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This myth that trump supporters are humble working class people needs to end. These are people with money. Guns are expensive. Travel is expensive. These people
by ahelwer 6y ago
This myth that trump supporters are humble working class people needs to end. These are people with money. Guns are expensive. Travel is expensive. These people have means. See this: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/11/13/white-trump-voters-are-richer-than-they-appear/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/11/13/white-tru...
Just because someone wears Carhartt and drives a kitted-out truck doesn't mean they're working class. That's a costume, and you were fooled.
- Geminidog 6y agohttps://www.bruegel.org/2016/11/income-inequality-boosted-trump-vote/ https://www.bruegel.org/2016/11/income-inequality-boosted-tr... https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/11/03/americas-inequality-election/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/11/03/americas-inequality-ele... My conclusions are based on data. Which further fuels the confusion. We can engage in an endless argument on who’s data is garbage and who’s is not
- ahelwer 6y agoLook at median income and things are different: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-mythology-of-trumps-working-class-support/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-mythology-of-trumps...