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Anonymous wrote:I’m pp, also Walmart was the biggest reason we shopped businesses overseas, not the government. Walmart’s price model is low margin, high volume. They pressured companies to lower prices to be on their shelves and the only way to do that was to ship jobs to China.

It seems easy to blame government instead of greedy capitalists. There’s lots of information on this should you choose to google it. I’ve posted lots of info here on DCUM.

Thanks for giving your heartfelt opinion, but there are many facts you got wrong. And while I understand your point above, it doesn’t go deep enough. For example, WHY do you think Walmart pushes vendors to lower their prices? It is because 1) they know lower prices are available in the market, and 2) customers WANT to pay the cheapest price and don’t mind it coming from China if it does. #2 is VERY important. Capitalism is exceptionally efficient and it rewards companies who offer consumers what they are willing to pay for. Given Walmart’s stature as the nation’s largest retailer by far, they have clearly unlocked the code that American’s simply want low prices. That is impossible to produce in the US at our wage rates and frankly skill level on many products.

By tariffing imports, the government is effectively raising prices and adding a tax. This is a fact. You should google it from a reliable source or better yet use ChatGPT. Additionally, adding tariffs won’t stimulate a notable increase in domestic production as it is still cheaper (and often better) to produce most goods overseas.

This Trump policy on tariffs is only raising prices while simultaneously doing little to stimulate domestic production. And ironically, the ones who get hurt the most are those who consume more than they produce & earn (low to mid income families). Those who benefit the most are company owners and those who produce more than they spend (the wealthy). As usual, DJT is only helping himself and those like him at your expense. He is a con.

I’m pp and I didn’t get facts wrong, otherwise I agree with what you wrote. Walmart cannibalized small towns. People were forced to shop low prices because they lost their jobs, then put other towns out of business by shopping there. They also put small shops out of business.

Yes, a lot of it rests on the consumer. The Dems have also failed to get creative. They should tax Walmart for all its employees who use government assistance since they underemploy so many to keep from paying benefits. They could tax non-recycled items, or find other creative measures.

I know what tariffs do, I don’t need to Google it. I don’t use ChatGPT because it’s consuming valuable resources and raising electricity prices.

How do you solve consumer habits?

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Anonymous wrote:If only there was a Party that addressed the concerns of working and middle class Americans. Not seeing anything from Hakeem Jeffries or Chuck Schumer. And meanwhile leading Democratic presidential candidate Gavin Newsom spends his days like a middle schooler with his online trolling and memes.

At some point the rest of the world is going to acknowledge that the US is not a serious country. The moment when the US dollar - which has dropped more than 10 percent in recent months - is abandoned as the global reserve currency is when the bottom drops out for the US. And it will be catastrophic.

The EU and Asia seem to be buying time now to prepare for a new world. But it’s just a question of time. Absolutely no country can rely on the US for anything anymore - including capital markets.

Harris offered up a whole platform of solutions which are still part of the Dem party platform. You can choose to ignore, or you can acknowledge that the Dems have been fighting for the working class for decades and that Governor Newsome is trying to meet the moment, taking on Texas with respect to Gerrymandering.

Historically, the Dems and the Unions are responsible for: 5 day work week, minimum wage, healthcare, worker safety requirement and a whole host of other things that people like you either ignore or memory-hole for some reason.

What is the GOP doing for working class residents other than killing jobs, stagnating wages and eliminating guardrails to corporate greed and exploitation?

I'll say this for Trump and the working class. He was right to call out NAFTA and China's accession to the WTO as a big reason for why manufacturing jobs were obliterated in the US. He was right to call out the enormous impact illegal migrants have had on wages as employers seek to exploit vulnerable people to reduce wage costs - not to mention all the social, housing, education, and crime issues that came with opening the border like Biden did. He was also right - unique among Republicans - to call out how stupid our endless wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were, which overwhelming affected the working and middle class folks who serve.

I don't like Trump. I think he's a disaster.

But what do Democrats offer?

Some obscure tax credit, and then samo samo for Wall Street and the warmongers. Plus, Democrats are all about preferential hiring for certain chosen people, which profoundly impacts whites, asians, and hispanics just trying to make a living. Throw in the refusal of Democrats to prosecute violent crime, which overwhelmingly impacts working and middle class communities. And then add all the social progressive crap - with its DEI, LatinX, CIS-whatever, Terfs, and all the other nonsense. Then finish off with Democrats making it impossible for public schools to have safe and well-run schools because "Equity."

