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Voters demanded economic relief. Trump and Democrats face tough choices on how to deliver (apnews.com)

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Democrats are seeking to check Trump’s power and are preparing for early fights on government spending. Other challenges include chronic budget deficits, tariffs, artificial intelligence and difficult choices about a Social Security system that could run short of money in as little as six years.

But as long as rising prices keep making middle-class lives less affordable, Democrats and Republicans alike face the risk of angering and alienating voters in the next election cycle.

“Until inflation and interest rates are under control, the likelihood of change elections is going to be high on an ongoing basis,” said Marc Goldwein, senior vice president at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

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[–] YourBestFriend@quokk.au 1 points 28 minutes ago (1 children)

But this isn’t his first time round either. I don’t think he’s the mastermind behind any of this, but whoever is must have planned for historical trends.

My guess is martial law type of thing sometime before the new crop takes office. An Iran strike on USA soil would do that… it would take a decade to prove it was just George W. Bush again. ;)

Another Jan 6 type of thing maybe. However, I am not sure if it will be any more effective than Jan 6—outside of optics.

I guess the question is, are the rich people ready for civil war, or do they want to put it off another 2 years?

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 1 points 17 minutes ago* (last edited 17 minutes ago)

must have planned for historical trends.

They did. That's why they went so hard for gerrymandering and rebooting the Gestapo, and all it did was piss people off in bipartisan fashion. They failed.

There isn't going to be a civil war. (But that won't stop people from fantasizing about it.)