related issues, since we are made up of mostly water, it seems that a solution to fixing our diseases may be found in the research related to hydro energy- change of water, or changing the water we have in our bodies, or using the water to change the diseased tissue seems safer to me, than the use of chemicals to alter diseased body tissue.
[-] Posted by about to erase it all hope you made a copy on 04/25/2008 7:58 PM
In response to 13 Roses:
The assumption that"petro chemicals which are the foundation of our manufacturing and energy sectors" is the root of this pickle could be flawed.
The reason for the pickle you mention, is often blamed on a widely held belief that the packaging and manufacturing industries have links to cancer. However, if you take two families, one who avoids comercial products, and the other who never considers this issue (and buys every packeged product and chemical on the market without a care), the actual chemical test of the blood may shock you!

In a study I recently became aware of a similar test was done, and the two families all shared 40 of the 60 chemicals tested for. The levels all the chemicals in every tested member revealed that none were at a high risk according to our standards. It takes a lot of effort and time to "go green" and it seems that after all that effort the blood should be free from more than 40 of the 60 chemicals, but it was not in the first family.
I think the pickle you observe is in the same jar and the reason for it at all, is because we are blaming away our troubles rather than imagining a solution for them. The jar is filled with acid by the way, and each bite of that pickle eats away our ability to think clearly. I love that you have the awareness of bringing the issues together and see them as a unit, but your logic is flawed on this one account. The question is not solved by removing one factor from the equation as if it is a math problem, this is a problem that resulted in lack of creative imaginations in part, and the industrial revolution as a whole was not fully considering the impact it would have on humnaity or the earth at the time it was launched. We are only just getting serious about those considerations because we must, but if we could go on for another 50 years without thinking up a solution for the consequences of the revolution we would. This in part, was how we got into that pickle that is sitting in a jar of acid based rain waiting to tempt our taste buds, and of course give us tummors and birth defects.


The issues are all related, edcucation is the only missing factor from this equation that would balance the scales.
[-] Posted by E. Rizzo on 04/26/2008 12:53 AM
I joke about this...not something to joke about, but they say that laughter is the best medicine, so I try to amuse myself as much, and, as often as I can. I believe that laughter might just be the cure for cancer and many other ailments. I actually said that Rupert Murdoch should stop buying everything, and use his money to find a cure for cancer....but I was being facetious. With all of the gazillions of dollars that have been raised for cancer research, and, they claim to have not found a cure by now...that would be a waste. Don't you think that they've found a cure by now? There is no money in cures. There is money in pharmaceuticals, surgeries, hospital stays, chemotherapy, and the like. I sometimes wonder how many people are actually misdiagnosed.

Here's one for the men... research has shown that masturbation may actually prevent prostate cancer. I've always felt that a healthy sex life (whether alone, or, with a partner who, also, feels the same way), actually might prevent a lot of diseases and cancers. Sex and laughter! And, they're free! Unless, of course, you're Eliot Spitzer, or, a lot of married men in miserable marriages whose wives get more turned on by shopping than sex.

I know that more and more people are being diagnosed with cancer because of poor diet...I'm not saying that you have to go Diedra Imus crazy with the purity of everything because ingesting and being exposed to certain toxins, in trace amounts, can actually build your immune system...I've heard. For instance, if a person eats a bit of junk food, or, the occasional steak, that doesn't mean that they are going to get cancer. I think that it is the over-indulgence and massive portions of such items that causes obesity, along with no exercise, which then brings about myriad of problems, such as diabetes, heart disease, and all of the other diseases and cancers presently plaguing the planet.

Some people might get cancer from exposure to certain environmental pollutants, as well. We do need more green, and, less concrete. Sorry, Mr. Trump, but it's true. We need more plants and trees to keep the the ratio of oxygen to carbon dioxide in check.

Someone mentioned preventative...versus cures...pro-active, instead of reactive. We all know what we have to do. We're not stupid, just procrastinators. Everyone seems to be getting more actively involved in doing their part. The worst thing that we can do is feign ignorance...pretending that it's not our responsibility...let someone else take care of it. Now, if everyone could just be a little more cognizant of their actions, then, we might see a marked difference in a short amount of time. Anything is possible. This is a beautiful planet...let's keep it that way.

I agree with some of the others...you have to get to the root of the problem. The environment is a huge concern, and it is through technology, as well, as, simplifying our lives, that we can turn this planet around.

