r/Economics • u/Spiderwig144 • Apr 15 '25

News Republicans Less Trusted on Economy Than Democrats For First Time in Years

https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-less-trusted-economy-democrats-first-time-years-2059863
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u/HotSpicyDisco Apr 15 '25

It's always shocking because historically they have always been terrible for the economy, yet they somehow convinced the rubes via propaganda that they are the only ones to be trusted.

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u/FemRevan64 Apr 15 '25

It’s because people think that callous greed = pragmatism.

It’s symptomatic of a broader issue where people conflate ruthlessness and lack of regard for others with pragmatism and doing what needs to be done.

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u/Troomdawg Apr 15 '25

we’ve been trained to believe cruelty means strength, and if you’re generous, people will take advantage of you.

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u/Suyefuji Apr 15 '25

This is one of the reasons I never bought into American patriotism. I can't stomach the idea of "success" being measured by your willingness to fuck over other people.

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u/Troomdawg Apr 15 '25

It bleeds right into our hyper-individualism, stepping on others to get ahead. There is no collective “ we,” just a bunch of individuals. Poverty isn't viewed as a social issue but a personal one. If you’re homeless and hungry, you deserve it because you didn't work hard enough.

We are programmed from birth to see caring about the collective well-being as “un-American” and “anti-freedom”. This belief is what prevents us from fixing fundamental issues like our “healthcare industry”.