Is it possible for a self described Republican to hold big state socialists views that are hardly indistinguishable from the radical lefty Dems ? Yes of course . Under the leadership of Yertle ,it is increasingly becoming difficult to see the differences between the parties .
Nanny state giveaways wins elections ,and the Repubs want to win elections so they couch their extravagant spending with labels like "responsible ,"common sense " yada yada yada
It is good politics to say they want to help families . So they are proposing a European socialist responsible common sense spending binge . It is called the New Parents Act.
S.2764 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): New Parents Act of 2021 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
It was introduced by "conservatives " RINO Mittens Romney and Marco Rubio .
The bill would create a federal paid leave program that would allow new parents up to 3 months of parental leave by drawing funds from Social Security.(as if the program already wasn't in danger of insolvency) .
The bill would also extend child tax credits to most families, even rich ones."
Parents would receive a credit of up to $3,500 per child, and $4,500 per child for children under the age of 6."
That comes to $69,000 per child in tax credits over time.
The Repub socialists say they are being more "responsible " than the Dem socialists because the Dems would pay for it by printing monopoly money . But it both comes down to Wimpy logic (I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today).
This is just one example of socialist Repubs. Repubs are on board with subsidies to various industries that turns the claim of being capitalists on it's head .
I don't care how high the Fed raises interest rate . If the Repubs go along with government spending like drunken Dems the economy will never be fixed