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Comment by Brendinooo

6 hours ago

I mean, if you really believe that, then no politician would ever be able say something like "I'll work to get you free health care".

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Ntrails  6 hours ago

Yeah. I'm not sure how a strict reading doesn't end up with obvious policies ending up making all of the policies below "vote buying":

    - Cancel student loans
    - Reduce federal tax rates
    - Increase unemployment/pension/etc payouts

There is always a state of "this policy upside is contingent on voting for me" - though in Trumps case he is making it contingent Not on his own electoral outcome in some sense. Just messy.

  • Brendinooo  2 hours ago

    As is often the case with our commander in chief, things once expressed subtly are now expressed brazenly.