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The economy is such a shitshow of a political football that it’s starting to look like a “tulip” republic where you define your way out of tough spots and ever
by mc32 4y ago
The economy is such a shitshow of a political football that it’s starting to look like a “tulip” republic where you define your way out of tough spots and ever so forcefully avoid mention of the bad thing that would “influence” voters. I think it's a mistake, like it was a mistake to call inflation transitory.
It’s easy. Own up and start working toward solutions instead of sweeping things under the rug and worrying about non-essential politics. People are not that stupid.
- bmitc 4y agoIt's a typical Republican strategy over the past few decades. Republican presidents tend to tank the economy, which is then handed over to Democrats, who spend their presidency getting things back to an even keel. Then the recovering or recovered economy gets handed over to Republicans who false espouse their success in "fixing" the economy and then proceed to tank it again.