that wealth redistribution question is pretty lit tho

  • PKMKII [none/use name]
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    1 year ago

    No that was just campaign trail rhetoric. The irony in Trump is that for all his anti-establishment, drain the swamp bluster, he tends to parrot and go along with those around him are saying. So once he was in office, he got surrounded by careerist Republicans and his policies ended up being mostly Republican boilerplate, except for his erratic protectionist trade policies.

    • mar_k [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      might be misremembering but wasn't his campaign rhetoric "we're gonna do trickle down economics and cut taxes for the rich?"

      • PKMKII [none/use name]
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        1 year ago

        https://www.reuters.com/article/us-election-trump-hedgefunds-idUSKCN0QS0P120150823

        Overall, you’re correct, more trickle down. But trickle down sprinkled with some “these crony capitalists are going to pay their fair share” which was a departure from the Tax Club for Growth mantra.