What the issue here is, you get rid of all the…
“What the issue here is, you get rid of all the conservative orthodoxy about capital gains, marginal tax rate, supply side economics, you just throw all that out the window, limited government and you just embrace the sheer and raw politics of resentment that have been bubbling the whole time and that's what you get. You get Donald Trump.”
About This Quote
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The quote argues that abandoning traditional conservative economic policies leads to a politics driven by resentment, exemplified by Donald Trump.
In simple terms: Dropping old economic ideas creates resentment politics, leading to Trump.
Beware of replacing policy with resentment.
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When to use this quote
- campaign strategy
- public discourse
- policy debates
- voter sentiment
- media analysis
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What policies could replace both orthodoxy and resentment?
- How does resentment shape voter behavior?
It oversimplifies complex economic and social factors.