I would say...environment, first, because we have been ignoring our planet - and, it is through technology that we have learned about just how much damage we have done, and what it is that we need to do to change it. As for cures for cancer...we have them already! Positive attitude, as well. Do you ever see Mr. Trump sick? I rest my case.
[-] Posted by Mary Rose on 04/26/2008 9:08 AM
A choice? This is really a no-brainer. If An Inconvenient Truth is correct, and we do nothing to stop enviornmental damage, then by the time little Barron turns 45, millions of species will be extinct. If man does nothing, then he will be one of them. Lets see- extinction by the time our children are grown, lower gas prices today, or the possiblity of a slow painful death.in a few years time. If we do not choose the environment, we are playing Russion roulette with the future of humanity. It is also correct, that healing the environment will help the energy and cancer situations.
[-] Posted by Larry Gessner on 04/26/2008 10:24 AM
I think every person who get into politics eventually winds up facing really hard decisions like this . How do you choose between two very important and worthy causes? How do you pick one over the other? Decisions have to be weighed and this is where the true leadership comes into play.
A true leader surrounds him or herself with the best and brightest people. weighs all of the factors involved and does the very best they can to provide as much as they can to support both.

I believe that should sound familiar because it was here at Trump University that I learned that.
[-] Posted by Avish on 04/26/2008 12:24 PM
You remind me of AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH.
What did you think of that movie Mr. Trump?

A good management would be the best solution to your question. I know I sound stupid because its not a company I am talking about ... but the entire nation and planet. Anyway a good management would be one that can improve each of the important sectors without having to sacrifice another for the cost of it.

In other words, the environment, the energy crisis and economic growth could all "happen" hand-in-hand.

I just remembered something:

RESEARCH IN ANTIMATTER:

1. It provides a lot more energy that Nuclear energy.
2. It is 100 percent efficient... Nuclear energy is not even 20 percent efficient.
3. It doesn't cause pollution unlike nuclear energy.

There is always a solution, one way or the other. I believe the biggest investment should not be made on either... but:

a proper managerial system and Health. I believe Health always comes first. Isn't it all we are concerned about!

Mr. Trump, can I ask you something?
I have known you since the days I used to watch wrestling... Would you write a post about how to manage money... and make a safe investment. You know the formula...

Avish
from Nepal.
[-] Posted by u266082 on 04/26/2008 12:32 PM
I always have a sense which topic comes from you Mr. Trump, before I open your blogs.
Thank you for raising this question Which would I choose to invest in, the Environment, Energy Crisis or a Cure for Cancer.

I think I would choose the environment, not because of global warming or the oil crisis but because of disease. Energy problems will be solved as the consumers' demands increase and they are willing to pay for it. When the price gets high enough people will be willing to pay for alternative solutions. We see that now with the hybrid cars. Solar and wind energy will become the norm in new housing developments. (It should be the requirement now; if Gore put his money where his mouth is). All this technology will happen when humans require it for survival. Scaricty will not be the issue. The gap will be closed when the consumer finds it cost effective.

Disease is another matter entirely: Autism is on a frightening rise. Is it in the food or water. Something has to be causing the horrific abnormality in the development of many childrens' brain at about the age of toddlers. There must be some common thread in our environment linked to this. Did we develop a synthetic that we are all using to cause this? What is it that changed in our environment to cause this? The computer perhaps? The increase of electromagentism in our homes? Is it in our vaccines?

There is no doubt though that we need the technology to tackle this problem, but only money can support the army of researchers to methodically find the causes for the many cures we need. Plantbased and synthetic pharmaceuticals stem from the environment. Even our stem cells are environmental if you think about it because humans are an organisms that are part of the ecological system.

I firmly believe that our cancers, autoimmune disorders and other diseases can be linked to the environment. Whether it is in our caustic cleaners or out food, we need to cross reference as much as we can about the enviorment . Solving the environmental woes may be an umbrella approach to solving all that ails the world.

The other night I heard a mortician on 20/20 (who son was killed by gang violence) say something that has been known since the dawn of mankind. One gang is "dissed" so they go kill someone from another gang for it. Tribal people studied by anthropologists were observed and documented that when one tribe suspects another of wrong doing, they go kill someone from antother tribe. Just the mere superstition that a member of a tribe got ill and died is blamed on the other tribe and grounds to go on the war path. If looking cross eyed at another is taken as a "dis," tribal people will kill the person just for the wrong look. I say, we are still living in the stone ages. I hear gang members reason like this. What is the difference between now and then? We just have different weapons. Where are the anthropilists now when we need them?

