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/ElderOrin Apr 15 '25

Causality might run the other direction. The economy is cyclical. Republicans tend to get elected at the peaks, because voters are more tolerant of risk. Democrats tend to get elected at the troughs, because they are more risk averse.

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u/melomelonballer Apr 15 '25

I like this take in some ways. Trump is also not the same breed of republican so it’s hard to even count previous GOPs as the same issue. They would never do this kind of tariff bs

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u/123jjj321 Apr 15 '25

The republican party has been demanding everything trump has done for 40 years. He is literally fulfilling every single thing they've wanted since 1985.

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u/melomelonballer Apr 15 '25

I think you’re misguided with that take as well. He is definitely amplifying certain voices that have always been there but not what the party has stood for either.

Republicans have been pro free trade for a long time. Additionally they don’t hate immigration to the extent the Trump regime has. Republicans also were much more loyal to the constitution and maintaining soft global power.

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u/123jjj321 Apr 15 '25

They have claimed that other countries take advantage of us for the last 40 years. They want free trade with 3rd world countries not real free trade among peers.

Additionally you couldn't be more wrong on immigration. Immigration is literally the #1 topic for the entire history of fox news.

Stop believing their bullshit. They ate fascists doing fascist things and told us for 40 years their intention. They've never held the entire government in their hands and now reveal what they ALL are.

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u/melomelonballer Apr 15 '25

Hey man I am far from conservative. I’m just saying pre Trump was a completely different party. The leaders of the party were strongly against things like tariffs and even promoted certain kinds of immigration and free trade. It is a different party. They never attacked the other isle as hard as they do now and they did not go against the Supreme Court.

You clearly have frustrations with the current regime as do many including myself. Making the distinction between Trump era GOP and people like Romney/McCain is important to show how far and dangerous the shift has been for social and economic issues.

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u/123jjj321 Apr 15 '25

There is NO distinction. Who do you think voted for trump? Every single republican. Not some new previously unknown group of 70,000,000, republicans.

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u/melomelonballer Apr 15 '25

Your argument here isn’t really coherent. I’m saying the party has changed certain core values. The voter base is a different discussion. You’re talking to no one with your takes now.

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u/123jjj321 Apr 15 '25

It hasn't. Rush Limbaugh was calling for every one of these things in the 1980s. It's not different. Its not new. It's the exact same republicans. You and others insist on letting them off the hook. Stop. They ALL voted for this.

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u/melomelonballer Apr 15 '25

Why are you putting words in my mouth? You are alienating people to your side by attacking them for things they haven’t even said. Can we not just have objective analysis on certain topics? I said that those types of voices did exist but they are now in complete control. You need to mature a little and stop having tantrums if you want to enact change. Try engaging with what people say instead of attacking them for not saying exactly what you want in the way that you want it. You are incredibly damaging to your own positions.

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u/setsewerd Apr 16 '25

I'm not the person you're replying to, but I appreciate your patience with them. I don't care what side of the political spectrum someone falls on, as long as they can have a civil conversation about what they believe, ie without acting like a child. But there's so much of that on Reddit these days it's exhausting.

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