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I’m generally of the view that voters get what they want (even if what they want is internally inconsistent, not in their best interest, or they have to contort
by balderdash 3y ago
I’m generally of the view that voters get what they want (even if what they want is internally inconsistent, not in their best interest, or they have to contort their worldview or values to justify it).
My point being, politicians aren’t honest because they’re not penalized by voters for being dishonest.
- epolanski 3y agoYou reminded me of a documentary I've seen of some former mining town in US where everybody was against Obamacare and liberals, and 30% the county was living on food stamps and could not afford any kind of insurance. People literally voted against their interests just "to own the libz".
- dboreham 3y agoGetting people to vote against their own interests is the central goal for at least 1/2 of all politicians.
- balderdash 3y agoI can’t find the study but voters were surveyed regarding their spending priorities as well as their views on balance, budget and deficit spending, and the gist of the study was that most voters wanted more spending, less taxes, and a balanced budget, which is logically inconsistent (but they are getting exactly what they want (even if they complain about it)!