Short term pain long term gain means the oligarchs – and by extension, therefore, Trump – are manipulating economic failure, from which they have a financial cushion to ensure their pain is minimal, so they can swoop in to acquire valuable assets at pennies on the dollar from those without cushions. For the working class, that means working multiple jobs to stay just ahead of disaster, which means we are too busy surviving to even understand how they are abusing us to line their pockets with even more wealth.

The business of the people is now the business of Trump and his oligarch overlords. Government is designed to serve the needs and interests of the people, rather than operate for profit like a business. Its primary role is to ensure public welfare and maintain a fair and just society.

For example, Trump’s personal wealth has grown more than 300% during his second term