It’s extraordinary that such an egregiously unintelligent person would condescend so majestically to people who are clearly much smarter than she is.
Voters don’t support Trump because they think he clipped coupons and swung hammers. None of the elite class did that, and nobody needs them to. Pretending to be “coach Tim” or “Ebonics Kamala” is embarrassing. It’s cringe.
The idea that voters need relatable politicians who live just like them is stupid. Nobody’s naive to the point of thinking that a presidential candidate clips coupons in the evenings. Just be normal and stop faking, is what everybody wants.
And @KamalaHQ actually posted this clip which reveals great cluelessness.
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It’s actually one of the most refreshing things about his persona. He never pretends to be anything other than who he is: a rich man. Like it or not, he is genuine.
Also, funny that dems are officially the party of the rich now but purely out of muscle memory still bring out the ‘clipping coupons’ bit. Hollowed out the working class and wearing it as a skin suit. Disgusting.
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Saying he couldn’t ever begin to understand what it’s like to struggle financially or make policies for people who do is just too clunky, of course.
My literal answers:
1.Yes, I know exactly where it is and can find it in the middle of the night.
2. Not really. The ShopVac doesn’t count in this salt of the narrative. I don’t have safety goggles for those power tools.
3. Yes. I know at least one person who has used paper coupons for fast food. The more updated middle class ones are things like using rx discount cards, rebates for prescriptions, membership cards for things like retail, etc.
What are yours?
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As a bona-fide member of the Working Class(tm), I can assure you that clipping coupons is overrated, and there are tons of ways to get a better ROI for your time than combing through discount flyers.
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“clipping coupons is overrated, and there are tons of ways to get a better ROI”
What I remember from live in those United States…. clipping coupons was not primarily someone really looking to save money out of necessity, it was more a hobby/pastime for stay at home housewives who really weren’t up against it. The amounts saved were more like… rewards in video games.
When I was up against it financially I didn’t really mess around with coupons but engaged more in strategic buying and meal planning… why save 59 cents on an expensive cut of meat when you save a _lot_ more by buying ‘junk’ pieces that most people don’t know what to do with?
Finally, clipping coupons requires at least average intelligence and ability to plan… the really desperate people mostly don’t have either of those.
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Yeah. My grandma would always scan the coupons for stuff she was going to buy anyway– didn’t bother with anything else. Saved a few bucks, and maybe worth it for her, because she was all crabbed up with arthritis and couldn’t do much else. Made her feel good. She was a deeply thrifty soul.
But if you have enough ahead-planning ability and you’re able-bodied, the payoff for learning to fix your own lawnmower, do an oil change, replace a distributor cap, do lightweight plumbing tasks like take apart the sink drains and clear them, or replace a faucet, troubleshoot your refrigerator problem and order and replace the condenser fan yourself… that runs into thousands of dollars, easy, and that’s before you get into just, taking the time to be a contributing member of your community to the extent that, when things get more complex than I can handle myself, I make some phone calls, and I can often find someone to help, for the cost of parts. Impossible to put a price tag on that.
The flipside is that I’m available when other people need me– yes, I can give you a ride to church, yes I can get you to the airport at 5:30am, yes I will jump in the car at 11pm and drive two hours to pick you up from the scary hinterland where your car broke down. and yes I will help hem the altar boy robes and bring something to the potluck. Those all turn out to be extremely good long-term investments. Bread on the waters and stuff.
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…and is Gretch implying that *she* has used power tools?
(/skepticism)
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I’m sure she struggles to pay the grocery bill all the time.
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Nothing in the business World compares to practical experience. That’s what every employer wants to know from any job applicant be it manual labor or the President of the United States.
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How did the You Tube interview go? :)))
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During a congressional debate in OH-1 in 2022, the moderator asked about inflation. The Republican candidate simply talked about policy solutions, but the Democrat spewed a bunch of “I feel your pain” bs. This guy was a member of city council who made at least $200,000 a year; I am confident he was not feeling the pinch of inflation. It was very offputting. I don’t want “empathy,” I want solutions.
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Axios!
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