Trump's reliance on oligarch contributions to his campaign and his fawning, and surrounding himself, his cabinet, and his advisers with the current crop of the ultra-rich is ripe for a resistance campaign issue for the midterms.. Earlier, the fear was that oligarchs would damage democracy (https://mufticforumblog.blogspot.com/2024/10/democracy-has-oligarch-problem.html), but now it appears that the middle class and working families will also be the victims of the oligarch influence over Trump. This is a listing of why oligarchs are so dangerous. If the problem is causing the Dems to lose ground with working-class voters, this is one approach that may work. It is more than class warfare, it is the warfare oligarchs are waging agianst the working class pocket book issues. While oligarchs feather their own nests to secure tax and regulatory advantages, they do it at the expense of those still on budget. Oligarchs may try to make the case that they can find waste and abuse. However, if they begin to go further and cut out or starve or subvert those programs that those working for a living benefit from is a potential political problem.. Oligarchs are especially vulnerable to political attacks if they are accused of hurting working people to preserve and offset tax cuts to the ultra-rich.
This is a potential issue, and to the extent those like Elon Musk and others hurt ordinary Americans, it needs to be followed closely. It also depends upon the messaging skills of Democrats to make the connection, to date, at best, poor. The opportunity is there. Not only is it a class clash, but it also has practical consequences that will hurt Americans in their gut of pocketbook issues. If what the oligarchs do appears to be self-serving, wealth-building while the rest of us take it on the chin, it can become a major issue. It is especially ripe if what appears to ordinary people is that those like Musk propose hurting and cutting out federal programs such as Obamacare and Social Security, consumer protections from abusive business practices and unsafe products are the oligarch's way of offsetting the tax cuts and regulatory requirements.
Musk proposes to cut out the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau so he can avoid regulation when he turns X into a consumer bank and service site. He also wants to destroy reports of Tesla crashes. Bad for business. (per an expose by Rachel Maddow on 12/16/2024) and Trump team set to end key vehicle safety rule opposed by Elon Musk's Tesla: report
. https://mufticforumblog.blogspot.com/2024/12/heres-what-trumps-joint-rule-will-get.html
https://mufticforumblog.blogspot.com/2024/12/warning-to-seniors-do-not-doze-on-doge.html
For a much more thorough discussion on this topic, including the difference between an oligarch and just a billionaire, is Trump an oligarch, and is Musk one, go to MUFTIC FORUM BLOG: New resistance opportunity arises: Rule by oligarchs and class warfare updated 12 22 2024 at Mufticforumblog.blogspot.com