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Originally Posted by ianch99
Ah, so you don't mind then. I am surprised but I guess people change. The level of influence Musk will have will be immense and so will his rewards.
It is the old argument "well they are all like that so it does not matter" - well in this case it does because Musk is dangerous. He is not like the run of the mill DC lobbyists which you seem to equate him to.
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I absolutely do mind. However I don’t know why you’d expect the average person (voters) to ignore what they can see with their own eyes.
Similarly you brought nepotism into the Trump conversation earlier - I’m sure of course that Hunter Biden or Nancy Pelosi’s children haven’t benefitted in careers they are unsuited for because of who they are and parental connections.
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Originally Posted by ianch99
But they are not as you & I might define policies. They were populist soundbites designed to appeal to the people he needed to get/keep onboard. He could not articulate how he would implement them because firstly, he is not capable and secondly, they are not able to be implemented as announced.
Take the "Deport Illegal Migrants" for example. Is he going to gut the cheap labour force in agriculture, industry, etc. If he does, prices will rise as Trump voters would not do those jobs for that pay. Will he make US-born children of migrants illegal - he certainly has discussed this.
Take the "Tariffs" for example. These would lead to inflation as importers pass on the cost to the consumer. They would also harm the USA's erstwhile allies in Europe.
The list goes on. He basically pandered, as Populists do, to the base instincts of the voters: he preyed on their insecurities of money, race, religion, etc. His whole campaign was founded on cruelty & hate and USA will be poorer, in all senses, for it.
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How he does them (or even if he does them) is irrelevant. Just as it is with everyone before him. He has a clear mandate from the ballot box to pursue them within constitutional constraints. If he doesn’t, it won’t affect his chances of re-election but it might impact his party.
That’s democracy in action for any second term President.