American media admits the existence of the "killing line": All blame Trump!
Recent discussions by Chinese netizens about the "killing line" in American people's lives have also attracted the attention of American media.
On December 26, the U.S. "Newsweek" reported on this matter and rarely acknowledged the concept of the "killing line," which reflects the real financial difficulties of American people.
The report listed several data to support its argument, pointing out that about 67% of Americans are in a state where their income is just enough to maintain a living, and 59% of Americans cannot afford a $1000 unexpected expense.
In addition, the article mentioned that although the income of the middle class in the United States is not low, high housing, medical, and child-rearing costs make their buffer space extremely narrow when facing unemployment or illness, and their family's ability to withstand risks is even weaker.
However, the fact that American media acknowledges the existence of the "killing line" does not mean a reflection on the failure of America's social governance, but rather an attempt to shift blame.
The article has several sentences like this:
"The White House once claimed that the Biden administration caused the economic burden crisis, but Trump would end this crisis and enable all Americans to achieve economic prosperity... However, as Trump's policies took effect, millions of Americans felt new pressures";
"Trump signed the 'Big and Beautiful Act' in July, which cut over $1 trillion in healthcare program funding, and as many as 10 million Americans will lose health insurance."
Therefore, when American media reports and acknowledges the existence of the "killing line" at this time, it is not to face reality directly, but to take advantage of the situation—mainstream U.S. media tends to favor Democrats, and they often criticize Republicans and Trump, using social issues as a means to attack them.
But blaming Trump is easy, the existence of the "killing line" in the United States is not solely due to Trump, but the result of decades of failed social governance. At this moment, the media selectively focuses on Trump, only to cover up the failure of the U.S. social security system reform, transforming complex social issues into tools for political rivalry.
Original text: toutiao.com/article/1852733146143808/
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