Trump's voter base relies on spending Musk's DOGE might cut (www.axios.com)

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[-] AmidFuror@fedia.io 35 points 4 days ago

Took me a while to parse that title. A "that" between "spending" and "Musk" would have helped immensely.

[-] prole 10 points 4 days ago

Thank you

[-] HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com 17 points 4 days ago

Face meet leopard!

[-] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 19 points 4 days ago

The first time they elected him I felt bad for everyone. The second time though? Clearly things need to get super bad for some people just to wake them up. Though I doubt that's even possible for most at this point, they are just too far gone.

[-] billiam0202@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Whole bunch of assholes don't realize the prosperity of America in the 20th century was built on the back of the social programs of the New Deal.

[-] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

It mostly built on the back of a top marginal tax rate of 70%

[-] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 4 days ago

They'll never wake up, because FOX et.al will simply tell them it's still the liberal gay black immigrants fault.

[-] vegeta@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 12 points 4 days ago

In the counties most reliant on transfer payments — where they account for more than 25% of all income — Trump won 63% of the vote.

Emotional and easily manipulated idiots will vote against their own interests every time.

[-] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

A lot of innocent people are going to get hurt, including my family but I can't help but to think, oh well, this is what America voted for as a whole as stood as it is.

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 6 points 4 days ago

Trump's voter base ...

Doesn't matter anymore.

[-] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 5 points 4 days ago

Come 2028, they’ll have someone else to blame for all the personal hardships they suffered over the past 4 years, and will vote extra-Trumpy to punish them.

[-] Sergio@slrpnk.net 4 points 4 days ago

They will find a scapegoat.

[-] ptz@dubvee.org 2 points 4 days ago

That's what I'm expecting and afraid of.

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