Republicans suck. But what the WTF do Democrats do for the working and middle class?

The answer is nothing. They make day to day life for the vast majority of working and middle class folks more difficult. Can't deal with crime, schools, unfair trade, fair hiring, and they have a propensity for being enthusiastic for stupid wars.

I despise Trump and Republicans. But they are right on some things. And Democrats offer absolutely nothing. A tiny little tax credit does F all to fix America.

I am not sure why you don't think OSHA and safe working conditions, a 40 hour work week, a five day work week, a minimum wage, affordable healthcare, support for public ediucations, safe food and water, safe drugs etc are not things the Democraats have done for working Americans.

Name one thing the GOP has done for working Americans since the 1950's.

Federal minimum wage is a joke. You've never worked in a factory have you?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m pp, also Walmart was the biggest reason we shopped businesses overseas, not the government. Walmart’s price model is low margin, high volume. They pressured companies to lower prices to be on their shelves and the only way to do that was to ship jobs to China.

It seems easy to blame government instead of greedy capitalists. There’s lots of information on this should you choose to google it. I’ve posted lots of info here on DCUM.

Thanks for giving your heartfelt opinion, but there are many facts you got wrong. And while I understand your point above, it doesn’t go deep enough. For example, WHY do you think Walmart pushes vendors to lower their prices? It is because 1) they know lower prices are available in the market, and 2) customers WANT to pay the cheapest price and don’t mind it coming from China if it does. #2 is VERY important. Capitalism is exceptionally efficient and it rewards companies who offer consumers what they are willing to pay for. Given Walmart’s stature as the nation’s largest retailer by far, they have clearly unlocked the code that American’s simply want low prices. That is impossible to produce in the US at our wage rates and frankly skill level on many products.

By tariffing imports, the government is effectively raising prices and adding a tax. This is a fact. You should google it from a reliable source or better yet use ChatGPT. Additionally, adding tariffs won’t stimulate a notable increase in domestic production as it is still cheaper (and often better) to produce most goods overseas.

This Trump policy on tariffs is only raising prices while simultaneously doing little to stimulate domestic production. And ironically, the ones who get hurt the most are those who consume more than they produce & earn (low to mid income families). Those who benefit the most are company owners and those who produce more than they spend (the wealthy). As usual, DJT is only helping himself and those like him at your expense. He is a con.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If only there was a Party that addressed the concerns of working and middle class Americans. Not seeing anything from Hakeem Jeffries or Chuck Schumer. And meanwhile leading Democratic presidential candidate Gavin Newsom spends his days like a middle schooler with his online trolling and memes.

At some point the rest of the world is going to acknowledge that the US is not a serious country. The moment when the US dollar - which has dropped more than 10 percent in recent months - is abandoned as the global reserve currency is when the bottom drops out for the US. And it will be catastrophic.

The EU and Asia seem to be buying time now to prepare for a new world. But it’s just a question of time. Absolutely no country can rely on the US for anything anymore - including capital markets.

Harris offered up a whole platform of solutions which are still part of the Dem party platform. You can choose to ignore, or you can acknowledge that the Dems have been fighting for the working class for decades and that Governor Newsome is trying to meet the moment, taking on Texas with respect to Gerrymandering.

Historically, the Dems and the Unions are responsible for: 5 day work week, minimum wage, healthcare, worker safety requirement and a whole host of other things that people like you either ignore or memory-hole for some reason.

What is the GOP doing for working class residents other than killing jobs, stagnating wages and eliminating guardrails to corporate greed and exploitation?

I'll say this for Trump and the working class. He was right to call out NAFTA and China's accession to the WTO as a big reason for why manufacturing jobs were obliterated in the US. He was right to call out the enormous impact illegal migrants have had on wages as employers seek to exploit vulnerable people to reduce wage costs - not to mention all the social, housing, education, and crime issues that came with opening the border like Biden did. He was also right - unique among Republicans - to call out how stupid our endless wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were, which overwhelming affected the working and middle class folks who serve.

I don't like Trump. I think he's a disaster.

But what do Democrats offer?

