The Inflation Paradox: Why Voters Chose Donald Trump Despite His Plans to Raise Prices and Taxes

Voters who appeared to be the most upset about “inflation” voted for a man who is about to impose one of the largest sales taxes if not price hikes in American history

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Inflation is a relentless burden, gnawing at household budgets and sowing frustration among normal people. This happens in every place it occurs. Perhaps the most infamous example (yet far from the only one) happened in Germany in the 1930’s. Things were so bad that it took a wheelbarrow full of money to buy a loaf of bread.

Adolf Hitler used this to his advantage.

In the 2024 election, this frustration became a pivotal issue in the UniteYet, in a surprising twist, many Americans voted for Donald Trump — a candidate whose proposed policies, including a global trade war and mass deportations, are poised to intensify the very economic pressures they sought relief from. How to unravel the complex interplay of voter psychology, political messaging, and economic realities?

The Inflation Backlash

Certainly since Covid, but actually since the turn of the century, inflation of various kinds has been a specter haunting American households. House…