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The data shows that states with red voters also have high welfare rates. That's very different than showing that red voters get more welfare. Given that welfar
by jonfw 5y ago
The data shows that states with red voters also have high welfare rates. That's very different than showing that red voters get more welfare.
Given that welfare recipients are among the minority in every single state, it's very possible that the welfare recipients are voting majority blue and still losing their state elections
- PathOfEclipse 5y agoTo support what you are saying, I found this article: https://wallstreetpit.com/89671-are-welfare-recipients-mostly-republican/ https://wallstreetpit.com/89671-are-welfare-recipients-mostl... "Hardly surprising, we see that in a two-party split, 60-80% of welfare recipients are Democrats, while full time Workers are evenly divided between parties."
- Arainach 5y agoThat's a very narrow definition of "welfare". Farm subsidies are welfare, as are corporate loan guarantees, pro sports stadiums, tax breaks for the energy industry and so on, and those overwhelmingly benefit red states. And who can forget "don't let the government get ahold of my Medicare"? Conservative voters love to believe that the only good welfare is the welfare that benefits them (similar to how "cancel culture" is bad until it's time to ban books from school libraries and so many other hypocrisies).
- jonfw 5y agoWhere's the evidence?