• carpelbridgesyndrome@sh.itjust.works
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    One of the first things Trump did his first term was gut the USDA’s rural investment arm. Why? Because if his supporters were made poorer and more frustrated they would blame it on someone else and be more likely to turn out to vote. It worked. Probably doesn’t help Fox didn’t report on it.

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      Yea. It’s like some kind of masochism but like without the self awareness.