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by Paul Krugman
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/02/opinion/seduced-and-betrayed-by-donald-trump.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0
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Donald Trump won the Electoral College (though not the popular vote) on the strength of overwhelming support from working-class whites, who feel left behind by a changing economy and society. And theyre about to get their reward the same reward that, throughout Mr. Trumps career, has come to everyone who trusted his good intentions. Think Trump University.
Yes, the white working class is about to be betrayed.
The evidence of that coming betrayal is obvious in the choice of an array of pro-corporate, anti-labor figures for key positions. In particular, the most important story of the week seriously, people, stop focusing on Trump Twitter was the selection of Tom Price, an ardent opponent of Obamacare and advocate of Medicare privatization, as secretary of health and human services. This choice probably means that the Affordable Care Act is doomed and Mr. Trumps most enthusiastic supporters will be among the biggest losers.
The first thing you need to understand here is that Republican talk of repeal and replace has always been a fraud. The G.O.P. has spent six years claiming that it will come up with a replacement for Obamacare any day now; the reason it hasnt delivered is that it cant.
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(12,422 posts)Thank you Krugman