Some obscure tax credit, and then samo samo for Wall Street and the warmongers. Plus, Democrats are all about preferential hiring for certain chosen people, which profoundly impacts whites, asians, and hispanics just trying to make a living. Throw in the refusal of Democrats to prosecute violent crime, which overwhelmingly impacts working and middle class communities. And then add all the social progressive crap - with its DEI, LatinX, CIS-whatever, Terfs, and all the other nonsense. Then finish off with Democrats making it impossible for public schools to have safe and well-run schools because "Equity."

Republicans suck. But what the WTF do Democrats do for the working and middle class?

The answer is nothing. They make day to day life for the vast majority of working and middle class folks more difficult. Can't deal with crime, schools, unfair trade, fair hiring, and they have a propensity for being enthusiastic for stupid wars.

I despise Trump and Republicans. But they are right on some things. And Democrats offer absolutely nothing. A tiny little tax credit does F all to fix America.

NAFTA was the product of the Reagan/Bush foreign policy. Dems called it out too, but it came to signature very early in Clinton's first term and he had no choice but to sign it. Reaching back 40 years for a policy that no one on the left liked as a reason "Trump is right" about the evil of the Dems and the lack of support for the working class, given everything the GOP is doing to working class Americans now and over the past 40 years is laughable. But keep going on making justifications for a Christian Nationalist Authoritarianism.

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Anonymous wrote:If only there was a Party that addressed the concerns of working and middle class Americans. Not seeing anything from Hakeem Jeffries or Chuck Schumer. And meanwhile leading Democratic presidential candidate Gavin Newsom spends his days like a middle schooler with his online trolling and memes.

At some point the rest of the world is going to acknowledge that the US is not a serious country. The moment when the US dollar - which has dropped more than 10 percent in recent months - is abandoned as the global reserve currency is when the bottom drops out for the US. And it will be catastrophic.

The EU and Asia seem to be buying time now to prepare for a new world. But it’s just a question of time. Absolutely no country can rely on the US for anything anymore - including capital markets.

Harris offered up a whole platform of solutions which are still part of the Dem party platform. You can choose to ignore, or you can acknowledge that the Dems have been fighting for the working class for decades and that Governor Newsome is trying to meet the moment, taking on Texas with respect to Gerrymandering.

Historically, the Dems and the Unions are responsible for: 5 day work week, minimum wage, healthcare, worker safety requirement and a whole host of other things that people like you either ignore or memory-hole for some reason.

What is the GOP doing for working class residents other than killing jobs, stagnating wages and eliminating guardrails to corporate greed and exploitation?

I'll say this for Trump and the working class. He was right to call out NAFTA and China's accession to the WTO as a big reason for why manufacturing jobs were obliterated in the US. He was right to call out the enormous impact illegal migrants have had on wages as employers seek to exploit vulnerable people to reduce wage costs - not to mention all the social, housing, education, and crime issues that came with opening the border like Biden did. He was also right - unique among Republicans - to call out how stupid our endless wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were, which overwhelming affected the working and middle class folks who serve.

I don't like Trump. I think he's a disaster.

But what do Democrats offer?

Some obscure tax credit, and then samo samo for Wall Street and the warmongers. Plus, Democrats are all about preferential hiring for certain chosen people, which profoundly impacts whites, asians, and hispanics just trying to make a living. Throw in the refusal of Democrats to prosecute violent crime, which overwhelmingly impacts working and middle class communities. And then add all the social progressive crap - with its DEI, LatinX, CIS-whatever, Terfs, and all the other nonsense. Then finish off with Democrats making it impossible for public schools to have safe and well-run schools because "Equity."

Republicans suck. But what the WTF do Democrats do for the working and middle class?

The answer is nothing. They make day to day life for the vast majority of working and middle class folks more difficult. Can't deal with crime, schools, unfair trade, fair hiring, and they have a propensity for being enthusiastic for stupid wars.

I despise Trump and Republicans. But they are right on some things. And Democrats offer absolutely nothing. A tiny little tax credit does F all to fix America.

I am not sure why you don't think OSHA and safe working conditions, a 40 hour work week, a five day work week, a minimum wage, affordable healthcare, support for public ediucations, safe food and water, safe drugs etc are not things the Democraats have done for working Americans.

Name one thing the GOP has done for working Americans since the 1950's.

