Udaba lwezikweletu lubukeka seluya ngasemaphethelweni, njengoba iNdlu yabaMeli baseMelika iphasise umthetho ozosusa isikweletu ngokwesivumelwano esifinyelelwe ngempelasonto edlule phakathi kukaJoe Biden, umongameli, kanye noKevin McCarthy, usomlomo weRiphabhulikhi weNdlu. . AmaRepublicans abelokhu elwela ukuphoqa ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwemali kanye/noma ukufaneleka kwezitembu zokudla (i-Snap), i-Medicaid, ukunakekelwa kwezingane nezinkulisa, imfundo nezibonelelo zemfundo ephakeme.
Ngokuxhumanisa lezi nezinye izinhlinzeko ekuphakanyisweni kophahla lwezikweletu, i AmaRephabliki wazama ukusebenzisa usongo lokungakhokhi isikweletu somphakathi ukuphoqa amaDemocrats ukuthi azamukele. Umthetho, manje oya eSenate lapho okulindeleke ukuthi uphasiswe khona, awuzanelisanga iningi lezifiso zabo.
Ukuhlukunyezwa okubi kakhulu amaRiphabhulikhi akwazile ukukufaka kuzohlukunyezwa ngamakhulu ezinkulungwane zabantu abampofu okungenzeka ukuthi ulahlekelwe ukufinyelela ukuze uthole usizo lokudla ngaphansi kohlelo lwe-Snap. Abaningi banempilo ebuthaka futhi ngeke bakwazi ukuqedela izidingo zomsebenzi amaRiphabhulikhi aphikelele ukuba azibeke kubantu abaneminyaka yobudala engama-50-54; abanye bazolahlekelwa izinzuzo ngenxa ye-red tape eyengeziwe.
Kuphinde kwaba nomonakalo owenziwe indaba engelona iqiniso yokuthi amaRiphabhulikhi akwazile ukukhuthaza ngempumelelo mayelana “nebhomu lesikhathi sokuphawula” sesikweletu somphakathi. Alikho ibhomu futhi ukube belikhona, ngabe alikhiphi.
Isilinganiso esifanele somthwalo wethu wesikweletu ukuthi sikhokha malini ngonyaka ngenzalo yensalela esikweletini, njengengxenye yeholo lethu likazwelonke (noma cishe, i-GDP). Kwakuyileyo nombolo 1.9% ngo-2022. Lokho akukukhulu, nganoma yikuphi ukuqhathanisa. Silinganisele cishe 3% ngawo-1990, ngenkathi ibhekene nokukhula komnotho waseMelika okwathatha isikhathi eside kunawo wonke.
Ukuphindwaphindwa njalo “kosongo” olubangelwa isikweletu sethu sikazwelonke kwaba impumelelo enkulu kubantu baseRiphabhulikhi, abahlale befuna ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwemali ezidingweni zomphakathi kanye namanetha okuphepha; futhi okubaluleke kakhulu, ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwemali okungase kusize ukusimama ekuwohlokeni komnotho lapho amaDemocrats ephethe.
Ku-Great Recession (Disemba 2007 kuya kuJuni 2009), amaRiphabhulikhi alwa nezinyathelo zokuvuselela ukusimama komnotho, okwakuvele kuncane kakhulu njengoba kwakuhlongoziwe amaDemocrats. Ngo-Okthoba 2010, ukuntuleka kwemisebenzi kwakusesekhona 9.4%. Okhethweni ngemva kwenyanga, amaRepublican athola izihlalo ezingama-63 ukuthatha iNdlu kanye nezihlalo eziyisithupha zeSenethi.
Ukufakwa kwezikweletu kwasetshenziselwa ukusongela abaphathi be-Biden ngokungakhokhi isikweletu somphakathi uma bengavumelani nezimfuno zeRiphabhulikhi, ikakhulukazi zokunciphisa imali. Uphahla ngokwalo akuthinti ukusetshenziswa kwemali okusha; imane ibambe ingxenye yemali uhulumeni wethu avele ephoqelekile ngokomthetho ukuthi ayenze. Embusweni wentando yeningi, lolu hlobo lokukhwabanisa akufanele luvunyelwe.
