The butcher's bill has come due: President Donald Trump is about to victimize his own voters

[DonViejo]

Our new president's supporters are likely to suffer from his regressive policies. My compassion is limited

CHAUNCEY DEVEGA

In the weeks between Election Day and Donald Trump’s inauguration, I have found a new hobby. On a daily basis I read various newspapers, magazines and websites in search of stories about Trump voters and how they are surprised by their hero’s broken promises, scared that he may take away their health care or worried about his troubling connections to Vladimir Putin and the Russian government. I then bookmark these news items in my Internet browser for later use. As Nero fiddles and his public dances I can at least try to find small joys and pleasures in the music.

This is my version of liberal Schadenfreude — with slightly more hostile intent. I doubt that I am alone in adopting this new distraction and source of pleasure.

The butcher’s bill is due.

There are many examples of Trump’s voters and their increasing pain and anxiety.

I am particularly fond of this explanation from a Trump voter who benefited from Barack Obama’s health care reforms:

I’m not really a fan of (Obama’s) policies, but I like the fact that he gave me health insurance. And I have been worried about the fact that, you know, is it going to go away because, like I said, we’re in a situation now where I can’t afford to pay $1,200 a month. And I can’t go without insurance because [a family member] has to have it in order, you know … a transplant could be a million dollars … Well … we liked Trump because he just seemed to be a businessman.

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http://www.salon.com/2017/01/20/the-butchers-bill-has-come-due-president-donald-trump-is-about-to-victimize-his-own-voters/

[Jacob Boehme]

1. Right! Because the Devil ALWAYS gets his cut.