Both parties are in the pockets of billionaires. The only astounding part is how Trump, whose personal business history includes illegal labor rights violations and has always had a vitriol for unions, is sometimes preferred over Biden, who's been the best president for labor in over 100 years
"It's the economy, stupid" is an old and tired cliché. Really its "the vibe of the economy"
The thing that I still haven't grasped—and this isn't snark, I truly haven't wrapped my head around it—is why people think "things cost more" (1) is the direct result of government rather than a coordinated effort from retailers raising prices, and (2) why the GOP is the party to fix this when they're the ones historically opposed to both business regulation and minimum wage increases.
Right, I'm not disputing that. What I'm questioning is whether people understand why that happened, or how to actually fix it. Because they should care how, and it won't get fixed unless we have actual solutions.
Because the places that these people get their "news" have been harping almost nonstop that high prices are Biden's fault. Fox News and its brethren exist solely to make its audience mad about things, and then explain why those things are the current Democratic leadership's fault.
Yeah, I'll definitely grant that both parties are in the pockets of billionaires, although one seems to more than the other. There's a reason so many of them flock to one side.
The only explanation I can think of for the constituency is that people like a confident but far-fetched proposal more than an undramatic but feasible one. Slowly chipping away economic inequality and strengthening labor protections and introducing social benefits actually works, it just doesn't sound as impressive as "I will quickly and singlehandedly fix the cost of living (source: trust me)."
How a party can bill itself as a champion of the working class while also being in the pocket of dozens of billionaires is beyond me.