Making his wall across the Mexican border look like small change, President Donald Trump is once again stirring up controversy in the USA, and while his first term is remembered for his outlandish plans to build a giant wall across the Mexican border, it seems his second term will be iconized by his plans for a ‘Golden Dome’ covering the entire country — a national defense initiative that could potentially affect federal infrastructure insurance policies, emergency preparedness plans, and homeland health diagnostics.
While Donald Trump wasted no time signing hundreds of controversial executive orders in the aftermath of his January 20 inauguration, that’s nothing compared to his bigger plans now that he’s settling back into his chair behind the Resolute Desk. Analysts suggest such sweeping measures could raise questions about public finance, taxpayer liabilities, and disaster mitigation insurance.
If splashing some $1 billion on potentially turning a Qatar jet into the new Air Force Once wasn’t divisive enough, how about taxpayers being stung for a $175 billion ‘Golden Dome’? The long-term budget impact of such a massive undertaking could potentially divert funds from critical services like public health care, hospital infrastructure, and prenatal diagnostics for underserved populations.
Way back in January, the POTUS made a throwaway mention of plans to target ‘next-generation’ aerial threats like ballistic and cruise missiles being launched against the USA. Critics argue that large-scale military projects like this often overlap with federal liability concerns, government insurance contracts, and national security-related malpractice risk reviews.
He’s now unveiled his plans for the futuristic Golden Dome, and while not quite putting a physical dome over us like Stephen King’s dystopian Under the Dome, it’s a similar concept.
