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neohippie

(1,178 posts)
14. The robber barons are back
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 09:03 AM
Jan 16

When you take away hope from the lower classes, and healthcare, food assistance, health insurance subsidies, deport a huge part of the labor market who fill lower wage jobs, to give more to the most wealthy the billionaires, you are going to create a large number of desperate people, that will increase crime, violence, sickness, and widen the wealth gap.

I have a feeling a large part of Trump's base thought these things would only happen to other people i.e. illegal immigrants, but the FAFO crowd along with the rest of us are going to see a lot of suffering first hand, plus throw tariffs and bad economic policy on top of that and even those of us with a means to survive the worst of this are going to feel the pain of the consequences from this election

This is not the America that I was raised to believe in, this is not what Christian values look like, this is shaping up to resemble pre-revolution France where the little people aren't even going to be able to afford to eat cake.

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IMO, this is the new MO of Republicans for the foreseeable future. no_hypocrisy Jan 15 #1
Paywalled - here is a link to the list from the Politico article jmbar2 Jan 15 #2
Not on the chopping block jmbar2 Jan 15 #5
Why do successful companies need any subsidies? travelingthrulife Jan 16 #16
They want to make the temporary cuts permanent AND add $1 trillion more. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 15 #3
LA Times willing to report the truth? JadedButHopeful Jan 15 #4
Michael Hiltzik is one of the good guys Zorro Jan 15 #8
Don't let Rep. Jodey Arrington fool you. C0RI0LANUS Jan 15 #6
new mo? been the same mo since roosvelt put ss, ssi ,ssdi in . going to cost more putting ppl in rest homes rather AllaN01Bear Jan 15 #7
Who's going to take up the slack??? ReRe Jan 15 #9
Medicare For All Baron2024 Jan 15 #10
They've lied through their teeth for over 40+ years that tax breaks for the wealthy and corporations would trickle down. cstanleytech Jan 15 #11
Growing up in Republican households must be devoid of empathy, sympathy, or compassion. C0RI0LANUS Jan 16 #12
You are so right. OldBaldy1701E Jan 16 #13
Hi OldBaldy1701E: The image casually captured the grim future in one shot. Here's a gallery to be more realistic. C0RI0LANUS Jan 16 #18
The robber barons are back neohippie Jan 16 #14
And Republicans have gleefully and forcefully promoted gun ownership for all Zorro Jan 16 #15
Let the tumbrels roll! travelingthrulife Jan 16 #17
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