What MAGA gets RIGHT and what they get WRONG

[Meathead]

Republicans have only raised the minimum wage ONCE in 45 years.

Pray tell, when was the last time Dems raised the minimum wage? I mean they've been in power for 12 of the last 16 years after all. It's pretty much a state issue that the federals should not dictate.

 

[The Duke]

What does MAGA get right? At its core, the MAGA movement tapped into a genuine frustration: life is harder than ever for working-class Americans. Many feel priced out, underpaid, and increasingly marginalized—this disillusionment is the one thing the movement accurately identifies. Inequality has deepened dramatically over the decades, with the bottom earners barely moving compared to the soaring gains at the top. For instance, between 1979 and 2007, the top 1% saw their after-tax earnings grow by 275%, while the bottom 20% only saw an 18% increase. Prices haven’t grown in the same manner so we are looking at the first generation to pass a worse standard of living to their children.

What does MAGA get wrong? Well, everything else. The movement fundamentally misdiagnosed who’s to blame. Instead of pointing to real structural forces causing the loss in power, it turns working-class discontent toward scapegoats—immigrants, welfare recipients—narratives amplified by wealthy leaders who benefit from the status quo. Trump and other elites deploy this rhetoric to deflect blame while implementing policies—like tax cuts and deregulation—that tilt further in favor of the already affluent. It’s a sleight of hand, three-ball-monte, grift that the working class cant see coming. “Where did the ball go?” They’ll ask in memorized stupor.

What is the truth? In truth, data overwhelmingly shows that the real crisis is wealth consolidation at the very top. The bottom half of Americans own barely a sliver of the nation’s wealth—just 2.5%—while the top 10% control over two-thirds. Because that concentration suppresses wages, narrows mobility, and widens inequality, it hurts working families far more than immigrants or welfare recipients ever could. The wealthy in the GOP have successfully labeled any attempt to dismantle the structural advantage the wealthy have bought through congressional influence as “socialism”, “Marxism”, “communism”, “wokeism”, or any number of scary sounding words that end in “ism” to keep the working class off the trail.

What is the solution? The working class needs to wake the **** up or live mired in its worsening status as the wealthy continue to gobble up everything. We are in a bifurcated or two level economy today. The wealthy and big corps are killing it while the consumer is struggling. We will see if they get around to diagnosing their problem or whether they continue to play into it and follow the Trumpian pied piper to blaming brown people, immigrants, and the poor. As if they have all the money.

Is wealth inequality leading to a class war?

In the past four decades, the gap between rich and poor has grown significantly. It’s a dangerous trend.

www.vox.com

Anti-immigration: The rise of Trump and MAGA populism in the USA | www.devissues.nl

www.devissues.nl

 

[citygator]

We aren't socialists like you guys want. The economy is based on individual states and localities, not the federal government. You guys always want to brag about California being the 4th largest economy in the world and yet during Covid they locked down their state as well as several other democrat led states did, at the urging of your hero, Antony Fauci. This led to the downturns in the US economy. Boy are YOU stupid. Do you agree with Fauci or not?

Start your own thread on Fauci dipshit and I’ll see you there. If you don’t think Presidents get elected or thrown out based on the economy you should look into it. You’ll find you are dead wrong.

 

[Independent thinker]

Start your own thread on Fauci dipshit and I’ll see you there. If you don’t think Presidents get elected or thrown out based on the economy you should look into it. You’ll find you are dead wrong.

My my, can't handle the truth, can you? This thread is just fine with me. I don't need to start a new thread.

 

[citygator]

My my, can't handle the truth, can you? This thread is just fine with me. I don't need to start a new thread.

Here you go. This is you.

 

[Billiejeens]

What does MAGA get right? At its core, the MAGA movement tapped into a genuine frustration: life is harder than ever for working-class Americans. Many feel priced out, underpaid, and increasingly marginalized—this disillusionment is the one thing the movement accurately identifies. Inequality has deepened dramatically over the decades, with the bottom earners barely moving compared to the soaring gains at the top. For instance, between 1979 and 2007, the top 1% saw their after-tax earnings grow by 275%, while the bottom 20% only saw an 18% increase. Prices haven’t grown in the same manner so we are looking at the first generation to pass a worse standard of living to their children.

What does MAGA get wrong? Well, everything else. The movement fundamentally misdiagnosed who’s to blame. Instead of pointing to real structural forces causing the loss in power, it turns working-class discontent toward scapegoats—immigrants, welfare recipients—narratives amplified by wealthy leaders who benefit from the status quo. Trump and other elites deploy this rhetoric to deflect blame while implementing policies—like tax cuts and deregulation—that tilt further in favor of the already affluent. It’s a sleight of hand, three-ball-monte, grift that the working class cant see coming. “Where did the ball go?” They’ll ask in memorized stupor.

What is the truth? In truth, data overwhelmingly shows that the real crisis is wealth consolidation at the very top. The bottom half of Americans own barely a sliver of the nation’s wealth—just 2.5%—while the top 10% control over two-thirds. Because that concentration suppresses wages, narrows mobility, and widens inequality, it hurts working families far more than immigrants or welfare recipients ever could. The wealthy in the GOP have successfully labeled any attempt to dismantle the structural advantage the wealthy have bought through congressional influence as “socialism”, “Marxism”, “communism”, “wokeism”, or any number of scary sounding words that end in “ism” to keep the working class off the trail.

