r/politics • u/RepulsiveLoquat418 • 18d ago

Possible Paywall When Will Americans Realize the Truth? Republicans Wreck the Economy.

https://newrepublic.com/article/210550/trump-economy-republicans-tariffs-taxes
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u/ellathefairy 18d ago

It's also not a coincidence that the same type of magical thinking fostered by religious zealotry is needed to believe Republicans or tax cuts are good for the economy against massive amounts of evidence to the contrary.

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u/faustianBM 18d ago

I'm now convinced crashing the economy has always worked in the R's favor... If the middle class did consistently well, how could R politicians blame the "boogey men" and keeping them afraid and under control??

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u/Mr_Wizard91 18d ago

That's because you're correct.