The cures are within us. We have to unlock the solutions to our problems within humanity which is a part of nature. It's in how we manage Ecology, not just within the biosphere, but within our homes. As that is what the word ecology means, "the study of Home."

Sincerely submitted by kandidkate
[-] Posted by member1764545 on 04/26/2008 9:29 PM
Personally I think this countries dependency on oil is a cancer but if I had to make a choice it would have to be environment. If we continue to poison our planet at this pace all of the money in the world won't mean a thing to our children and future generations.


HPS
Internet Marketing Specialist
http://www.ourmonmouthblog.com
[-] Posted by member1385680 on 04/27/2008 2:22 AM
Ultimately, It is a moral decision.

If you invest in renewable energy sources, there may be a chance for you to earn your money back. However If you invest to find a cure for cancer, there is a chance that you may never find it and your investment may just blead away into nothing.

On the other side,
If you do not invest in finding a cure, people may say that you never gave the search for the cure a chance. There are some institutions alredy gathering funds to find cure for Cancer. One of which I know is the "Terry Fox Foundation" in Canada (www.terryfoxrun.org). They organize runs all over the world in remembrance of a touching story started by Terry Fox himself.

Therefore, in this issue, you must decide whether you want to give back to society (via cancer research) or invest it in a way that there is a higher chance of getting returns from your investment.

Investing in either one is a very tricky issue. You need to back your reasons for the cause, or else, one day, people may say that you made the wrong decision.

Personally, I would go for renewable energy source. My reasons are as below:

1) Global warming is a global issue
2) Renewable energy sources can help slow down global warming and help the economy to regain itself.
3) There is no known cure for cancer up till this day.
4) Reasearch for a cure for cancer have been persued for ages without known remedies.

Prince Dudley,
Systems Engineer
http://birdseyesview.blogspot.com
[-] Posted by *Gopi* 'Where Quality becomes Reality' on 04/27/2008 4:55 AM
Invest money in good Movie which will explain the MAIN triger for cancer, environment or energy ''problem''.

Energy, environment or cancer comes from thoughts. By changing thoughts we kill three flys with one shoot. It takes only one second to do it.




Ina Matijevic
http://free-zg.htnet.hr/cat-world/pics/white-fly-large.jpg
[-] Posted by Sharky on 04/27/2008 8:40 AM
I can see that men and women would allegedly vote that way. The emotional choice would be cancer research. The logical and more reasoned one would be energy.

After all, this world has a population problem and we can continue absorbing it into the first world for only so long until we too are like Africa or the Orient. I would rather see sustainable energy and far less pollution because I am not merely concerned for myself, but my children as well.
[-] Posted by member1385680 on 04/27/2008 10:21 AM
Donald,

If I had 20 billion Dollars, I would invest HALF of it in Trump Energy,
If I had 3 billion Dollars, I would invest it ALL in Trump Medical Research Center.

The reason:
Trump Medical Research Center sounds better than Trump Energy !
Make the right choice that suits you Donald!. Go with your gut ! Trump Medical Research Center is the better choice!

If I had 30 billion Dollars, I would do both!
Money will come, and money will go, but the best is your name will stick in the hearts of people forever !
[-] Posted by member1750184 on 04/27/2008 1:06 PM
This is not so difficult of a question to answer if you consider some of the top trends that will impact our world in the next 20-30 years. Energy and healthcare problems must be resolved by new technology...hydrogen fueled cars, wind energy, nanotechnology (new medical breakthroughs).

New technologies will improve energy efficiency, our environment, and medicine. Hopefully, the US will see far enough into the future to begin investing in improved education and research.

While a cure for cancer would be invaluable, the US healthcare crisis is far beyond a cure for cancer - ex: obesity, type II diabetes, stroke, etc... We cannot afford to continue to consume energy or healthcare at the current pace and expect the same standard of living for our future.
[-] Posted by John Hoff - eVentureBiz.com on 04/27/2008 2:35 PM
@Trump - I didn't clearly read which you would choose but I get the hint you're thinking cancer? If so, I tend to disagree.

