Election Day November 5,2024

[BaltimoreSkins]

Originally Posted by hail2commanders

I predicted that Trump would win the election and understand that people thought he did a decent job at least his first three years in office, particularly on pocketbook issues, which have been impacted by the Covid spending of both Trump and Biden the past few years.

Doesn't mean that I'm not disappointed that GOP voters chose him overwhelmingly over DeSantis and Haley, especially after J6.

I am going to disagree with you on the pocket book issues:

The TCJA is highly regressive and favors owners of capital instead of workers.

He removed regulations that defended overtime pay and removed regulations that prevented tips from being taken by employers. This alone cost workers 12 billion a year.

Required arbitration between employers and employees instead of allowing them to go to court

Removing regulations on workplace illness and injury.

Removing the individual mandate of the ACA caused an immediate increase of 3 million uninsured with expectations to be 13 million by 2026. Out of pocket increases will be $33 billion.

I think there was a perception he is better economically but it just doesn't jive