The Biden years might raise expectations for fair redress before giving way to familiar disappointment, as wages stagnate while the billionaires add to their winnings. That could wind up fertilizing the ground for an updated, more sophisticated version of Trump—someone who would pursue the traditional Republican goals of deregulation, tax cutting, and the dismantling of government while packaging this as a spur to growth; someone who would speak empathetically to the working class while serving the needs of the plutocrats; someone who would indulge the language of compassion, while solidifying
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