Krugman: Trump’s white, working class supporters have been seduced and betrayed
Paul Krugman in the New York Times.
Yes, the white working class is about to be betrayed.
The evidence of that coming betrayal is obvious in the choice of an array of pro-corporate, anti-labor figures for key positions. In particular, the most important story of the week — seriously, people, stop focusing on Trump Twitter — was the selection of Tom Price, an ardent opponent of Obamacare and advocate of Medicare privatization, as secretary of health and human services. This choice probably means that the Affordable Care Act is doomed — and Mr. Trump’s most enthusiastic supporters will be among the biggest losers.
The first thing you need to understand here is that Republican talk of “repeal and replace” has always been a fraud. The G.O.P. has spent six years claiming that it will come up with a replacement for Obamacare any day now; the reason it hasn’t delivered is that it can’t.
…they’re about to receive a rude awakening, which will get even worse once Republicans push ahead with their plans to end Medicare as we know it, which seem to be on even though the president-elect had promised specifically that he would do no such thing.
And just in case you’re wondering, no, Mr. Trump can’t bring back the manufacturing jobs that have been lost over the past few decades. Those jobs were lost mainly to technological change, not imports, and they aren’t coming back.
There will be nothing to offset the harm workers suffer when Republicans rip up the safety net.
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13 responses to Krugman: Trump’s white, working class supporters have been seduced and betrayed
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amersham1046 December 2nd, 2016 at 17:10
And in 4 years all those God fearing Red states will voter Republican again believing in their new slogan
“Maybe we can do it right this time’
whatthe46 December 2nd, 2016 at 17:43
laughing so loud. because you’re right.
Um Cara December 2nd, 2016 at 17:26
Hillary’s strategy was to ignore them, Trump’s strategy was to lie to them. Both strategies suck, as do both parties.
whatthe46 December 2nd, 2016 at 17:42
only one party sucks that’s the RWNJ GOP racist asshats. they are the only ones who strongly support it. they are the only ones who only look out for the 1%. they are the only ones wanting to take away healthcare away from 20 million people, so you might want to rethink what suck actually means when you align the dems with the repukes. because it doesn’t mean what you think it means.
Duke Woolworth December 3rd, 2016 at 08:19
Sorry. both parties are in the thrall of the 1%.
whatthe46 December 3rd, 2016 at 09:42
nah.
dewired4u December 2nd, 2016 at 21:09
Clinton didn’t ignore them the media ignored her all they did was follow trump around and fawned over his every tweet. Clinton won the popular vote by 2.5 million votes and only lost the E C by less than 70,000 votes. Keep it real.
whatthe46 December 2nd, 2016 at 17:44
Headline from 2017: “President Trump Blurts Out Nuclear Codes, Just To Prove He Knows Them”
fahvel December 3rd, 2016 at 03:53
not funny!!!! He is the kind of psychopath that would destroy it all rather than share.
whatthe46 December 3rd, 2016 at 07:36
lol
Duke Woolworth December 3rd, 2016 at 08:18
Last I heard, the password was 000000.
whatthe46 December 3rd, 2016 at 09:42
he would have it changed to that. he can’t remember what he said 5 mins ago, he’ll never remember codes.
bpollen December 3rd, 2016 at 06:11
Paul, Paul, Paul – don’t you understand that they have NO idea what those words mean?