r/politics • u/ben_watson_jr • May 19 '24

How Can This Country Possibly Be Electing Trump Again? Soft Paywall

https://newrepublic.com/article/181287/can-america-possibly-elect-trump-again
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u/stackens May 19 '24

And compared to our peers our inflation is actually pretty low

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u/themanebeat May 19 '24

And people are significantly richer in the US.

Not just who you think is rich, but by global standards nearly everyone in the US is in the top 1% globally in terms of wealth. Yes, you are a 1%er

Americans are incredibly spoilt and have everything they'll ever need

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u/Telzen Georgia May 19 '24

Fuck off. Americans don't get to spend their money in other countries, they spend it locally. It doesn't matter if the US dollar is crushing some other countries, that doesn't help any of us afford food or housing. And spoiled? Americans? The people living paycheck to paycheck? The people who don't get free Healthcare like most of the other rich countries?

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u/StaticNegative May 19 '24

to be fair, some startes are like foreign countries