Federal minimum wage is a joke. You've never worked in a factory have you?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If only there was a Party that addressed the concerns of working and middle class Americans. Not seeing anything from Hakeem Jeffries or Chuck Schumer. And meanwhile leading Democratic presidential candidate Gavin Newsom spends his days like a middle schooler with his online trolling and memes.

At some point the rest of the world is going to acknowledge that the US is not a serious country. The moment when the US dollar - which has dropped more than 10 percent in recent months - is abandoned as the global reserve currency is when the bottom drops out for the US. And it will be catastrophic.

The EU and Asia seem to be buying time now to prepare for a new world. But it’s just a question of time. Absolutely no country can rely on the US for anything anymore - including capital markets.

Harris offered up a whole platform of solutions which are still part of the Dem party platform. You can choose to ignore, or you can acknowledge that the Dems have been fighting for the working class for decades and that Governor Newsome is trying to meet the moment, taking on Texas with respect to Gerrymandering.

Historically, the Dems and the Unions are responsible for: 5 day work week, minimum wage, healthcare, worker safety requirement and a whole host of other things that people like you either ignore or memory-hole for some reason.

What is the GOP doing for working class residents other than killing jobs, stagnating wages and eliminating guardrails to corporate greed and exploitation?

I'll say this for Trump and the working class. He was right to call out NAFTA and China's accession to the WTO as a big reason for why manufacturing jobs were obliterated in the US. He was right to call out the enormous impact illegal migrants have had on wages as employers seek to exploit vulnerable people to reduce wage costs - not to mention all the social, housing, education, and crime issues that came with opening the border like Biden did. He was also right - unique among Republicans - to call out how stupid our endless wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were, which overwhelming affected the working and middle class folks who serve.

I don't like Trump. I think he's a disaster.

But what do Democrats offer?

Some obscure tax credit, and then samo samo for Wall Street and the warmongers. Plus, Democrats are all about preferential hiring for certain chosen people, which profoundly impacts whites, asians, and hispanics just trying to make a living. Throw in the refusal of Democrats to prosecute violent crime, which overwhelmingly impacts working and middle class communities. And then add all the social progressive crap - with its DEI, LatinX, CIS-whatever, Terfs, and all the other nonsense. Then finish off with Democrats making it impossible for public schools to have safe and well-run schools because "Equity."

Republicans suck. But what the WTF do Democrats do for the working and middle class?

The answer is nothing. They make day to day life for the vast majority of working and middle class folks more difficult. Can't deal with crime, schools, unfair trade, fair hiring, and they have a propensity for being enthusiastic for stupid wars.

I despise Trump and Republicans. But they are right on some things. And Democrats offer absolutely nothing. A tiny little tax credit does F all to fix America.

I am not sure why you don't think OSHA and safe working conditions, a 40 hour work week, a five day work week, a minimum wage, affordable healthcare, support for public ediucations, safe food and water, safe drugs etc are not things the Democraats have done for working Americans.

Name one thing the GOP has done for working Americans since the 1950's.

Anonymous wrote:I’m pp, also Walmart was the biggest reason we shopped businesses overseas, not the government. Walmart’s price model is low margin, high volume. They pressured companies to lower prices to be on their shelves and the only way to do that was to ship jobs to China.

It seems easy to blame government instead of greedy capitalists. There’s lots of information on this should you choose to google it. I’ve posted lots of info here on DCUM.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If only there was a Party that addressed the concerns of working and middle class Americans. Not seeing anything from Hakeem Jeffries or Chuck Schumer. And meanwhile leading Democratic presidential candidate Gavin Newsom spends his days like a middle schooler with his online trolling and memes.

At some point the rest of the world is going to acknowledge that the US is not a serious country. The moment when the US dollar - which has dropped more than 10 percent in recent months - is abandoned as the global reserve currency is when the bottom drops out for the US. And it will be catastrophic.

The EU and Asia seem to be buying time now to prepare for a new world. But it’s just a question of time. Absolutely no country can rely on the US for anything anymore - including capital markets.

Harris offered up a whole platform of solutions which are still part of the Dem party platform. You can choose to ignore, or you can acknowledge that the Dems have been fighting for the working class for decades and that Governor Newsome is trying to meet the moment, taking on Texas with respect to Gerrymandering.

