Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa Dec/Jan 2016/17 | Page 16

COVER STORY

President Trump, with a slight conservative majority
in Congress, might be able to address some of the major
issues Americans face. Or he might be so unpredictable
as to become a lame duck before the end of his
honeymoon. Johnson continues that, no matter what he
does, I don’t think his election success was because of
the caustic and irresponsible things he said.
‘I think that the US tax and healthcare systems are
dreadful. We spend tens of billions of dollars simply
trying to prepare our tax returns, and everyone knows
the state of medical care. ‘ He believes that President
Trump can mould these things. Through agency
appointments, court appointments, direction given
to cabinet members, and consent with Congress, the
President can sway decisions in these areas in ways that
I believe will unleash innovation, get government off
the backs of businesses, and provide a solid foundation
for decades to come, says Johnson.

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Uncertainty abounds

Such spikes happen when citizens become uncertain
about the future of their country. They seek safer
options for their families. As the possibility increased
that Trump would win the election this morning,
the Canadian Immigration website crashed due to an
overload of visitors.
Speaking from the 10th Global Residence and
Citizenship Conference in London, Eric Major, Chief
Executive Officer of the global citizenship advisory
firm Henley & Partners, says they saw a similar spike
in interest amongst Americans looking for alternative
citizenships and residences when George W. Bush
was running for re-election in 2004. “We are seeing
a comparable trend emerging now amongst wealthy
Americans who wonder what the next four years will
hold. There has been a significant increase in enquiries
to the Henley & Partners website since the news broke.”

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