The former president’s allies have used the final days of the campaign to argue for sharp spending cuts that would harm millions of Americans.

Summary

Donald Trump’s allies, including Elon Musk and John Paulson, are advocating sudden, unspecified spending cuts, likely targeting healthcare and social programs if Trump wins.

Despite strong economic performance under Biden, Trump’s agenda could double the national debt, raising taxes for most Americans while benefitting the wealthy. His policies may cut essential programs, lowering living standards in the short term.

Trump’s campaign has been a bait-and-switch, promising economic restoration while hiding the dire consequences of his proposals.

  • solsangraal@lemmy.zipEnglish
    211·
    10 days ago

    raising taxes for most Americans while benefitting the wealthy

    this was literally always the agenda from day one 10 years ago. why is this still being presented as “news”?

    • DominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.works
      22·
      10 days ago

      Because younger voters have no clue on most of this. A lot of them never even heard the “grab her by the pussy“ comment, and they were subsequently appalled, apparently.

      • solsangraal@lemmy.zipEnglish
        13·
        10 days ago

        never even heard the “grab her by the pussy“ comment

        this should irreversibly torpedo anyone’s career, political or otherwise. i still have a hard time believing it didn’t

          • solsangraal@lemmy.zipEnglish
            9·
            10 days ago

            it really opened my eyes to the fact that yes, there are indeed that many people who think it’s ok for someone who has no problem with assaulting women to run the whole country

    • zephorah@lemm.ee
      9·
      10 days ago

      Because as a cluster B personality disorder, the primary statement made when negative but truthful statements are made about them is: nuh-uh. To be clearer: no, they are doing it, not me. “They” being whomever the cluster B personality disorder deems their enemy at the time. (They always have an enemy, of sorts.). Sometimes it’s a vehement: no, YOU are doing this, not me.

      It’s a playbook of behavior with cluster B personality disorder that occurs like clockwork.

      Cluster B is borderline psychosis due to the alternative realities they present to self and others, which is simply where they exist. There is also high dysfunction for relationships, but not enough life dysfunction to get them institutionalized, most of the time. They are deeply sick individuals in need of help, in need of long term therapy.

      So here we are. A vehement denial of behaviors, and a demonization of the ones daring to describe negative behaviors out loud.