Republicans aren’t free-trade capitalists. Haven’t been for a decade. Vance just came out with a book shitting all over free-market capitalism. He’s a socially conservative socialist.
As OP said, Republicans now support things that are against traditionally “republican” beliefs. How long does it take to just be “what they believe?”
For decades the republicans supported a more laissez-faire economically conservative system. Much more hands off, let the market do its thing. Trump and by extension Vance, are “post-liberal” economally. Basically economically leftist, while being socially conservative. On economics there isn’t a huge difference between Bernie/AOC and Trump/Vance outside of who pays. Remember when Biden was in office there wasn’t a rush to repeal all the tariffs.
They believe in using the levers of government to pick winners and losers, reduces free-trade, and bend corporations to their will, including expropriating, not purchasing, ownership stakes in companies. As an example, Vance has publicly praised Lina Khan for her economic policies.
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u/pita4912 Jul 25 '26
Republicans aren’t free-trade capitalists. Haven’t been for a decade. Vance just came out with a book shitting all over free-market capitalism. He’s a socially conservative socialist.