• Deadend [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Do everything but for 2 years.

    People will get MAD when shit is taken away if it’s not renewed.

    Dems could literally make their platform “keep electing me or shit will suck” maybe even drag Republicans leftish when they see the programs are not bad.

    • theChariot [any]
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      3 years ago

      Unironically this, a la Obamacare being politically toxic until people tried to get rid of it. It could actually be good/smart for them to do to this, which is why they won't.

    • Three_Magpies [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      What do the people do when they’re mad though? Nothing except gripe — most likely, the rulers would notice this anger and use it to present supply-side economics as the answer.

      • HamManBad [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Nah giving people a good taste of what they want and then ripping it away is a good catalyst for revolution

      • Deadend [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        We need to be more like the French. They will go OFF

    • AcidSmiley [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      That sounds like a workable strategy, so they'll definitely go with cuts and means testing bs instead. Gotta steer clear of the risk of not losing the midterms.

    • Stancera [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      Will they get mad. People seem to have just kinda sucked up the drying up of all that covid aid.

      • Deadend [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        A lot of people were mad, but also because it was done by both Trump and Biden and phrased as a "ONE TIME COVID THING!". Instead of it being "what if life didn't FUCKING SUCK!?"