On January 20th, 2017, the United States of America was elected our 45th President. Electing Donald Trump into office meant we as a nation had to adapt to his new philosophies and ideologies. What does that mean for you? Well, this meant that Trumpism was going to take over the United States. So, you ask, what is Trumpism? According to Professor Jim Braid, his definition of Trumpism is a populist social/political movement that led to Donald Trump in office. This movement is characterized by people who felt at a disadvantage in their pursuit of the American dream. Trump’s supporters include a wide range of negative people who are affected by income inequality. His voters are disproportionately non-college educated white males who believe in the ideology of nativism, overt patriotism, nationalism, isolationism, racism and sexism.
As you can remember, the middle class is the working class that elected Trump and Trumpism into office. Mr. Donald stated in his presidential campaign slogan that he is on his way to “Make America Great Again.” Donald Trump’s presidency uniquely characterizes an opportunity for the middle class to be built and strengthened through policies. In winning his voters hearts, Trump used his slogan to gain the trust of his people. Trump appealed to the working-class Americans by promising many changes to the United States system that impose many new policies.
Well, the supporters of Trumpism were sold on certain policies. These policies would guarantee a social change and a change in politics. One leading policy that helped gain Trumpism was child care. Child care is the single largest expense in households. Mr. President's proposal would allow parents who earned less than $250,000 individually or a jointly earning of $500,000 to be deducted from the average cost of a child and or elderly. This deduction will come out of their income tax. How would one not be sold on something so promising that would help me out? Also, parents who stay at home with their children will benefit from the child care tax deduction. They felt as though a change needed to be, as Trump’s supporters put so much faith in Trump by another policy, including paid sick leave. The working class took advantage of this policy due to Donald Trump allowing the workers to care for themselves and for their ill family members. Trumpism was built on these promises of major social issues that Trumps followers wanted to see a change in.
There have been numerous debates within the last decade over what needs to be done about welfare and what is the best welfare reform plan. In the mid-1990s the TANF, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Act was proposed under the Clinton administration. This plan was not received well since it had put a five year lifetime limit on receiving welfare and did not supply the necessary accommodations to help people in poverty follow this guideline. Under the impression that people could easily have found a job and worked their way out of poverty in five years, the plan was passed in 1996 and people in poverty were immediately forced to start looking for jobs. When the TANF Act was up for renewal earlier this year, the Bush administration carefully looked at what the TANF Act had done for the poverty stricken. Bush realized that, in his opinion, the plan had been successful and should stay in effect with some minor tweaking. Bush proposed a similar plan which kept the five year welfare restriction in place but did raise the budgeted amount of money to be placed towards childcare and food stamps. Both the TANF Act and Bush's revised bill have caused a huge controversy between liberal and conservative activists. The liberals feel that it is cruel to put people in a situation where they can no longer receive help from the government since so many people can not simply go out and get a job and work their way out of poverty. They feel if finding a job was that easy, most people would have already worked their way out of poverty. The conservatives feel that the plans, such as the TANF Act, are a surefire way to lower poverty levels and unemployment rates as well as decrease the amount o...
The essay “RIP the Middle Class: 1946-2013” was written by Edward McClelland. Edward McClelland is an American journalist. In this essay, McClelland is trying to prove a point that at some point there wouldn’t be the middle class and there would only be the rich and the poor, unless the government intervenes to balance out the economy.
New Nationalism focused on eradicating economic inequality. In 2007, the top 1 percent of Americans owned 23.5 percent of the nation’s wealth (Pear, 2011). This problem has increased, not gone away, since Roosevelt addressed it in 1910. Unfairness in the tax code has become a prominent topic of political discussion. President Obama called for alterations to the U.S. tax system, which allows millionaires to pay lower rates than middle-class workers like teachers and firefighters, in his 2012 State of the Union address (“Remarks of President Barack Obama – As prepared for delivery State of the Union Address,” 2012.). In December, the president traveled to Osawatomie to speak. He echoed Roosevelt’s New Nationalism, saying he believes “this country succeeds when everyone gets a fair shot, when everyone does their fair share” (Fox, 2011). Although he spoke in Os...
In closing, I will discuss the importance of these four major foreign policy objectives as they apply to the middle class. Since the closing of the 19th century the middle class has emerged into the largest class in our society. With the four previously discussed policies, or ideals in place, the middle class would improve and become stronger, which it has. Otherwise, without protection of U.S. foreign policy, our nations economy and power would deflate, sinking the middle class to becoming a poor working class. Fortunately, our nations leaders sought to protect and uphold foreign policy through out the decades, and as a result turned our society into one built on the foundations of the middle class. Emphasizing diligence in work and in savings, daily life lived on a strong moral basis, and education as the key to economic success, which has emerged into the cornerstone of the U.S. and its people through out the twentieth century.
...raudulent scheme that preyed upon the elderly and uneducated to separate them from their money,” (Cassidy). Whether through his actions or by the word of his past employers, it is evident that Trump is motivated by his own greed and self-gain. He is willing to swindle his way into success, even if it means cutting down actual working class Americans to get there.
