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In what world is the Republican Party pro entrepreneur/small business enough to make these rhetorical questions meaningful?
by poncho_romero 1mo ago
In what world is the Republican Party pro entrepreneur/small business enough to make these rhetorical questions meaningful?
- strictnein 1mo agoThey used to be, before Trump and the MAGA clowns destroyed the party. So prior to 2015 or so.
- fhdkweig 1mo agoWhen they make campaign promises, they go to small towns and talk about "Main St" businesses. Not sure why anyone believes them at this point (for the reasons you mention), but it is what they campaign on.
- dboreham 1mo agoOh dear. They make those statements for the benefit of people who don't own small businesses, but are "low information voters".
- jvanderbot 1mo agoI think republicans could get behind some measure of portable health plans between employers. What they could not get behind is universal, in the sense of "everyone living in USA" health care footed by the US Government. The objection would be about centralization of health care funding and about, you know, who would get the benefits.
- dboreham 1mo agoPeople of color?
- jvanderbot 1mo agoI doubt POC would be the main issue. I do think immigration status would be front and center. They do overlap, but not entirely.
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- spicymaki 1mo agoThat wing of the Republican Party does not exist anymore, they are now centrist Democrats.
- afavour 1mo agoAs a sibling comment points out, the world of… 1974 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49333468 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49333468