Donald Trump Mocked Over Answer to Childcare Question: 'Towering Stupidity'

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this is all he really knows to do? This--to me--harkens back to 'we're going to build a big beautiful wall and Mexico is going to pay for it.' That message is really just a continuation of the long-held republican policy that if you just cut enough taxes on the wealthy and corporations that everyone will magically get rich somehow--although magically that never creates inflation which would be an indicator that it was actually working. Their message for a long time now has been that you can eat all the ice cream you want and still lose weight and have a healthy heart. That message obviously sells with a large segment of the population. His message on childcare was the same thing. We will just impose these tariffs on other countries and they will gladly fund everything we want: healthcare, childcare, massive military spending, free IVF! This is also his message on energy: we will increase oil production so much that it will pay for everything we want to do. BUT, if you had "in 2024, conservatives will support isolationist economic policies intended to fund massive social spending programs" on your bingo card my hat is off to you. This is--of course--all a lie. That is part of why there is no discernable policy attached. The revenue from drilling oil will not go to funding social programs--it will go to a handful of already-wealthy corporations. The income from tariffs--like the ones already imposed under his previous administration--will go to bailing out those hurt by them and to whichever already-wealthy companies they decide to advantage through this new tax policy. When have they EVER thought it was a good idea to spend a dime on the wellbeing of the average American?