On November 8, 2016, voters will head to the polls to elect our next President.

This week’s assignment will be to choose any two (2) of the issues listed below and to research, then compare and contrast all elements of the two major party candidate’s platforms (Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump) on the issue.

You will need to use outside references in order to complete this assignment. Grading will be based on use of references, writing style and strength of argument.

Please pick two of the issues below and compare and contrast candidate Clinton’s and candidate Trump’s platforms on each of the issues:

1. Federal minimum wage
2. Student debt and rising cost of college tuition
3. Immigration and legal residency for current immigrants
4. Labor unions and benefits of unionization

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A Comparison of the Two Presidential Candidates on Key Policy Issues

The two presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton of the Democratic Party and Donald Trump of the Republican Party, have varying ideologies on most policy issues affecting the United States and the world in general. There are two issues that I will identify and discuss how the two candidates view them. The first issue that has been an issue of note in this election is the issue of minimum wage. Due to decreasing income gains, fast increase in low-paying jobs, and strikes by fast-food chain workers have made the minimum wage a top economic policy issue of the current campaign (Burns & Flegenheimer, 2016). The current federal minimum wage is at $12 an hour..

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