The GOP is having a change of heart on economics. It could have implications for policymaking.

[DonViejo]

Deep economic hardship — rising income inequality and escalating costs of health care and college tuition — could be driving the shift.

March 7, 2021, 5:00 AM EST
By Sahil Kapur and Allan Smith

WASHINGTON — The Republican Party is showing signs of softening its trademark fiscal conservative brand in favor of a new populist approach, a potentially seminal shift as the party becomes more reliant on blue-collar white voters after Donald Trump’s presidency.

The last time Republicans were thrown out of power, in 2009, they embraced an unabashed tax-cutting and spending-cutting vision to find their way out of the wilderness. Now, the party is taking a different path as ambitious figures seek to curry favor with voters by pushing a larger government safety-net that includes cash to families and a minimum wage hike.

The new approach comes at a time of deep economic hardship — rising income inequality and escalating costs of health care and college tuition — made worse by the coronavirus pandemic. The trend, if it continues, will test the longstanding alliance between the GOP and big business and has the potential to reshape the future of American policymaking.

"I hope there's support for getting working people a fair shot. Most Americans — they don't want to be taken care of. They would like a fair shot though — to be able to get a job, be able to raise their family," Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said.

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/gop-having-change-heart-economics-it-could-have-implications-policymaking-n1258863

[Wounded Bear]

1. Well, none of that was on display last week...I'll believe it when I see it.

[mucifer]

2. well they duped nbc into writing that article

[Irish_Dem]

3. This is just a new PR campaign.

[dweller]

4. Um

where were their votes yesterday?


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[GoodRaisin]

5. WTF?

The Republican party which has been on display is the polar opposite. This article is bullshit.

[True Blue American]

14. I agree 100%!

[Zoonart]

6. Smoke and mirrors..

who are you going to believe...the GQP... or your lying eyes and empty pockets?

[gratuitous]

7. So they're going to make it easier for workers to organize and bargain collectively?

Or is that crazy talk?

[SoonerPride]

8. This seems like fake news to me.

Really.

Since when have they shown this change?

Not in rhetoric but in actual policy votes?

Never.

[ariadne0614]

9. Watch what they do, not what they say--Rachel Maddow n/t

[OnDoutside]

11. Exactly.

[jrthin]

10. NBC should be ashamed of themselves for writing this drivel.

But, I know they are not. There is no objective fact in this news (?) article. Or are they continuing to do PR work for the repugs.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

12. Hey! It's still several weeks until April Fool's Day!

[MineralMan]

13. Lip Service Only

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

15. Yeah sure, any time now.... How fucking gullible can some people be??! nt

[CrispyQ]

16. NBC needs to put down the pipe.

"...curry favor with voters by pushing a larger government safety-net that includes cash to families and a minimum wage hike."

Were they even awake last week?

[BlueNProud]

17. Wishful thinking.Tax cuts for the donors is all they know and all they'll ever know.