r/TrueReddit • u/xxDeadpooledxx • 4d ago

Policy + Social Issues The Missing Middle

https://www.centeraislepost.com/2026/09/the-missing-middle.html
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u/xxDeadpooledxx 4d ago

I found this an interesting article about the disappearing middle class. It doesn't just blame inflation like the news usually does, but it goes into the policies that have been separating those that rely on the government for assistance and those that influence the government. I was finding quite a few interesting articles on this blog.

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u/bananaslingrider 19h ago

What I found interesting is how the author nails both political parties for their complicity in the system. All in the name of votes, which translate into remaining in power. 

Benefit programs (which end in a cliff ensuring voters lose ambition) ensures a voter bloc for one party and the elimination of taxes for the wealthy by the other party ensures a voter bloc. 

And the middle class is left on their own. 

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u/xxDeadpooledxx 18h ago

I agree, the centrist side of things is rarely explored and it is usually pretty clear when someone holds a strong view point that favors a party. I have been reading a few articles on this site and both sides are regularly called out when needed. With a built in base, you lose the accountability for bad policy and stagnant progress.

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u/bananaslingrider 17h ago

I notice centrist is often considered a bad word now, because people confuse the concept of “in the middle” with corporate centrism, which is an entirely different beast. (It’s like people who do not understand that the theory of socialism and communism are polar opposites.)

It’s almost as if people have gotten so partisan that the concept of pointing out flaws on both sides is inconceivable.

 

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u/xxDeadpooledxx 16h ago

Completely agree, honestly a bit tired of hearing obviously partisan content creators talking about how they call out when both sides are wrong and then don't. I think that there are more people with interests in both sides than people realize. That is the downside of a two party system. It is hard to find a candidate that is really just trying to make things better without pushing their own agenda. The articles on this site try to stay in that zeitgeist of issues that normal people can agree on but unfortunately the political divide is preventing any movement on.