After backing Trump, low-income voters hope he doesn’t slash their benefits – msn/WaPost
“Fifty percent of voters from families with an income of less than $50,000 a year cast their ballots for Trump, according to the data, compared with 48 percent for Vice President Kamala Harris. Four years ago, President Joe Biden carried those voters by 11 percentage points; Hillary Clinton won them by 12 points in 2016 and former president Barack Obama by 22 points in 2012.
“Now, low-income Americans who voted for Trump say they are counting on him to keep their benefits intact even while his Cabinet picks and Republican lawmakers call on him to reduce federal spending. Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy — whom Trump has chosen to lead a new nongovernmental advisory panel, the ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ — have said they want to trim $2 trillion from the government’s annual budget, a cut that some experts say could be accomplished only by slashing entitlement programs.”
Something to watch: How long will it take for DOGE to mutate into DOGS – the Department of Government Spending (for one’s friends)?
Elon Musk and the age of shameless oligarchy – Vox
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