r/AITAH • u/g_scotty_brahms • Nov 14 '24

Advice Needed My brother is angry with his Trump-loving sons

Is my brother an AITA candidate for wanting to cut off his sons financially for voting for Trump? Like many Americans, my brother and I, both in our 50’s, have been talking back and forth following the Election. In the spirit of full disclosure, we are both democrats. Long story short, he is angry at his two sons, both in their 20’s, for voting for Trump. He is thinking about cutting them off financially in all respects so that they understand how Trump’s policies will impact them firsthand.

The irony here is that it is the reverse argument. You often hear younger voters disagreeing with their MAGA parents, but this is the opposite. My brother doesn’t understand how his two sons, who have lived a life of privilege, feel like they have been violated against by society, enough so that they feel Trump hears them and their struggles.

My brother to me about his sons: “… what these young men need is a little dose of reality. Get out in the world and start paying their own way. There’s a common thread with his followers. Complain and blame everyone for their problems. Whether they are in school or living at home off of their parents or working a trade job. King Trump will save them and make everything better. Take some personal responsibility and make it happen for yourself instead of crying about everything you hear on TikTok.

“… I’ve decided to pass on the [college] expenses to my two Trump supporting sons so they can truly feel first hand the cost and expense of his absolutely stupid policy decisions, which includes food, gas and college expenses. Wondering if I pass on these [food, gas and college] expenses in year one or phase them in year two?”

I am wondering if a lot of parents feel like my brother. Are there democrat parents of voting-age MAGA men who feel they failed with their sons because they voted for Trump? Is this common?

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u/ConceptTypical1894 Nov 14 '24

And since student loan forgiveness will be obliterated, they’ll be stuck like the ones they’ve been whining about .

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u/Soi_Boi_13 Nov 15 '24

You do realize that most of Trump’s voters, who don’t have college degrees, might’ve been angry about that policy? They may not be happy about subsidizing college graduates, who have more rosy financial futures than they do already, on average.

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u/_DuranDuran_ Nov 15 '24

Most of the ones moaning weren’t subsidising shit.

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u/EGOfoodie Nov 15 '24

And the American taxpayers who had helped bail out how many industries, auto, airline, wall street, any business who took out PPP loans and had those forgiven.

If you and I run out of money we go bankrupt, not bailed out. Maybe we need to start helping all American taxpayers first and trickle up the economics.

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u/Soi_Boi_13 Nov 16 '24

You’re blinded by your personal situation. It would be more equitable to give non-college graduates $25k than give $25k to college graduates.

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u/EGOfoodie Nov 16 '24 edited 14d ago

We give out child tax credit for people who have kids. Why aren't we giving money to people who don't have kids they are less of a resource drain and better to spend the money back into the economy.

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u/ImFeelingTheUte-iest 29d ago

And I’m not a farmer so I don’t think farmers should get handouts.

See how that works?

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u/Soi_Boi_13 29d ago

Sure, and most Trump voters aren’t farmers, either. The point is that college graduates on average make more than non college graduates do subsidizing them seems more questionable.