Notat
Du er politisk rådgiver for Bernie Sanders. Skriv et notat, der sætter ham i stand til at argumentere imod Donald Trumps fordelingspolitik, som den beskrives i bilag 1. I notatet skal du anvende viden om ideologi og venstrefløjspopulisme.
Bilag 1
Trump’s ‘cruel’ measures pushing US inequality to dangerous level, UN warns
Donald Trump is deliberately forcing millions of Americans into financial ruin, cruelly depriving them of food and other basic protections while lavishing vast riches on the superwealthy, the United Nations monitor on poverty has warned. Philip Alston, the UN special rapporteur who acts as a watchdog on extreme poverty around the world, has issued a withering critique of the state of America today. Trump is steering the country towards a “dramatic change of direction” that is rewarding the rich and punishing the poor by blocking access even to the most meager necessities.
“This is a systematic attack on America’s welfare program that is undermining the social safety net for those who can’t cope on their own. Once you start removing any sense of government commitment, you quickly move into cruelty,” Alston told the Guardian.
Millions of Americans already struggling to make ends meet faced “ruination”, he warned.
“If food stamps and access to Medicaid are removed, and housing subsidies cut, then the effect on people living on the margins will be drastic.”
Asked to define “ruination”, Alston said: “Severe deprivation of food and almost no access to healthcare.”
Undersøg
Undersøg, hvad der af materialet i bilag 1 (figur 3.4-3.6 og tabel 3.1) kan udledes om udviklingen i den spanske økonomi fra 2014 og frem.
Undersøgelsen skal understøttes af relevante beregninger, og du skal inddrage viden om økonomiske sammenhænge.
