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🗓️ 17 March 2025
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Donald Trump won a second term in part because of a disingenuous populist message that was intended to harness the anger of poor Americans at a system that does not serve them. Their anger is righteous–and while Trump is certainly not doing anything that will change this, his presidency is at least in part a symptom of our national contempt for the poor. Sarah Jones’ new book “Disposable: America’s Contempt for the Underclass” digs into this problem, and we’ve invited her here to discuss it further.
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1:07.3 | So many people who are less well-off in your country |
1:10.8 | voters and will probably vote again for Donald Trump. |
1:13.6 | I'll tell you, exactly why. |
1:14.6 | Because they're looking at the government, they're looking at the Democratic Party, and saying, |
1:18.6 | I can't afford health care. |
1:20.6 | And I love all people, rich or poor. |
1:23.6 | But in those particular positions, I just don't want a poor person. |
1:26.6 | Does that make sense? |
1:27.8 | House Republicans will have no choice but to cut Medicaid in order to fund President |
1:32.2 | Trump's immigration tax and policy priorities, according to the Congressional Budget Office. |
1:37.4 | New analysis shows the funds available to be cut only amount to about one-sixth of what Republicans need. |
1:43.4 | The heart of this Republican economic proposal |
1:47.5 | is a massive tax cut for the very, very wealthy, |
1:53.0 | and for corporations. |
1:58.0 | Hello, everyone. |
1:59.5 | Welcome to Sorry Not Sorry. Donald Trump won a second term in part because of a populist message that was intended to harness the anger of poor Americans at a system that does not serve them. Their anger is righteous. And while Trump is certainly not doing anything that will change this. His presidency is at least in part a |
2:19.4 | symptom of our national contempt for the poor. Sarah Jones's new book, Disposable, America's |
2:27.7 | contempt for the underclass digs into this problem, and we've invited her here to discuss further. Sarah, thank you so much for coming. |
2:37.1 | Welcome to Sorry Not Sorry, and can you tell a bit about who you are in the work that you do? |
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