Historically, the Dems and the Unions are responsible for: 5 day work week, minimum wage, healthcare, worker safety requirement and a whole host of other things that people like you either ignore or memory-hole for some reason.

What is the GOP doing for working class residents other than killing jobs, stagnating wages and eliminating guardrails to corporate greed and exploitation?

I'll say this for Trump and the working class. He was right to call out NAFTA and China's accession to the WTO as a big reason for why manufacturing jobs were obliterated in the US. He was right to call out the enormous impact illegal migrants have had on wages as employers seek to exploit vulnerable people to reduce wage costs - not to mention all the social, housing, education, and crime issues that came with opening the border like Biden did. He was also right - unique among Republicans - to call out how stupid our endless wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were, which overwhelming affected the working and middle class folks who serve.

I don't like Trump. I think he's a disaster.

But what do Democrats offer?

Some obscure tax credit, and then samo samo for Wall Street and the warmongers. Plus, Democrats are all about preferential hiring for certain chosen people, which profoundly impacts whites, asians, and hispanics just trying to make a living. Throw in the refusal of Democrats to prosecute violent crime, which overwhelmingly impacts working and middle class communities. And then add all the social progressive crap - with its DEI, LatinX, CIS-whatever, Terfs, and all the other nonsense. Then finish off with Democrats making it impossible for public schools to have safe and well-run schools because "Equity."

Republicans suck. But what the WTF do Democrats do for the working and middle class?

The answer is nothing. They make day to day life for the vast majority of working and middle class folks more difficult. Can't deal with crime, schools, unfair trade, fair hiring, and they have a propensity for being enthusiastic for stupid wars.

I despise Trump and Republicans. But they are right on some things. And Democrats offer absolutely nothing. A tiny little tax credit does F all to fix America.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If only there was a Party that addressed the concerns of working and middle class Americans. Not seeing anything from Hakeem Jeffries or Chuck Schumer. And meanwhile leading Democratic presidential candidate Gavin Newsom spends his days like a middle schooler with his online trolling and memes.

At some point the rest of the world is going to acknowledge that the US is not a serious country. The moment when the US dollar - which has dropped more than 10 percent in recent months - is abandoned as the global reserve currency is when the bottom drops out for the US. And it will be catastrophic.

The EU and Asia seem to be buying time now to prepare for a new world. But it’s just a question of time. Absolutely no country can rely on the US for anything anymore - including capital markets.

Harris offered up a whole platform of solutions which are still part of the Dem party platform. You can choose to ignore, or you can acknowledge that the Dems have been fighting for the working class for decades and that Governor Newsome is trying to meet the moment, taking on Texas with respect to Gerrymandering.

Historically, the Dems and the Unions are responsible for: 5 day work week, minimum wage, healthcare, worker safety requirement and a whole host of other things that people like you either ignore or memory-hole for some reason.

What is the GOP doing for working class residents other than killing jobs, stagnating wages and eliminating guardrails to corporate greed and exploitation?

I'll say this for Trump and the working class. He was right to call out NAFTA and China's accession to the WTO as a big reason for why manufacturing jobs were obliterated in the US. He was right to call out the enormous impact illegal migrants have had on wages as employers seek to exploit vulnerable people to reduce wage costs - not to mention all the social, housing, education, and crime issues that came with opening the border like Biden did. He was also right - unique among Republicans - to call out how stupid our endless wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were, which overwhelming affected the working and middle class folks who serve.

I don't like Trump. I think he's a disaster.

But what do Democrats offer?

Some obscure tax credit, and then samo samo for Wall Street and the warmongers. Plus, Democrats are all about preferential hiring for certain chosen people, which profoundly impacts whites, asians, and hispanics just trying to make a living. Throw in the refusal of Democrats to prosecute violent crime, which overwhelmingly impacts working and middle class communities. And then add all the social progressive crap - with its DEI, LatinX, CIS-whatever, Terfs, and all the other nonsense. Then finish off with Democrats making it impossible for public schools to have safe and well-run schools because "Equity."

Republicans suck. But what the WTF do Democrats do for the working and middle class?

The answer is nothing. They make day to day life for the vast majority of working and middle class folks more difficult. Can't deal with crime, schools, unfair trade, fair hiring, and they have a propensity for being enthusiastic for stupid wars.

I despise Trump and Republicans. But they are right on some things. And Democrats offer absolutely nothing. A tiny little tax credit does F all to fix America.

