• @brucethemoose@lemmy.world
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    24 days ago

    Many advisors have.

    Many debt hawks in Congress have too.

    But it’s not populist policy because the concept is too complex, so it’s never politically tenable. :/

    • @ftbd@feddit.org
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      323 days ago

      How is this too complex? Isn’t ‘fiscal responsibility’ a classical republican platform? I would have assumed most (especially older) voters are already familiar with the topic.

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        23 days ago

        Isn’t ‘fiscal responsibility’ a classical republican platform?

        Hence classical Republicans got swallowed by MAGA, and no one is listening to Democrats ramble on.

        If policy doesn’t fit in an angry Tweet or a Tiktok-length video, it (on aggregate) doesn’t stick. That’s just how it is :(