Is this the reason why some poor people vote against their economic interests? (health care, millionaires)

[freemkt]

Originally Posted by ergohead

She looks like a black ant to me, with no help from a caricaturist.

What color do you expect an ant to be? It's not as if there are white ants. There are also red ants but the majority of ants are black.

[rimmerama]

Originally Posted by Savoir Faire

"We're poor now, but what if we win the lotto? I might be rich someday. My future rich self doesn't want to pay higher taxes"



The Tea Party Made Simple by Ted Rall - YouTube

Pretty much.

Amazon.com: Deer Hunting with Jesus: Dispatches from America's Class War (9780307339362): Joe Bageant: Books

Good book about the subject.

[Fleet]

Originally Posted by NorthGAbound12

Why do the poor vote against their self interest?:

Newsflash! Reaganomics gave us a very prosperous economy, and not at the "expense of the poor" like the libs want people to believe.

[Swampmonster]

Originally Posted by Fleet

Newsflash! Reaganomics gave us a very prosperous economy, and not at the "expense of the poor" like the libs want people to believe.

Bull$#%* ....'nuff said

[EinsteinsGhost]

Originally Posted by Fleet

Newsflash! Reaganomics gave us a very prosperous economy, and not at the "expense of the poor" like the libs want people to believe.

And when was that? What prosperity? But then, I guess number of credits cards and loans might define prosperity to some.

[freemkt]

Originally Posted by Fleet

Newsflash! Reaganomics gave us a very prosperous economy, and not at the "expense of the poor" like the libs want people to believe.

How do you know that? Reaganomics gave me five rent increases in five years. During those five years I had to move three times when I could not afford the higher rent, and I ended up homeless for four months.

[Rggr]

If my goal was to be wealthy, I would take my chances on the lottery versus wealth redistribution any day. We see people win the lottery every so often, but I've never seen anyone become wealthy through government redistribution of wealth.

[GregW]

More often the choice is not to be wealthy but to not freeze in the dark. Government wealth redistribution does help with the latter as it is supposed to.

[Neuling]

Originally Posted by monkeywrenching

their economic interests?

do you mean getting another handout from the federal/state goverments?
do you mean more wealth distribution?


did you ever think that those that do not want higher taxes may just want the federal goverment out of their lives.

Government comes from to govern, so how could a government stay out of people's lives? As long as it is there, it will play a big role in life...
Governing without an object is like teaching or loving without an object.

[Rggr]

Originally Posted by GregW

More often the choice is not to be wealthy but to not freeze in the dark. Government wealth redistribution does help with the latter as it is supposed to.

For those where that is the true choice,I have no problem with it.