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Author: weatherman   😊 😞
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Subject: luxury of voting against interests
Date: 08/18/2024 12:10 PM
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irony that 2 of the most universally popular policies, and most beneficial to Red States, healthcare and Re-industrialization, had to be pushed through by Dems against major resistance.
i wonder who will try to claim credit?

https://blog.prospectorpartners.com/election-2024-...

(this article even underplays the lopsided role in lowering drug pricing)
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Author: tecmo ⎊  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: luxury of voting against interests
Date: 08/25/2024 11:21 AM
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many blue states vote against their interest as well - the RNC tax policy would likely benefit a lot of people (at least in the short term) that for vote democrat as an example.



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Subject: Re: luxury of voting against interests
Date: 08/26/2024 4:49 AM
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"many blue states vote against their interest as well - the RNC tax policy would likely benefit a lot of people (at least in the short term) that for vote democrat as an example."

Sure there are lots of people who only look at the short term. They run up the credit card bill, only pay the minimum each month. It is in their best short term interests to enjoy themselves and spend more than they make. However, mature adults realize that is a short term phenomena and in the long term credit card bills need to be paid and running up a credit card bill is more painful in the long term.

So I would disagree about your assertion. Mature adults realize it isn't in their best interests to set up a system where billionaires and corporations pay very little in taxes so the credit card bill rises and rises.
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Author: tecmo ⎊  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: luxury of voting against interests
Date: 08/27/2024 10:44 AM
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So I would disagree about your assertion. Mature adults realize it isn't in their best interests to set up a system where billionaires and corporations pay very little in taxes so the credit card bill rises and rises.


Its actually not helpful to think of the government debt as a credit card - personal finances are not equivalent to national budgets. That said, I would suggest for a wide range of democratic voters they would personally be much better off with republican economic policies (example - flat tax); yet consistently vote against their personal economic interests.

A similar mindset might be in the minds of republican voters - they view issues such as abortion, personal freedoms (gun laws) as much more relevant than their economic interests.

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