I think which way you sway depends on the times you live in. In today's world, there is an energy crisis. In a few short decades many of our natural resources will be used up and our grand children may be finding themselves in a much different world than we live in today.

It doesn't matter if cancer is cured or not in 30 years if the baby boomers and gen X'ers have used up 90% of the Earth's natural resources. Imagine the panic, disease, famine, and war that would happen if and when this time approaches.

Of course I'm not saying we should abandon cancer research (it happens to be the chairity I support the most as it happens), but technology in perserving our way of life is paramount.

@Roberts Staltmanis - your argument doesn't hold up my friend. A healthy life can <em>contribute</em> to not getting cancer, but studies have proved that cancer is highly genetic.

@member1789233 - that's a sad statement and one I don't share. You're basically saying "who cares and let someone else handle it." Is that the attitude we Americans should show the world we have? The great thing about America is that when it comes to BIG issues, we all come together as a united nation and we the people are the backbone of those "vigorously pursuing" these things. Without our support, they will fail.

John
founder of eVentureBiz - http://www.eventurebiz.com
[-] Posted by member1788258 on 04/27/2008 8:19 PM
Posted by Marcia J. Castillo-Mar 27Apr08 In my opinion the issues are both important. However for the current economy of the U.S. we need to be proactive and spend money in technology to fix our energy problems and stop relying on the overseas oil supply. Today alchemy is breaking te banks along the Iowa River with two ethanol plants and bio-diseal alternative fuel resource plants. Iowa is using agricultural corn and soybeans as renewable fuel sources as well as incorporatng livestock feed mills. And then with the feed mills you have the abundance of methane gas. Could methane gas be used as an alternative fuel source? In the State of Iowa Cargill is working towards a solution and offers employment @ their Bio-diseal Plants. Our automakers in this country need to manufacture fuel efficient automobiles which utilize bio-diseal fuels and we need to build bio-diseal fuel stations and tell the Bush administration enough is enough. Most college students today can not afford to spend $70-100 per week to fill their gasoline tanks. Most people can afford to spend $10 which gets you less than 3 gallons of fuel. And to make it more difficult the city refuses to offer public transportation to the local college. The students have attempted several times by signing petitions to change the public transportation issue but remains unresolved. The closest bus route ends at the local Mall of the Bluffs then it is approximately a 2-3 miles walk or bicycle ride. Maybe we should revisit our past and utilize the railroads and/or use electricity for trolleys or monorails...offering clean air resolution and fast, convenient mode of transportation. Japan uses the Silver Bullet, Europe uses the Eur-rail. Why is the U.S. not using our resources in a smart way. Amtrack is available but too expensive.
[-] Posted by member1780636 on 04/27/2008 10:45 PM
Definitely cancer. People are our most valuable resource. People solve problems like an energy crisis.
[-] Posted by member1789885 on 04/28/2008 4:15 AM
It's a tough choice, because your heart tells to invest money in research to cure cancer, but at the same time you need to invest in technology, so in the future people wouldn't have this problem (cancer). And the best way in this situation would be to divide it, like 50/50.
But, there's must be a choice. I would say invest in technology, because if have the best technology, then people may not have this illness. And you actually can save more pepole's lives. You can solve health problem, so people will not have this illness in the future, and if we do this, then we really can save other people, who already have this illness.
[-] Posted by Ryan Ward on 04/28/2008 7:58 AM
As the husband of a breast cancer survivor, I know that breast cancer is real and research and investment has a real chance of changing the human condidtion. Protecting the environment needs to be part of the everyday thought process as we walk through our life, but, I am not so sure that the jury is fully in on the human impact. The earth now appears to have started to cool - according to NASA and ice at the poles is actually thicker now than 5 years ago. So while our footprint probably needs to be smaller per person on our planet - I am yet to be convinced that human beings are the cause. You have to remember that if we have the biggest hurricane since the 1930's or it's the hottest day since 1968...these things don't indicate global warming. You would still need to explain why it was hotter before or hurricanes were bigger then.

I pick cancer.

Ryan Ward
www.ryanwardrealestate.com
[-] Posted by John Hoff - eVentureBiz.com on 04/28/2008 8:20 AM
@member1780636 - people are ultimately the most important, but what do you think will happen to people in 25 - 30 years when the Earth's natural resources run out? Can you imagine the panic and all the problems that will arise?

