"If you tell a poor person "We spent your social security on the war and now we're going to lower the amount you receive" that's asking to be voted out of offic

"If you tell a poor person "We spent your social security on the war and now we're going to lower the amount you receive" that's asking to be voted out of office. If you tell them "The greedy rich person got a tax cut and that's why your social security is gone. Let us fight them" that gets a lot of people upset and helps politicians win elections." It's funny how, in both scenarios, it would seem the poor person would likely vote democratic, yet Republicans still win 6 out of 10 times. Perhaps, it's because the republican in scenario #1 just issues IOUs to the SS trust while still waging the wars, but spins it by saying "war is manly and we're awesome so debts (and deficits) don't apply to us", then when the house of cards fall, and the democrats scratch out a victory in the next election cycle due to voter frustration, the republicans whip up the frustration and then pivot it by saying "see? we told you the liberals would destroy us. debts are TERRIBLE! give us another chance!" It's the virtuous circle of modern politics, which is why I don't even bother with it anymore.