Summary
The second Trump administration could dismantle key government agencies aiding working people, particularly the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
Created after the 2008 financial crisis, the CFPB has secured major consumer wins under Biden-appointed director Rohit Chopra, such as capping overdraft fees and banning excessive credit card late fees.
Trump previously weakened the agency, and his return could prioritize corporate interests.
Progressives are urged to defend the CFPB’s achievements and use its success as a rallying point in future political campaigns.
Sorry I ran out of sympathy for the working class.
You reap what sow and you deserve what you get.
Centrists have had no sympathy for the working class for decades. You’re just saying the quiet part out loud now.
Why should they? The working class doesn’t want to look out for itself, so why should they get any different then what they deserve?
The working class you’ve always hated voted for them in 2020. And then “Whoops! We don’t have the votes lol!” for minimum wage and childcare.
Democrats used the working class, gave them nothing in return, and then told them that they should be happy because the economy is doing great for billionaires. And now you’re acting like they’re ingrates for not appreciating it.
I’m working class and I very much want to look out for myself. I didn’t vote for this. I vote for the most progressive candidates I can every 2 years. Do I deserve to suffer the consequences of others actions?
Why does this news justify blatant classism for you?
Because I’m tired of eating shit because other people are too fucking stupid to know any better.
At this point all I do is resent you people.
And all I do is resent the billionaire class, who are actively extracting all of our wealth. I didn’t ask about your feelings though. I asked why you think the recent election justifies blatant classism against the working class.
Who exactly is “you people”?
Well I literally just told you. No point in having a conversation with someone that can’t read.
You didn’t answer the question. You repeated your assertion that you’re more intelligent then (apparently) all working class people, yet you don’t seem capable of producing a coherent argument explaining why you believe that?
Well… We’re having this discussion on a text based website… Clearly, both of us can read. Unfortunately, in your case, reading ability doesn’t correlate with comprehension ability.
They’re getting exactly what they asked for.
A racist, misogynist, greedy America, to match what they look like on the inside.