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Only if you have bought into some ideology that elevates self-sovereign individuality above all other concerns. I don't know why you're getting downvoted, your
by holonomically 5y ago
Only if you have bought into some ideology that elevates self-sovereign individuality above all other concerns. I don't know why you're getting downvoted, your question is valid. If people think "redistribution" is "theft" then they will definitely disagree with such policies. But the sensible interpretation of redistribution isn't theft, sane societies are composed of people that are willing to make sacrifices for the greater good and don't see such policies as theft.
- stevenalowe 5y agoRespectfully disagree. As stated, their voter model "should" vote for more redistribution the further the individual is from the median/mean. Then they seem surprised that actual people don't behave that way. Duh. The researchers seem to have at least partially answered their own question though: "Trust in government (or lack thereof) also seems to be a critical element in driving support for redistribution." the hubris of the authors seems to preclude any examination of their own assumptions about what is "right" or "wrong", so they conclude that the rest of us just need more education/indoctrination
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- holonomically 5y agoYou can disagree disrespectfully as well, I don't really mind.