Some days ago an Austrian journalist wrote about Donald Trump’s “demented babble“. Such a comment is symptomatic for the failure of the “left” to compete with Trumpism.
What is a politician’s job?
A politician’s job is to make politics, especially economic policy, social policy, and security policy.
Donald Trump’s results:
1. Economic policy:
GDP Growth 3.1% (2018)
Dow Jones Industrial 28,701.66 (All Time High on December 27th, 2019)
Nasdaq 9,052.00 (All Time High on December 27th, 2019)
2. Social Policy:
Unemployment rate 3.7% (the lowest since 1969)
Minimum wage $ 7.25 per hour (not risen since 2009)
3. Security Policy:
Not a single new war (first time since 1945), withdrawal from the war in Syria
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A politician’s job is to get support for his politics. That is, to win elections while complying with the rules.
Is it a politician’s job to please me or the media?
No.
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By the way, in the US the Gini (inequality) coefficient rose to 0.49 and life expectancy fell for the first time in history by 0.03% to 78.81 years in 2018. And the US still consume 17% of World energy (with 4% of World population). That would actually be the topic …
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