As I’ve noted many times before, the GOP pretends to be a pro-worker party, but actually fights for the dollar store economy, because low wages, high profits, and low prices benefit its two core constituencies—retirees and business owners. A collateral impact of the pandemic, however, is worker shortages, higher wages, and inflation. What could the party do to resolve this problem?
Encourage more immigrant workers, of course. But that would lead to a major conflict with the base, which views immigration as an existential issue. So what happens next? The GOP ramps up its criticism of the president without offering any productive alternatives.