The Hill Discovers Billionaires Exist, Still Misses the Point
Ah, yes, The Hill. Ever so vigilant in 2024, pointing out that Trump's policies, like the 2017 tax cuts, enriched the wealthy. Fascinating. One might wonder if this profound insight applies equally to the 'bipartisan consensus' that consistently funnels public funds into the pockets of defense contractors, pharmaceuticals, and, say, the very industries sustaining think tanks and lobbying groups
that shape policy, regardless of who's in the Oval Office. Remember when President Biden’s administration approved over $1 billion in weapons sales to Israel, including 1,000 MK-82 500-pound bombs, even as Gaza faced a humanitarian crisis? (Source: Reuters, May 2024) These aren't exactly small-business startup kits. It's not that 'Trump put billionaires first'—it's that the system, regardless of
administration, is designed to serve capital. To present this as solely a 'Trump regime corruption' issue (as the piece title suggests) is to sanitize decades of bipartisan legislative endeavors that have meticulously carved out loopholes and subsidies for the precisely the same class. The real propaganda isn't that one leader did it; it's the insistence that it's an anomaly, rather than the
operating principle.