There’s an old saying, Democrats give you taxes, Republicans give you fees. The way I see it, at least the Democrats are honest about it. Republicans use it as a scam.
With all that’s gone on the last 7 days, this one struck me and reminded me of the film The Zone of Interest. Of Hess and his family setting up their home and private paradise, right along the fences of Auschwitz.
Dems spend like drunken sailors but their spending tries to meet social needs, to keep people fed, housed and healthy. Republicans spend like drunken sailors but their spending goes to corporations, private prisons and their wealthy personal friends, while shaming those in need and forcing them to go begging for handouts at charities, all while claiming to be “pro-life”. There’s a strong argument to be made that Democrat’s social spending is less expensive and better for our nation than imprisoning and demonizing ppl for being poor, homeless and hungry. But, this is a hard discussion to have in this format.
The failure is on the corporate press for not calling out his lies loudly and forcefully. They failed. And that’s why they’re doomed to irrelevancy.