auntblabby wrote:
the problem is that it is not just the president but everybody downhill from him like his veep, the Senate, the house, the organs of civil government that DJT have studded with his own fascist ideologues to frustrate the progressive agenda of improving working class life.
I mean... look is that really accurate?
I have a PhD in Economics. Tariffs in theory can improve working class life. It would effectively be a tax on the rich that gets sent to the working class if done right.
It is not optimal. Economics states no tariffs is optimal then tax the capital owners and redistribute. But political science tells us that people are opposed to people getting " free stuff" so the tariff route is indirect and acceptable (and less efficient).
The left has a serious problem. I really hope the Democrats can internally discuss what went wrong and fix their issues, but I doubt it.