The Trump administration believes that you should agree with being poor

The Trump administration published Mala newspaper on the economy on Wednesday: according to the United States Department of Commerce, the economy was first reduced since 2022 in what is probably the first tangible sign for everyday Americans of the impact of President Donald Trump’s policies.

But even when bad news accumulates, the Trump administration has decided to reassure consumers in panic with a topic of chilling conversation: poverty is good, in reality.

Last month, as economists warned about the damage that Trump’s tariff policies could cause, including drastically increased goods price, Treasury secretary, Scott Besent, tried to rule out those concerns by insinuating that being able to pay things is not important for Americans.

It turns out that this statement was only the beginning of the vision of the Trump administration for a new American dream.

From Trump, he told reporters that he is not worried about empty stores to the Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick saying during an interview that in his United States version, several generations will work in the same factories, it seems that the Trump administration is trying to prepare the Americans for accepting and even enjoying a drastically lower level of life.

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It is a strong contrast from where Trump was during the 2024 elections.

Conventional republican wisdom at that time said that the policies of former President Joe Biden had done everything from groceries to cars and houses More expensiveand a vote for Trump would bring a very necessary relief. “Make the United States return to Rico” has been a constant refrain, with Trump even holding a Official event with themes of the idea last month.

But now, Republicans seem to be saying, not only relief does not come, but you shouldn’t complain about that.

Lutnick described this week in an interview in MSNBC His idea of ​​the American dream: essentially, multiple generations of his family trapped in the same exhausting work for low wages.

“It’s time to train people so they don’t do the work of the past, but to do the great jobs of the future,” Lutnick said about working in a factory that manufactures computer chips. “This is the new model, where he works in this type of plants for the rest of his life, and his children work here, and his grandchildren work here.”

Salaries for those who work in factories have been low and stagnant for years. According to the group of experts from the Cato Institute, the workers of the preparation in South Carolina are paid as low as $ 11 per hour. For workers who assemble washing machines, the salary increases alone $ 16 to $ 17 one hour. The worthy salary for the State, on the other hand, as defined by the MIT calculator as the amount that an individual must gain to keep himself while working full time, is $ 22.15 per hour for a single adult without children. Many of these works often require long hours on their feet and the ability to raise a certain amount of weight.

Then there is the notion that he will not only work in a factory; So will your children and grandchildren. This contrasts directly with one of the defining characteristics of the “American dream” that does not matter where you come from, you have the opportunity for great achievements. The idea that there is no possibility of ascending mobility and that generations will be linked to the same boss sounds suspiciously like feudalism.

“There is a tacit admission throughout the rhetoric about children who have to go without toys and insist that a brilliant future is that the masses work happily in a factory throughout their lives.”

While Trump’s cabinet members try to put a happy face in a reduced economy, the president cannot decide whether the economy is excellent thanks to him, if he would blame Biden throughout the economic chaos, or if the public should endure.

“This is the Biden stock market, not Trump’s. I did not take charge until January 20,” he wrote in Truthsocial after the report of the Department of Commerce was released, urging people to be patients because soon the tariffs would begin. He admits that things do not look good, but affirm that it is definitely not his fault.

The day before, however, Trump was promoting the incredible economy he created. In a demonstration on Tuesday night in Michigan, Trump boasted of everything he had achieved in his first 100 days in office, affirming without foundation that reduced prices.

And as for the probable Shortage of goods caused by astronomical tariffs on Chinathe largest commercial partner of the United States? Well, maybe your children can go without him.

“You know, someone said: ‘Oh, the shelves will be open,” Trump He said at a cabinet meeting After a journalist asked him about empty shelves. “Well, maybe the children have two dolls instead of 30 dolls. Therefore, perhaps the two wrists will cost a couple more dollars than they would normally do.”

The vision of the Trump administration for the American sleep: exhausting hours in a factory and not toys for their children.

From the day of the inauguration, Trump has boasted to mark the beginning of a new golden age. But it should probably have been more specific about who, exactly, would be reaping the benefits.

There is a tacit admission in all the rhetoric about children who have to go without toys and insist that a brilliant future is that the masses work happily in a factory throughout their lives: we know that our policies will make you poorer and make life more difficult for millions of working people in the United States. We just don’t care.

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In an era in which each Republican is too afraid to get out of the line and magicate voters are proud to make fun of the liberals affected by Trump’s policies, trying to frame economic problems as a greater good could work.

But Trump’s loyal ones are not the only people who will suffer in the new American dream, and they are already giving Trump bad brands in the economy, an impressive reversion of their first mandate. A CNN survey conducted earlier this month found that 59% of respondents He believes that Trump’s policies have worsened the economy. A Reuters survey had similar findings, with 56% of Americans The disapproved surveyed of their economic priorities.

While many Democratic voters became skeptical about Trump’s claims about what he would do as president, there is evidence that voters whose main concerns were the economy still Grated behind Trump About Kamala Harris to send him back to the White House.

But now, like ABC Terry Moran, he explained to Trump during a Wide interview this weektheir own voters can already be suffering the remorse of buyers. But there is no indications that the Trump administration plans to reverse the course.

“People are worried, even some people who voted for you saying: ‘I didn’t register with this,” said Moran. “So how do you respond to those concerns?”

Trump said it clearly. “Well, they registered for it, actually,” he said. “And this is what I campaigned.”