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I don't understand how the "downtrodden" who rejects help from the government is somehow naive, but the billionaire who votes to have his taxes increased is som

I don't understand how the "downtrodden" who rejects help from the government is somehow naive, but the billionaire who votes to have his taxes increased is somehow smart, noble, and a patriot. At the end of the day everyone votes for the policy initiatives that they prefer - whether the program is trying to help them or not. The thing about lots of "downtrodden" people is they want opportunity - not support from the government. They want to be able to stand on their two feet to support their wives and kids - not to have Warren Buffet pay for their meals.

pjc50 8y ago
> They want to be able to stand on their two feet to support their wives and kids It's pretty hard to stand on your own feet in a hospital bed.
komali2 8y ago
As someone who was once downtrodden, I completely disagree with your second part. I also sense a whiff of self defeating hypocrisy - if everyone votes for what benefits them, why wouldn't the downtrodden try to get as much as possible? Poor people want a fucking break. When I was poor we'd watch all the rich people on TV get arrested and let off with a slap on the wrist and ask ourselves, "what the fuck?" We'd see pics of OJ partying with cocaine and porn stars in expensive clubs, then get away with murder. I don't know where you get this sense of "righteous wholesome poor people just trying to skip coffee for a day so they can put two more pennies in the savings account and one day be able to support their kids," poor people want to support their kids today, right now.