Now's the time to fix things. It's not too late. Just like in real estate. Now's the time to buy land because in 25-30 years our grand and great grandchildren won't be able to buy any. It'll all be taken and used.

Today's the day to do something about it.

John
eVentureBiz.com
[-] Posted by member1554929 on 04/28/2008 4:27 PM
All Three!

Since all three are inextricably linked together, they are all equally important.

Think about it!!!
We drive the Atmosphere into Oblivion! {Ignoring our own Wastefulness.}


Tharefore: WE INCREASE the # of, intensity, and density of: [are you ready for the big "C" -word (?)]; Carcinogens! Thus, causing extra cancerous potential in our third area - the environment!

So naturally as "good Americans" we seek a 'political' solution which only includes ourselves in the lies we are about to tell. A true political situation involves other countries, but alas we have become so good at this make believe political situation game we have most of the World playing, that we can now get them to LIE with us and deny that we need to conserve instead of continuing to be as WASTEFUL as we possibly can and then some.

The push needs to BE united in the OPPOSITE DIRECTION!!!!!!!
The opposite direction is not the problem. It is the SOLUTION!!!

Sincerely Yours Mister Trump,
J. Glen Dale,
S.P., Fla. - U.S.A.
[-] Posted by The Anchor Guy on 04/29/2008 3:12 AM
Oh come on folks. Advance, advance and advance never stop!

ENERGY and NEW TECHNOLOGEY is the only way to go.

As far as CANCER goes, there is a great cure out there, called FAITH.

So Donald, if you are throwing money away, at least use it to advance mankind.