Anonymous wrote:A thing I really need people to keep in mind: 15% tariffs are high, historically speaking. 10% tariffs are high.

The average effective tariff rate before this term was just over 2%. Anything double-digits is high!

According to the Yale Budget Lab, the average effective tariff rate in this economy right now is 18.2%

Put another way:

President Trump has raised taxes on American businesses and consumers by -- on average -- 18.2%

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If only there was a Party that addressed the concerns of working and middle class Americans. Not seeing anything from Hakeem Jeffries or Chuck Schumer. And meanwhile leading Democratic presidential candidate Gavin Newsom spends his days like a middle schooler with his online trolling and memes.

At some point the rest of the world is going to acknowledge that the US is not a serious country. The moment when the US dollar - which has dropped more than 10 percent in recent months - is abandoned as the global reserve currency is when the bottom drops out for the US. And it will be catastrophic.

The EU and Asia seem to be buying time now to prepare for a new world. But it’s just a question of time. Absolutely no country can rely on the US for anything anymore - including capital markets.

Harris offered up a whole platform of solutions which are still part of the Dem party platform. You can choose to ignore, or you can acknowledge that the Dems have been fighting for the working class for decades and that Governor Newsome is trying to meet the moment, taking on Texas with respect to Gerrymandering.

Historically, the Dems and the Unions are responsible for: 5 day work week, minimum wage, healthcare, worker safety requirement and a whole host of other things that people like you either ignore or memory-hole for some reason.

What is the GOP doing for working class residents other than killing jobs, stagnating wages and eliminating guardrails to corporate greed and exploitation?

I'll say this for Trump and the working class. He was right to call out NAFTA and China's accession to the WTO as a big reason for why manufacturing jobs were obliterated in the US. He was right to call out the enormous impact illegal migrants have had on wages as employers seek to exploit vulnerable people to reduce wage costs - not to mention all the social, housing, education, and crime issues that came with opening the border like Biden did. He was also right - unique among Republicans - to call out how stupid our endless wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were, which overwhelming affected the working and middle class folks who serve.

I don't like Trump. I think he's a disaster.

But what do Democrats offer?

Some obscure tax credit, and then samo samo for Wall Street and the warmongers. Plus, Democrats are all about preferential hiring for certain chosen people, which profoundly impacts whites, asians, and hispanics just trying to make a living. Throw in the refusal of Democrats to prosecute violent crime, which overwhelmingly impacts working and middle class communities. And then add all the social progressive crap - with its DEI, LatinX, CIS-whatever, Terfs, and all the other nonsense. Then finish off with Democrats making it impossible for public schools to have safe and well-run schools because "Equity."

Republicans suck. But what the WTF do Democrats do for the working and middle class?

The answer is nothing. They make day to day life for the vast majority of working and middle class folks more difficult. Can't deal with crime, schools, unfair trade, fair hiring, and they have a propensity for being enthusiastic for stupid wars.

I despise Trump and Republicans. But they are right on some things. And Democrats offer absolutely nothing. A tiny little tax credit does F all to fix America.

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Anonymous wrote:If only there was a Party that addressed the concerns of working and middle class Americans. Not seeing anything from Hakeem Jeffries or Chuck Schumer. And meanwhile leading Democratic presidential candidate Gavin Newsom spends his days like a middle schooler with his online trolling and memes.

At some point the rest of the world is going to acknowledge that the US is not a serious country. The moment when the US dollar - which has dropped more than 10 percent in recent months - is abandoned as the global reserve currency is when the bottom drops out for the US. And it will be catastrophic.

The EU and Asia seem to be buying time now to prepare for a new world. But it’s just a question of time. Absolutely no country can rely on the US for anything anymore - including capital markets.

Harris offered up a whole platform of solutions which are still part of the Dem party platform. You can choose to ignore, or you can acknowledge that the Dems have been fighting for the working class for decades and that Governor Newsome is trying to meet the moment, taking on Texas with respect to Gerrymandering.

Historically, the Dems and the Unions are responsible for: 5 day work week, minimum wage, healthcare, worker safety requirement and a whole host of other things that people like you either ignore or memory-hole for some reason.

What is the GOP doing for working class residents other than killing jobs, stagnating wages and eliminating guardrails to corporate greed and exploitation?