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In reply to the discussion: How in the hell did this country get so stupid that we would elect this imbecile twice? [View all]Martin Eden
(15,549 posts)Please translate those needs into legislation, then compare where the two parties stand on those issues.
For example:
Minimum wage
Worker protections
Taxing the rich
Affordable housing
Womens rights
Voting rights
Health care
Social Security
Education
Gun control
Environment
I'm sure more can be added to a list that impacts the REAL needs of the American people
Does immigration really have a huge negative impact? If so, candidate Trump with one call to Mike Johnson killed bipartisan legislation that actually addressed the issue.
To the extent that one political party or the other has proposed legislation to actually address these issues, the Democratic Party has at least tried while the Republican Party has obstructed such efforts at every turn.
What about transgender kids, gay marriage, and wokeness -- do those have huge negative impacts on the REAL needs of Americans?
Now, an argument can be made that thirty-plus years ago Bill Clinton signed into law free trade agreements that resulted in the loss of manufacturing jobs to China, and financial deregulation that led to the crash in 2007-2008.
Would a Republican president have signed those into law?
In the House and Senate, which party was more in favor of those measures?
Bottom line:
Which party has a better consistent record of trying to address the REAL needs of Americans, and which party consistently thwarts those efforts?