Centrally Planned Economies, Mao in China / Trump in US

Saturday Nov 1st at 5:00 PM CT
Centrally Planned Economies
Mao in China / Trump in US /
MAGA calls for Americans to endure higher prices / Is factory work essential to the “spiritual” health of the working class?

Meeting # 3,842 - college regular Tim Bolger
Donald Trump’s second-term economic vision has taken on an openly nationalist and state-directed character, drawing comparisons—sometimes tongue-in-cheek, sometimes critical—to Mao Zedong’s rhetoric of sacrifice. Critics have dubbed the approach “Mao MAGA,” highlighting the blend of patriotic appeals, centralized economic control, and calls for Americans to endure higher prices for the sake of national strength. Trump has described the U.S. as a “department store” that sets prices for foreign goods, and has pledged to personally decide tariff levels with business leaders, while imposing steep duties—especially on Chinese imports—to force companies to manufacture in America. Supporters see this as bold nation-building to restore manufacturing and worker dignity; opponents see creeping authoritarian economics and politicized price-setting.

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