The question of what the government should do is the most fundamental in any society. What should government do is the fundamental question that political discourse in the United States revolves around.
Donald Trump’s second administration has brought an equally important question to the forefront.
Who should government work for?
According to the Founders and more than two centuries of history, the government should operate with the well-being of all in mind.
When Donald Trump returned to the White House, he ushered in the country’s first presidency that has been of, for, and by the billionaire class.
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Can’t help but say Trump did not bring us Citizens United, The Petrodollar, destruction if the fairness doctrine, or any of the bullshit levers he pulled to get to power. The government hasn’t been “of the people” entirely for a while.
I would argue that it really hasn’t ever been that. I think maybe the closest it ever was that was in the 1990s, but I think people in the LGBTQ community old enough to remember that time firsthand might disagree. To me, it feels like a lot of backsliding has happened since then, with a few small steps forward here and there.
The only other period I can think of that could be reasonably argued was the aftermath of The New Deal, but since that was before Roe v Wade and the Civil Rights Act and the EPA, yeah it’s kinda hard to celebrate it without mentioning a few caveats. But maybe we should bring back that 90% corporate tax rate…
There are bits and pieces of the America I respect strewn across its history, but there was never enough of it in one place at the same time.
That’s a perfect summation right there.