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> picking and choosing which industries are important voting bases. And on a bribes and corruption basis, to some extent, too? For example, I never thought ab

> picking and choosing which industries are important voting bases. And on a bribes and corruption basis, to some extent, too? For example, I never thought about what are the strategic industries, when voting.

unityByFreedom 5y ago
Indeed. The goal is to not have the government pick industries. Politicizing who gets aid to any greater degree would only serve to further subdue innovation.
throwawaygh 5y ago
> For example, I never thought about what are the strategic industries, when voting. You're clearly not a dairy producer in Wisconsin, a military contractor in Virginia/Maryland, or a property owner in Southern Pines, NC.
- sandyarmstrong 5y ago
  Yup! In 2008 I was in my first job, working for a defense contractor, and my boss seriously could not wrap his head around the idea of me voting for Obama. In his mind that should have gone completely against my own self-interest. But he also saw the job as a lifetime career, which is partly generational and partly just a different mindset because a lot (most?) of the engineers there were former military. I will say, though, that his mindset generally made for a very friendly and nurturing team experience.
- diveandfight 5y ago
  Is there something uniquely strategic about property owners in Southern Pines?? If anything, based on my knowledge, military contractors would be the strategic play down there (just as in VA/MD).
  - throwawaygh 5y ago
    Camp Mackall, Fort Bragg, the complex around those two, and an officer corps/civilian contractor base that enjoys golf. I was just giving it as an example of how whole tertiary industries that aren't directly part of the military-industrial complex will none-the-less vote (R) like their lifestyle depends on it, and for the same reason as contractors.
mywittyname 5y ago
Most voters aren't as rational as you are. Though, I suspect that you would not vote against your livelihood if it became a political topic. West Virginia has "Friends of Coal" license plates. Indiana has IUOE license plates. etc.
- cutemonster 5y ago
  > West Virginia has "Friends of Coal" license plates Wow, I had no idea I work with software, maybe in a way then I'm in a happy bubble

unityByFreedom 5y ago

Indeed. The goal is to not have the government pick industries. Politicizing who gets aid to any greater degree would only serve to further subdue innovation.

throwawaygh 5y ago

> For example, I never thought about what are the strategic industries, when voting. You're clearly not a dairy producer in Wisconsin, a military contractor in Virginia/Maryland, or a property owner in Southern Pines, NC.

sandyarmstrong 5y ago
Yup! In 2008 I was in my first job, working for a defense contractor, and my boss seriously could not wrap his head around the idea of me voting for Obama. In his mind that should have gone completely against my own self-interest. But he also saw the job as a lifetime career, which is partly generational and partly just a different mindset because a lot (most?) of the engineers there were former military. I will say, though, that his mindset generally made for a very friendly and nurturing team experience.
diveandfight 5y ago
Is there something uniquely strategic about property owners in Southern Pines?? If anything, based on my knowledge, military contractors would be the strategic play down there (just as in VA/MD).
- throwawaygh 5y ago
  Camp Mackall, Fort Bragg, the complex around those two, and an officer corps/civilian contractor base that enjoys golf. I was just giving it as an example of how whole tertiary industries that aren't directly part of the military-industrial complex will none-the-less vote (R) like their lifestyle depends on it, and for the same reason as contractors.

mywittyname 5y ago

Most voters aren't as rational as you are. Though, I suspect that you would not vote against your livelihood if it became a political topic. West Virginia has "Friends of Coal" license plates. Indiana has IUOE license plates. etc.

cutemonster 5y ago
> West Virginia has "Friends of Coal" license plates Wow, I had no idea I work with software, maybe in a way then I'm in a happy bubble