https://www.aft.org/trumps-broken-promises-working-peopleDuring his campaign, Donald Trump promised to stand with working people and tackle the challenges they face. He vowed to make housing more affordable, lower grocery prices—especially for basic staples like eggs—and reduce the overall cost of living.
But since taking office,
Trump has failed to deliver on these promises. Instead:
Job creation has slowed.
Inflation has surged to 3 percent.
Key consumer protections are under attack.
Rather than addressing the rising cost of living, Trump has sown chaos and pushed policies that hurt working families. His plan to shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau—our only watchdog against predatory practices by big banks and corporations—will drive up costs for everyday Americans. Meanwhile,
he continues to prioritize tax breaks for the wealthy while ignoring critical issues like housing, child care, healthcare and grocery prices.
Trump’s record speaks for itself:
1) Falling prices for consumers, particularly for food? NO.
2) Lower interest rates? NO.
3) Faster economic growth? NO.
4) Reducing inflation? NO.
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I guess what I am saying is that I don't think his voters care about any warnings of consequences as long as they think, perhaps insanely, they are finally in charge and will get pay back.
And yes, @Anna, that "trumps" everything else. Its the party of HATE.
I think the true MAGA backers will fall back closer to 35% as this year progresses, from ~45% recently. Their "core" has probably peaked, as anybody with a half a brain will eventually be running in the opposite direction.
For now, its still an "if".
Trump’s Billionaire Tax Cut is a Scam to Take Money From Regular People
Report from the Senate Floor:
Last night in the Senate, something really important happened. Republicans forced us to debate their billionaire bailout budget framework. We started voting at 6 PM because they knew doing it in the dark of night would minimize media coverage. And they do not want the American people to see how blatant their handover of our government to the billionaire class is.
So I want to explain what happened last night and what we did to fight back. The apex of Republicans’ plan to turn over our government to their wealthy cronies is a giant tax cut for billionaires and corporations. And they plan to pay for it with cuts to programs that working people rely on. Popular and necessary programs like Medicaid, Medicare, and SNAP, are all being targeted. In order to pass the tax cut, Republicans have to go through a series of procedural steps. Last night, they took the first step which requires them to pass an outline of their plan, but with it, any senator can offer as many amendments as we want. So my Democratic colleagues and I did just that.
Now, we knew that Republicans would largely unanimously oppose them, but we had two objectives here. One, Republicans were forced to put their opinion on record — many for the first time — on the most corrupt parts of Trump and Musk’s agenda. Two, as I’ve been saying, I am going to make every process and procedure as slow and painful as possible for as long as my colleagues choose to ignore the constitutional crisis happening before our eyes.
So what did we propose? We proposed no tax cuts for anyone who makes a billion dollars a year. We made them vote on whether or not Elon Musk and DOGE should have limitless access to Americans’ personal data. We made them vote on whether to protect IVF and require insurers to cover it. Every single amendment Democrats proposed was shot down. On almost every single amendment, Republicans universally opposed it. Every Republican voted against our proposal to prevent more tax cuts for billionaires. The corruption and theft is happening in the open here.
The whole game for Republicans is taking your money and giving it to the wealthiest corporations and billionaires — even if it means kicking your parents out of a nursing home or turning off Medicaid for the poorest children. They know what they are doing is deeply unpopular. They are offering a tax cut to the most wealthy that is 850 times larger than what they are offering working people. Oh and by the way, any tax cuts for working people are going to be washed out by higher costs for basic necessities, like health care and food. It’s a fundamental injustice.
Thanks to your pressure and support, many of my Democratic colleagues have joined my effort to do everything we can to make sure they cannot destroy democracy and steal your money in the dark of the night. We are being loud about what is happening. I’m going to continue to grind the gears of Congress down as much as possible to make it that much harder and slower to get away with this corruption. That’s why the votes lasted until nearly 5 AM.
This is a five-alarm fire. I don’t think we have two years to plan and fight back. I think we have months. It’s still in our power to stop the destruction of our democracy with mass mobilization and effective opposition from elected officials. So we can’t miss any opportunity to take advantage of opportunities to put Republicans on the record and shine a light on what is happening.
And you have a role to play in this as well. I need you to amplify what’s happening, support the leaders who are fighting for you to make sure they can continue speaking truth to power against Musk and Trump’s billionaire cronies, and show up at rallies and town halls. Use every tool at your disposal to send a message loud and clear about how you expect my colleagues to lead and fight in this moment.
Every best wish,
US Senator Chris Murphy (D - CT)
He could care less about his polling numbers. Project 2025 is about dismantling the government and our democracy. And that plan is rolling out like gangbusters. He has already set his sights on taking over the US Post office - and you know damn well why that move is on his list.
The only way he leaves the WH is as a corpse.