- 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 belie

- 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.