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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump supporters want socialism
White lower class voters expect him to hand them all factory jobs with the flick of a magic switch. How do you accomplish that without big government and socialist programs?
This truly is a bizarro world. Maybe the poles have flipped after all.
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Trump supporters want socialism (Original Post)
Chico Man
Sep 2016
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How stupid do you have to be to believe that a man that has his ties and clothing made in foreign
world wide wally
Sep 2016
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NightWatcher
(39,376 posts)1. They want a Daddy State to tell them what to do.
Chico Man
(3,001 posts)2. Absolutely
They are unable to pull themselves up by their bootstraps.
world wide wally
(21,836 posts)3. How stupid do you have to be to believe that a man that has his ties and clothing made in foreign
countries is going to crack down on shipping jobs overseas?
Does the word "duuuh" ring a bell?
Glassunion
(10,201 posts)4. It's actually worse. They want factory jobs
However they have been led to believe that this is accomplished through lightening the tax burden the the incredibly wealthy, and that a lack of minimum wage would suddenly increase their paychecks because they could demand a higher salary due to competition... or some shit.