Kodwa amandla eRiphabhulikhi awasekelwe kuntando yeningi; ngokuphambene nalokho, sekuncike kakhulu ezikhungweni nasezinkambisweni abantu abaningi, kuhlanganise Ochwepheshe, ingacabangela ukungabi nentando yeningi noma okuphambene nentando yeningi. AmaRiphabhulikhi azuza kakhulu eqinisweni lokuthi ama-80% wamalungu anjalo okhethiwe cishe ngama-50% abavoti. Futhi uma lokho kungaqondile ngokwanele, kune-filibuster, edinga ngempumelelo iningi lamavoti angu-60 ukuze iwine cishe noma yiziphi izinguquko ezisekela intando yeningi. Lokhu kuhlanganisa izinguquko ezidingekayo ngisho naseSigeleni njengoba kwakhiwa njengamanje: isb. ukumelwa kweWashington DC, enesibalo sabantu abaningi kunezifunda ezimbalwa. Siwukuphela kwentando yeningi emhlabeni lapho abantu abahlala enhlokodolobha kazwelonke bengenawo amalungelo aphelele okuvota.
Bese kuba khona umvoti ukucindezelwa futhi gerrymandering, kukho kokubili ukhetho lukahulumeni nolwenhlangano. Lezi zindlela ezimbili zokuthonya imiphumela yokhetho ziye zahambisana. Impela izifundazwe ezijikijelwa yizona okuhloswe ngazo: khumbula ukuthi omongameli bamaRiphabhulikhi ababusa iminyaka engu-12 kwengama-22 edlule baqala ukubusa ngesikhathi belahlekelwa yivoti elidumile.
Uma amaRiphabhulikhi ewina, abe esesebenzisa amandla awo ukupakisha amakhadi ngokuwavuna. Lokhu kuhlanganisa emasakeni ijaji, lapho amajaji eRiphabhulikhi eqhubekisela phambili i-ajenda yawo.
Umzabalazo wabo weminyaka eminingi wokulawula abezobulungiswa ufinyelele esicongweni ngeningi lama-6-3 enkantolo ephakeme yase-US, namajaji amahlanu aqokwa omongameli abalahlekelwe yivoti elidumile.
Iningi lamanje leRiphabhulikhi manje "lithatha indawo yomthetho wamajaji esikhundleni somthetho", amajaji aphikisayo wabhala lapho lelo ningi liphuca ilungelo lokukhipha isisu ngonyaka odlule.
Inqwaba yezigele ichaze inkantolo ephakeme ngokuthi “ithunyelwe” “ngemali emnyama” evela kubanikeli beRiphabhulikhi, okuhlanganisa “izigidigidi ze-rightwing”, futhi okwamanje ibhekene nayo ukulahlekelwa ukwethembeka kanye namacala inkohlakalo.
Ukube amaRiphabhulikhi ayekutholile konke ayekufakile emthethweni wawo ukuze asuse umkhawulo wesikweletu, ngabe sehlise isikweletu somphakathi ngaphansi kwengxenye eyodwa ye-1% ngonyaka ozayo.
Lokhu kwenza kucace nakakhulu ukuthi ukulwa kwezikweletu akukaze kube mayelana nokwehliswa kwezikweletu. Kuyingxenye yomjikelezo ononya lapho amandla ezombusazwe asetshenziswa kabi ukuze kuhlanganiswe uhlelo olungenantando yeningi ngokwandayo; bese ephinde ahlukunyezwe. Isikweletu siyingxenye eyodwa nje yalowo mjikelezo, futhi bekungafanele kuxoxiswane ngaso; idinga ukuqedwa.
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