Let’s see who was really for populist governance

One of the major appeals of Donald Trump’s candidacy was that he was an “outsider.” He had no background in politics, he had no experience being a commander, his vocabulary wasn’t nebulous like that of a Harvard lawyer; instead, he was a businessman with opinions about how the elites are being elitist and fooling the white-collared worker — he was considered a populist. It still remains to be seen what exactly he’s done for the white-collared, working class family, seeing as his attempt to stop Carrier from sending jobs to Mexico still resulted in Carrier cutting several hundred thousand jobs; his attempts or lack there of to prepare “fair trade deals,” hasn’t netted anyone any more money and his universal health care plan is only staggered within those who make enough money to afford it.
But for all of this, Trump ran on an election that he stood for something. He stood for the people who didn’t go to Harvard, who couldn’t get a raise though they worked 40 hours a week. He campaigned on the fact that he’d put people back to work.
Well, Trump has a chance to do just that, and I hope he does it. The Democratic Caucus in the House of Representatives and the Senate has come up with what they call “A Better Deal” which they hope will “crack down on monopolies and the concentration of economic power that benefits special interests and the very wealthy,” according to a Democratic Senate aide on Vox.com.
The plan is multi-faceted, and will be released in waves. The first three points of the plan were made public, and consist of going after pharmaceutical companies who price gauge on drugs that patients are forced to pay for or fall deathly ill, breakup and prevent corporate mergers and stop the consolidation of companies that form monopolies and oligopolies to protect smaller corporations, and to invest over $1 trillion in infrastructure, as well as expanding trade schools and apprenticeships, as well as giving tax credits to small businesses who hire and train workers at a livable wage.
I know, many of you who are against the “liberal media,” and are against the “Democratic and liberal” agenda might think that this is communism wrapped in more communism, but remember: Trump promised you what the Democrats want to promise you. There is no reason that the Democrats can’t help to give you all what you and Trump want, right? History has proven that it’s the bills that get bipartisan input and approval that get signed into law. Why not let the Democrats help Trump deliver on his promises?
Trump already promised that drugs will be cheaper and that everyone will have insurance. According to the bills drafted by the GOP in in the House and Senate, that promise is not delivered. By allowing this portion of the Better Deal to be approved, medications that doctors prescribe you will be cheaper. Cancer, dialysis, diabetes, and heart disease drugs will be cheaper for the consumer. This will also bring down insurance costs because companies no longer have to cover such high prescription costs. America’s healthcare system functions on controlling coverage, not controlling cost. We can pass the ball on who gets covered, but that does nothing to impact the cost. By allowing this part of the deal through, Trump can fulfill his promise on lower drug costs.
When it comes to busting up mergers, why not stop companies from consolidating into other, larger companies, resulting in layoffs, career changes, unemployment, and the rise of big box stores like Walmart and Target. By allowing the provisions of these policies, the working class family stands a better chance of increasing wealth by busting up the big corporations that keep them from having to pay to sit at the table. Democrats allowed the merger of Exxon and Mobil, resulting in a super empire of fossil fuel producing energy. Allowing such a merger has set back economic growth in alternative energy and wages. Now the party is admitting its wrong doing and trying to change it. For instance, by allowing the trust-busting powers of this legislation to prevail, large corporate mergers like the one proposed between Monsanto and Bayer (which would create a pharmaceutical and seed super giant, with it thumb directly on the pulse to clog research and development, as well as putting smaller seed companies out of business).
Lastly, the bill wants to invest in infrastructure (which Trump said he wanted to do, though hasn’t had any of his legislative majorities put a bill on the floor to vote), which Democrats say would stimulate job growth to 10 million, by putting people to work on roads, bridges, plumbing, technology and other forms of infrastructure. This portion of the legislation wants give small businesses a tax break to hire and train employees. His whole campaign he talked about increasing the wealth of small businesses. Here is his chance to step up for the working class, by allowing Democrats to give him a chance.
Now, let’s see who really wanted all of this for populism.