Offense, offense, offense
The Bulwark’s Sarah Longwell on Thursday insisted that Democrats hammer Donald Trump every day on his failure to reduce costs as he promised “on day one.” It’s where Democrats drop the ball. They “need to be on offense all day long.”
Trump “is giving tax breaks to his rich friends while you pay more at Walmart,” is what Democrats should be telling voters. Every day. All day. The corruption, his $400 million gift of an airplane and more, doesn’t penetrate with his base. Their direct experience will, Longwell argues. Trump can’t “beast mode” his way past what they experience at the grocery store he’s never been in.
Oh, you want data?
A new report from the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity (LISEP) tracks costs associated with a “basket of American dream essentials.”
“We analyze these components not just in terms of financial figures but as crucial elements that shape a family’s capability to achieve a desirable standard of living,” the group explains in a paper describing its approach.
The findings? For the bottom 60% of U.S. households, a “minimal quality of life” is out of reach, according to the group, a research organization focused on improving lower earners’ economic well-being.
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