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> Still refusing to listen to us plebeians. I can't afford groceries. I'm not looking for a scholar-bureaucrat reframe of my problem. I'm looking for a solution
by chipdart 2y ago
> Still refusing to listen to us plebeians. I can't afford groceries. I'm not looking for a scholar-bureaucrat reframe of my problem. I'm looking for a solution.
What solution do you expect from Trump?
- dekhn 2y agoI think most people who are poor who voted for Trump expect him to eliminate unnecessary rent-seekers while also putting up barriers to free trade, thus increasing domestic spending, which (waves hands) leads to lower prices.
- chipdart 2y ago> think most people who are poor who voted for Trump expect him to eliminate unnecessary rent-seekers (...) You mean people vote for a slum lord who is lauded by billionaires expecting and who funelled Whitehouse budget to his own hotels expecting him to eliminate rent-seekers? > (...) while also putting up barriers to free trade, thus increasing domestic spending (...) You mean the same guy who sold them cheap made in China golden sneakers for a small fortune, and bragged he got all his loans from Russia? This train of thought defies any and all reasoning.
- dekhn 2y agoI don't think getting so emotionally charged about these things is a useful approach. Personally, I'm glad to have a good understanding of what made so many people vote this way (even if I very strongly disagree with their fundamental approach and philosophy and behavior).