Donald Trump spent his first 100 days back in the Oval Office driving an economy that the world envied to the brink of crisis, risking America’s reputation as a financial safe haven and fostering fear among voters who’ve lost confidence in his leadership.

Americans were desperate for relief from high grocery prices and bought into Trump’s promise to make America affordable again in November 2024, partly out of nostalgia for the pre-pandemic economy of his first term.

But the president deliberately and singlehandedly adopted policies that are almost certain to spike prices even more; that could lead to shortages; and that have CEOs and small businesses dealing with chaos and the possibility of a recession.

  • hansolo@lemm.eeEnglish
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    10 hours ago

    It’s actually very interesting you brought this up:

    The Koch bro plan was what precipitated Red Stating. It’s always been iffy at best because despite their dismantling efforts, they still want to try and do most of their plan legally and through “the system” so it can’t seem like it can be easily undone. But the goal is to repeal the 20th century and social gains like civil rights, abortion rights, etc. But here the long term goal is to fully go back in time to 1892 to cosplay robber barons.

    The tech brologarchy version is entirely different in its final goal and process, but the interim goal of ending the Republic and repealing the 20th centrury is shared. The difference is that they want to be left alone and have islands of state-level power that they would and can project in a totally re-made world. Despite their hate of “tribalism” they want non-geographic nationality based on…well, tribaliam. All facilitated by AI and blockchain, called decentralized autonomous organizations. They want techno feudalism where they expect everyone to work at an unreasonable, manic level because that’s what they do.

    In both cases, they truly, honestly believe they’re fighting for the side of “good” by wanting people buying from the Praxis or Kochistan company store, working everyone to death to make them as “benevolent” god-men kings more powerful.