Often referred to as ‘ The Don ‘, ‘ The Trumpster’, or ‘DJT’, Donald John Trump is classified as one of the most successful real estate entrepreneurs in the U.S. Donald was born June 14, 1946 and brought up in New York City, living comfortably, as his father, Fred Trump, brought home a considerable income as a real estate owner in Brooklyn. Perhaps Donald Trump is such a distinguished entrepreneur, because he has invested money in several different industries and been through a roller coaster of failures and successes.
Sachs, J. D. (2011). Why America Must Revive its Middle Class. Time. 178(14). Ps. 30-32.
I believe that we need a change in America and I personally think that Donald Trump is going to be the president to bring us the change that is needed to make America great again. His views on gun control, which is that it is unnecessary, and his ideals to bring jobs back to America from china are all good thing that Americans needs. He has a lot of great ideas, and some not so great, in my opinion, that he has to offer if he becomes the President of the United States in the next election. Hillary Clinton is not necessary a bad choice for America, I just believe that she wants to lead us down the same path that we have been on for the last 8 years. We need a huge change and Donald Trump can give us that.
Middle class Americans represent more than half of the United States’ population. They are the backbone of U.S. economics, and have been since the very beginning of the country’s history. However, an unstable job market, created by outsourcing, combined with a minimum wage which has not been raised since 1989, is gradually shrinking this economic group. To avoid the extinction of this critical class, the next president of the United States will have to go to extraordinary measures. Without major reformation, the middle class will continue to be absorbed by the lower class, ultimately resulting in the complete loss of one of America’s most important socio-economic bodies.
Similar to the corrupt politician portrayed in Parkman's essay, Donald Trump exudes the qualities of a "wretched, wire-pulling demagogue, who is as ignorant as the constituents that choose him" (167-8). The phenomenon behind his success in the 2016 parallels that of corrupt politicians during the Gilded Age. Disgruntled, uneducated masses throw their support at Trump in an effort to rise in social class. However, they mindlessly disregard that Trump is the embodiment of the wealthy upper class which controls much of the issues that upset them. Despite the many political indecencies that Trump has committed, such as acting racist or making outlandish unconstitutional promises, he retains support from many who, similar to Parkman's Gilded Age, "throw their cap up at the claptrap declamation of some lying knave [who] turns from the voice of honesty and reason" (166). Furthermore, his unbelievable attention from news outlets can be paralleled by Parkman's other quality of a corrupt leader who dutifully protects the rights of Americans because it allows "pulpit, platform, and press, to condone his vices" (166). Evidently, the corrupt politician can make promises to a vulnerable nation that are far from plausible, acting as a source of unrest, rather than a calming and reassuring force. As the Gilded Age was ridden with corruption and social turmoil, Parkman understood the
He shows us that every privilege, and attitude that the middle class have, is a direct result, of the exploitation of the working class; and their deplorable
Donald trump is a 69-year-old man from New York City. After graduating college, he started working for his father’s real estate agency. Donald became in charge of his own operations as he invested in and rented apartment complexes, and had other housing projects around New York. He then started his own Trump Organization and soon made his way to the Forbes list of richest people. Trump has been married multiple times and has several children. He is known for being an insulting, self-centered, arrogant racist. Donald Trump would not be a good president of the United States because he has shown racist tendencies throughout his political campaign.
“There is a wide belief that Americans are less class conscious than Europeans” (Vanneman). Because the United States consumes more than any other country, the global economy relies on our consumption. “The middle class is an ambiguous social classification, broadly reflecting the ability to lead a comfortable life” (Kharas). During the industrial revolution, there were aristocrat traditions in royalty, class, and rank in Europe. In America, the industrial revolution was coming of a wealthy nation. The United States is has a two party system, Republicans and Democrats. The Democrats wanted more people in the middle class, mainly blacks and immigrants. The Republicans wanted to protect the people who were already in the middle class, whites, and successful working people. The middle class in America is sometimes threatened by its own success. “The definition of the middle class is the people of generic roots like Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Robert Johnson, and Sam Walton can become billionaires” (Hockenberry). Not everyone who is in the middle class can become a billionaire and using their stories as an example is the death of the American
The “American Dream” consists of all U.S citizens having the opportunity to obtain success and prosperity through hard work and determination, but, in a capitalistic economy such as the United States the “American Dream” is merely impossible. Low wages are masked as starting points, taught to eventually pay off in the form of small raises or promotions. Competition to obtain unequally shared resources, is used to define an individual’s extent of initiative. In reality, these are all concepts used by the wealthy to deter the poor working class from obtaining upward mobility. Middle class America, the key factor in helping the wealthy stay wealthy, have adapted to these beliefs and concepts, created to keep them far behind. Conflict theorist
Donald Trump, as you know, is one of the more popular candidates for the 2016 Presidential election. Republicans are out to make a statement and for the most part they believe that Trump is the way to go. Something that should scare people of other parties the most is Party-based voters, which means that Republicans will vote for Trump just because he has an “R” next to his name on the ballot.