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You specifically said when conservatives are in government, not conservative voters. The answer to your question is that the people in government, regardless o
by Consultant32452 10y ago
You specifically said when conservatives are in government, not conservative voters. The answer to your question is that the people in government, regardless of whether they campaigned as conservative or liberal, do not care one iota about what the voters who put them in office want.
- anigbrowl 10y agoI reject both your claim and your rhetorical switcheroo.
- Consultant32452 10y agoI provided a reference. What more do you want? Go look at the provided data. It doesn't matter whether liberals or conservatives hold power. Government doesn't do liberal or conservative things. It does whatever the wealthy want. If that happens to appear conservative or liberal on the outside that's purely incidental.
- anigbrowl 10y agoYou're totally entitled to that opinion and I myself largely agree with public choice theory, but the post to which I responded began thus: This piece does a fairly good job of presenting the conservative point of view: that there are mountains of waste in government to cut rather than hike taxes. I agree with that perspective. And it was that agreement with conservatism as a political philosophy that I asked to explore. It's not that your opinion is invalid, but that it is unresponsive to the question that was asked. I am not interested in having an argument with you, I'm interested in knowing where that other person was coming from.