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Ignoring the economic aspects Trump is foolish as well. Trump either due to action or circumstance also directly lead to better conditions for the Working Class
by syshum 5y ago
Ignoring the economic aspects Trump is foolish as well. Trump either due to action or circumstance also directly lead to better conditions for the Working Class via low inflation low employment, and reducing environmental regulations that allowed increasing in many blue collar jobs.
to be clear these effects are likely not a result of anything trump did directly but mere circumstance of timing, however is credited by the very people you are calling "values voters" with improving their economic position while at the same time supporting their values
In contrast, again correctly or not, the Actions of Democrats led by Joe Biden are seen as directly increasing inflation, gas prices, and worsing their economic situation.
I still firmly believes elections are always about economics, if you believe person A will make you better off economically you vote for them, or if you believe Person A will make you worse off economically you vote against them..
2020 was probably the first election in a long time that upends that mold where it was not about economics...
- alar44 5y ago- I still firmly believes elections are always about economics, if you believe person A will make you better off economically you vote for them, or if you believe Person A will make you worse off economically you vote against them.. This is literally the last thing I consider. I'm not an economist, hell, even economists can't tell you the outcomes of changing certain fiscal policies. I vote on social issues alone, which obviously has overlap with economic prosperity, but whether or not some politician will save me 1% on my income or property tax is not on my radar whatsoever. The opportunity cost to that savings is normally much higher than some fraction of a percent of money I get to keep. That 1% doesn't affect my life in any meaningful way, but cutting school taxes or something does, in a much greater effect, over a much greater time period, and a wider geographical area.