I know your mind is made, but I’m responding for others that may be reading this post. What Trump is proposing is not uncharted territory. Javier Milei balanced Argentina’s budget for the first time in 123 years by doing what Trump is proposing. Unfortunately, Democratic politicians are trying to sabotage his efforts at the expense of the country. Examples are Biden giving Rivian a 6 million dollar federal loan even though they are bleeding money and not ramping production fast enough to be competitive, Newsom proposing an EV incentive structure that doesn’t benefit Tesla who is the only company that makes EVs in California, and spending money to “Trump proof” laws involving Abortion, Trans and Immigration. I’m an independent and have never voted for a Republican candidate in any election, but I do believe that Trump will be a significant improvement from Biden when it comes to economics.
To anyone reading, what Trump wants to do is indeed not uncharted territory. Just looking at Javier Milei...
Rightwing president vowed to rescue country from years of ‘impoverishment’ – but for many the situation is desperate
www.theguardian.com
"Milei’s severe spending cuts have hit the poor hard. Statistics show that for the first half of this year,
almost 53% of Argentina’s 45 million peoplewere living in poverty – a two-decade high – up from 41.7% in the second half of 2023. Some
18% of people were living in extreme poverty, while
more than six out of 10 of under-14s lived below the poverty line.
“The social reality is deteriorating by the day,” warned Myriam Bregman, a prominent socialist leader and former presidential candidate, predicting that the growing social drama would make the remaining three years of Milei’s term “convulsive”.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/10/cpac-argentina-milei-maga-trump-musk
In Barrio Mugica, a poor community where support for Milei was strong last year, many lament the cost-cutting.
“A lot, lot, lot has changed this last year, for the worse. Milei has cut everything,” said Laila Gómez, 64. “The subsidies for gas have been cut, and food prices have increased rapidly. I’ve had to stop eating meat completely, and cut down on the number of meals. Every time I go to the shops I buy less and less.”
Gómez, who lives in a one-room home, says her monthly rent rocketed from 15,000 pesos in December 2023 to 100,000 now. “Everything’s so bad, I don’t know what’s going to happen to us next.”
Nearby, 37-year-old Jessica Tocomas collects her daughter from school, two twin babies strapped to her chest. Due to the halting of all public works, she said her husband had struggled to find construction jobs for the first time in 20 years. “It’s been a really hard year. Everything’s up – the food, the buses, the bills – but the salaries are the same.”
So yes, Democrats should sabotage Trump in every way they can. We don't want to bring that to our country.