What is the solution? The working class needs to wake the **** up or live mired in its worsening status as the wealthy continue to gobble up everything. We are in a bifurcated or two level economy today. The wealthy and big corps are killing it while the consumer is struggling. We will see if they get around to diagnosing their problem or whether they continue to play into it and follow the Trumpian pied piper to blaming brown people, immigrants, and the poor. As if they have all the money.

Is wealth inequality leading to a class war?

In the past four decades, the gap between rich and poor has grown significantly. It’s a dangerous trend.

www.vox.com

Anti-immigration: The rise of Trump and MAGA populism in the USA | www.devissues.nl

www.devissues.nl

Vox

Hilarious

 

[Billiejeens]

Here you go. This is you.

Idiotic

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

1. Do you support union protection laws. Union representation has fallen to 12% in the construction industry and with that wages.
2. Do you support regulating subcontracting? It’s used to avoid payroll compliance like overtime keeping wages down.
3. Immigrants are over represented in laborers not skill construction jobs. Skilled jobs like electricians, plumbers and HVAC technicians have a tiny penetration of immigrants (in the low teens) and have the best paying jobs.

In summary I agree immigrants make up a large part of laborers but they do not make up a large part of the skilled construction jobs that will get you into the middle class.

Do you support union protection laws.

Such as?

Do you support regulating subcontracting?

Regulate how?

Immigrants are over represented in laborers not skill construction jobs.

Jobs that could lead to higher skilled jobs for citizens?

 

[Nostra]

Get off my thread. You add no value.

I wasn’t talking to you, Simp.

 

[Nostra]

What he told you is exactly what is happening. Ever Republican president crashes the US economy to the benefit of the billionaire class.

Since 1981, Republican “cut taxes and spend” policies have impoverished working Americans and the US Middle Class, to cut taxes for the wealthy billionaires.

Republicans have only raised the minimum wage ONCE in 45 years.

Lies.

 

[BrokeLoser]

Explain please.

Real America is the same as it’s always been….still going to church on Sunday, still following that pesky moral order, still exhausting all effort teaching their children good old fashion American values, still safe, still united, still heterosexual, still not gender confused and coincidentally still mostly white.
It’s really only the diverse blue shitholes that are dirty, dangerous, divided and chaotic…Weird huh?
Enjoy the ride and watch the restoration happen.

 

[Correll]

If you tell little children from birth that America is an evil racist nation dont be surprised if they grow up to believe that we deserve any bad thing that happens to us

And from teh leftard teachers to the leftard hollywood, for generations that has been what our leftards have been telling little children.

That is a huge problem and maga has to deal with it.

And by deal with it, I mean destroy the leftards that are doing it.

 

[Correll]

Not really. The issue is with using the government to force such change. People don't like being told how to live, regardless of whether Ds or Rs are doing the telling.

If maga STOPS schools from forcing girls adn boys to share locker rooms, most people will be pretty happy with that. The leftard teachers and administrators will be unhappy that they don't get to bully people, but the parents and students will love it.

For one example.

 

[Correll]

Dude....

MAGA has not scapegoated immigrants.


Increasingly retarded and racist lefties, have been pushing a "taboo" that it is unacceptable for any white, especially any white man, to have anything critical to say about any minority group.

That is retarded and racist, and you can shove that up your ass.

You filthy racist asshole leftard.

 

[Mac-7]

And from teh leftard teachers to the leftard hollywood, for generations that has been what our leftards have been telling little children.

That is a huge problem and maga has to deal with it.

And by deal with it, I mean destroy the leftards that are doing it.

The libs wont go away

Nothing we could do will change what they are

But we can end the bad policies they have created and limit their influence in the future

 

[citygator]

And from teh leftard teachers to the leftard hollywood, for generations that has been what our leftards have been telling little children.

That is a huge problem and maga has to deal with it.

And by deal with it, I mean destroy the leftards that are doing it.

Its easy to rationalize hate when you base the hate on fear. You started with hate and then made up the fear. That's why none of you righties will engage in the real issues. You focus on boogeymen while those of us at the top get richer and richer. Keep it coming. My consolation prize for living in a country run by crooks is that it benefits me. Its almost too easy.

 

[Correll]

The libs wont go away

Nothing we could do will change what they are

But we can end the bad policies they have created and limit their influence in the future

We can also purge them from institutions, or defund or destroy institutions that are too infested.


It is also worth noting that as we have defunded some of these institutions, that the dmes are having more and more trouble reaching their fund raising goals.

Really raises some questions about how much of modern liberalism was based on illegal money laundering.

 

[LAUGHatLEFTISTS]

Great response. I guess you don’t like the look in the mirror.

Now dos the democrats right and wrong.

 

[Mac-7]

We can also purge them from institutions, or defund or destroy institutions that are too infested.


It is also worth noting that as we have defunded some of these institutions, that the dmes are having more and more trouble reaching their fund raising goals.

Really raises some questions about how much of modern liberalism was based on illegal money laundering.

Trump is gutting massive lib democrat money laundering schemes and I think its having success

 

[citygator]

We can also purge them from institutions, or defund or destroy institutions that are too infested.


It is also worth noting that as we have defunded some of these institutions, that the dmes are having more and more trouble reaching their fund raising goals.

Really raises some questions about how much of modern liberalism was based on illegal money laundering.

Who the **** is "we"? You have zero power Mr Internet Poster. "We". Bwahahahahaahha.

That's why you are in a cult. You lap up perceived power from watching Trump. He is your identity. You cant do shit my man. "We"? Bwaahahahahaahahahaa You guys are too funny. Quite pathetic.