Probably because free market solutions were as much an ideology as it was an economic system. The average joe has been told since Reagan that lower taxes for th

Probably because free market solutions were as much an ideology as it was an economic system. The average joe has been told since Reagan that lower taxes for the wealthiest businesses and people, deregulation and cutting back social programs will trickle down to benefit them. This has turned out to be wrong, and whether it was an intentional lie or a genuine plan that failed, we need to acknowledge it. The fact Trump's main message was tarrifs, and yet his polling numbers go down the more tarrifs are in the news now, should tell you something. People are looking for solutions and when there's a lack of good ideas, they vote for the bad idea over the status quo