Posted on Jan 23, 2017
Republican nativism helped turn California blue. Trump could do the same for the whole country.
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I did not know that California was a red state at one time. Apparently, Republicans can make states Democrats.
Republican nativism helped turn California blue. Trump could do the same for the whole country.
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Just look at how well managed California is now. Not enough reservoir capacity to provide the state water in drought conditions, a $100 billion High Speed Rail system stuck in the mud of regulations, Large companies leaving the state due to high taxes, Out of control wildfires, etc, etc.
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Can Confirm, stationed at Edwards from 2011-2014. It's a shit hole. Beautiful state though.
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Maybe, but I doubt it. California isn't representative of the US for Hispanic population. I think the economy remains the number 1 issue with most Americans...far above "nativism". If Trump energizes the economy back to historical GDP growth rates, he will be re-elected.
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/09/08/key-facts-about-how-the-u-s-hispanic-population-is-changing/
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/09/08/key-facts-about-how-the-u-s-hispanic-population-is-changing/
Key facts about how the U.S. Hispanic population is changing
A drop-off in immigration and a declining birth rate has curbed overall growth of the Hispanic population and slowed the dispersion of Hispanics through the U.S.
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SPC Kevin Ford
Col Joseph Lenertz - I believe they are too. The problem isn't so much a problem with the GDP per se, and you are right it could be higher and still be in the safe zone. The problem as I see it is that they will continue to get pinched with a higher GDP. Over the past forty years we have shifted how our economy is structured in such a way that very few people profit from the economy and its growth.
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Col Joseph Lenertz
SPC Kevin Ford - OK, well we disagree there. Middle income grew along with GDP during Reagan, Clinton, Bush 1, and 1st half of Bush 2. Only during last years of Bush 2 and 8 years under Obama did middle income really stagnate. So the correlation between GDP and middle income growth is still positive, though not a 1.0 correlation.
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SPC Kevin Ford
Col Joseph Lenertz - I'd take a look at when the income inequality really started, it was about 1978-1980. The trend has continued and eventually that has impacted the middle class. The more time goes on, the worse it has gotten. Sure, raising GDP will have some positive impact but it won't fix the underlying problem. The middle and lower classes may do better by increasing the size of the pie but that can only go so far when the size of their slice keeps getting smaller and smaller.
http://www.cbpp.org/research/poverty-and-inequality/a-guide-to-statistics-on-historical-trends-in-income-inequality
http://fortune.com/2014/10/31/inequality-wealth-income-us/
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/09/22/the-many-ways-to-measure-economic-inequality/
http://www.cbpp.org/research/poverty-and-inequality/a-guide-to-statistics-on-historical-trends-in-income-inequality
http://fortune.com/2014/10/31/inequality-wealth-income-us/
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/09/22/the-many-ways-to-measure-economic-inequality/
A Guide to Statistics on Historical Trends in Income Inequality | Center on Budget and Policy...
The years from the end of World War II into the 1970s were ones of substantial economic growth and broadly shared prosperity. Beginning in the 1970s, economic growth slowed and the income gap widened.
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The GOP has a long tradition of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. That's why Hillary's loss was so incredible.
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