Speak to Brett - he has another avenue

Guy at Anchor


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[-] Posted by Iggyo on 04/29/2008 6:54 PM
If we choose to cure cancer and succeed, there will be more people who will need more energy and have a bigger negative effect on the environment. Conversely, if we solve the energy crisis, we will have less of a negative effect on the environment. The environment in which we live must be protected at all cost, otherwise, we will have nowhere to live. Remember, real estate and the environment are interrelated ...and so are we!
[-] Posted by Zeitgeist & Truth on 04/30/2008 4:15 AM
Millions/Billions of dollars have been donated for cancer research, and more people are dieing today because of cancer. I believe in prevention, but doctors don’t support this cause because there is no money in prevention. There is a great book, written by a doctor and it’s called, ‘What doctors don’t know that may be killing you’. It compares natural medicine and the pharmaceutical industry and how they can work together. A great way to prevent most cancers is get rid of OIL!!!
The Olympics is going to Beijing, China and I believe it’s going to be a disaster in so many ways, and one is pollution. The Olympics will be held in August and you can’t see two blocks away because of smog. In the early 1990’s, it was illegal to have a car in China, now 20% of Chinese drive. I have a friend who lives in China, near a nice lake, with floating, dead fish because of pollution. The Chinese are moving pollution causing factories to different areas to give a false sense of what is really going on. After the Olympics, I believe that China will go full steam ahead with production of everything, including cars so everyone can drive in China. Do you think these cars will be electric? Not likely, China has lots of oil, as well as Russia… Who killed the electric car? The oil companies… and who is behind the oil companies? Government… Who runs the government? Industry, economy, Banks…
Mr. Trump, I have read many of your books and I enjoy everything you do, including ‘The Apprentice’.
I think it’s terrible what’s going on in this world today, especially with governments implementing a N.A.U. (North American Union) without ‘the people’s opinion. Mexico, U.S.A. and Canada is in the works to be ONE, with a super highway and one currency and no one has a say… What do you think about this? Lots of oil in Canada and Harper is right in with Bush, what’s that say? More pollution, more cancer, and solar energy, electric car, wind energy,,, it’s here, but it won’t be main stream, which is a shame, unless WE the people stand up and do something about it!!!
We can put all the money in the world into technology, but our ‘so called’ governments will put a stop to anything that won’t make them LOTS of money, that will be spent in ways NOT for the people, but in selfish ways for themselves!!! Are governments of the world for the people? Do you think that your votes actually mean something?
We had great electric cars and the technology is here, but it’s hidden away for when it’s too late.
I am worried about my children and their children… What kind of world will they be living in? Natural medicine, which has been around for thousands of years is being fought by the Pharmaceutical industry? Why? More people are killed by prescription drugs, then guns in the states. I am Canadian, but live in Taiwan now, and liver cancer is the number one killer here, I wonder why? I went to the hospital for a mandatory medical, and you should have seen the people lined up to get medicine, it’s terrible here. Most everyone thinks people NEED medicine, and that the vitamins shown on TV are the best, you know what brand I mean, which is garbage for the body. Medicine is very important for serious situations, and needed in some cases, but so many people run to the drug store as a first resort instead of drinking water, or resting… maybe eating better, or exercising…
That’s my rant on cancer and technology…
I feel cancer can be history if we get rid of some of the huge corporations and concentrate on educating people on health and the simple things in life, like drinking water!
[-] Posted by Beth Carter Special Agent FBI on 05/03/2008 12:36 PM
This sort of educated conversation in this sort of social space has the potential of saving the human race from itself. There is no doubt in my mind that research that is directed, about the social spaces in the online world, will result in similar educational experiences, that will serve as a road map for our children to follow in the wake of the MESS we have given them! Working then re-working our ideas out leaves a ROAD map for others. In this we can rest assured that those neurological pathways are introduced to a logical thought process that includes basic information that our children need to make choices. When we introduce the minds that are engaged in RANTING and RAVING in online space to this sort of thought process we stand the chance of introducing them to solutions that are locked inside those minds now. Those solutions are out there, they can be achieved, and we ought to be well invested in cultivating the minds of children who spend countless hours being educated BY pure CRAP, lies, and rhetoric in the online world! This world we live in has changed, and we continue to fail in our ability to adapt to those changes in how information is being shared and how neurological pathways are being created in the minds of people you will call your elected officials! Education, that is directed, and pays close attention to this trend IS the SOLUTION, not only to deciding this issue, but IT IS the solution to re-train minds and introduce them to the thought process that includes logic, reason, and risk deduction. Presently, there are very few educators who are able to pull this off, because they are up against minds that REQUIRE constant entertainment, and show NO interest in the issues of today, tomorrow, or 10 years from now. Remember when you were a kid? Did you care about any of this stuff? No you did not, because you did not have to! Well kids today, have to! We created this world they are living in, and now it is a tough task to get them to re-think the outcomes our choices have left them in. Getting our online populations turned on by education, and teaching them intellectual empathy, and directing them toward a process of logical thought, IS YOUR solution- This conversation is evidence that growth, and learning are possible when more information is presented. With each post, the conversation grows, and in this social space it lends itself to hope because there are educated and informed people contributing to it. Now imagine taking this conversation to YOU TUBE or some other social space, and MAKE a video of smart geek type people solving problems! Kids are likely to "one up you" and do it better! They may even by accident save humanity from itself without even knowing it, verses making us all look like clowns that have misguided brats for children!
By the way, the world really hates us right now, and since they hold many of the keys to science this makes it a little hard to advance science. Science today is not done in a bubble! We MUST build global relationships, and build bridges to the rest of the world, if we have any hhope for our future! Going global, not just green, going global not just anti oil, going global not just saving trees- going global is more about learning to build relationships, in those interactions we save trees, and cure disease, and emerge ONCE AND FOR ALL!
[-] Posted by Beth Carter Special Agent FBI on 05/03/2008 12:47 PM
Just like when you go looking for GOLD in the day- the gold mines of today are in the nuropathways that are on display in social space all over the online world! We must concern our minds and direct our energy towads finding that gold, and using it to turn things around! It is our ethical duty not just to our children, but also to mankind as a whole!
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[-] Posted by Rachael Sutton #1253595 on 12/26/2008 4:26 PM
I always like to find ways that we can go beyond limitations, and you are giving me a limit here - an either or. I believe we have already come up with many answers to the energy/petroleum issue, but I believe they are scooped up and hidden so that greedy powerful people can continue to line their pockets without regard to how this is affecting our environment, economies, and quality of life for the world. So, I don't think we need to pour a lot of resources into this, just a few select investigators to re-find those discoveries and make the world aware of what has been done and what we can do.

The environment is critical, because without it, we won't exist - in which case, cancer will be a moot point.

But without health, the environment isn't going to mean much either is it?

I'm glad I don't have to choose between these issues, because they are all important to me. In reality, environment and health should be considerations in anything we choose to do - so should the wise use of resources.
[-] Posted by member1903150 on 01/01/2009 7:05 PM
Energy can be made cheaper without investing money, in the same time health and human life are the most important and prolonging man's life and making it complete is much better.

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