Trump is an obnoxious asshole and always has been. Right now we are sizing up two gigantic piles of shit and trying to decide which one will do the least damage. That's about the size of it.
Anyone whom I might wish to see occupy that oval office without exception has shown no interest in running for the office.
Their skills are too richly rewarded in the private sector for them to think about committing suicide by taking public office l....kind of like Biden did.
Trump certainly did himself no favors by taking the public office either financially or personally.
I'm not exactly sure why he did run.... I suppose it's vaguely believable that he cares about the nation. My take on him Is that he will be a good match to counter the parasitic international interests that are draining the life out of this country.
That's really where I'm coming from all of this.
Other than that what we have to choose from is inexcusably dismal. But as poster Harpy eagle says.... We get the government we deserve.
Oh relax. America is doing GREAT. The only problem in America is from 1978 to NOW companies have given their CEO's all the raises and us none. In that same time union membership went from 35% of our workforce to about 5% today. No coincidence. So rich people are doing fine. Middle class people just want to be able to save for retirement. That means workers need to be making more.
I keep showing people this but they don't seem to get it.
From 2019 to 2022, the median net worth of American families jumped 37% to $192,900, after adjusting for inflation. It’s the largest increase ever recorded by the federal Survey of Consumer Finances, released last fall. Surging
home values and rising stock ownership fed the surge.
If you’re a 50-something and you’re not worth a cool $1 million, do not despair. Those numbers are averages, and the super-rich drive them waaaay up.
- Average net worth: $1,132,532 (ages 50-54), $1,442,075 (ages 55-59)
- Median net worth: $272,800 (ages 50-54), $320,700 (ages 55-59)
This wage gap has been rising since Reagan. Why? The rich get richer and our middle class gets poorer when
a. They send jobs overseas
b. They break unions
c. They (THE RICH and CORPORATIONS) hire illegal workers instead of us
d. They pass tax breaks for the rich and cut corporate taxes
e. They cut social programs like social security and medicare
So America is great depending on how much you make. Do you honestly believe the GOP cares about labor and wages for workers? Do you think they will go after illegal employers? Do you think they will pass middle class tax breaks? Do you think they will strengthen social security and medicare?
We're all going to get old some day. I'm 53 and wish I could stop working when I turn 62 but you can't get medicare till you are 65. Medicare and Social Security are very important to the middle class. Who's against those programs?
Look at that median number. Pathetic.
I'm 53 and have about $750K net worth. I should have a million by the time I'm 59. So I will hopefully fall into that category of being in my 50's and being worth $1 million. I'm white. Man. Straight. College educated. How come I don't vote Republican? Because I know they aren't the party for a strong middle class. They are the "every man for himself" party. It doesn't work. Not for the middle class. For me it's working but not uneducated blue collar workers. And Republicans are trying to pretend they'll MAGA for uneducated blue collar workers?
