If people would vote for what is good for them, the outcomes would look quote different. My father says he votes one party because of the financial aspect and l

If people would vote for what is good for them, the outcomes would look quote different. My father says he votes one party because of the financial aspect and laughs at me for voting a different party. The most recent election's plans showed, when vetted by an independent buro (I think it's a government agency), that this party's plans would be much better for basically every income group, and equally good for the top 10%, compared to the party my dad votes for. Do you think that sways him in the slightest? He's a well-educated high-income individual that reads a lot and stays current, who I'd have expected to have rational voting behavior if anyone has that. Most people vote for parties whose plans don't match what they say they'll accomplish, such as lower taxes or whatever else they believe will be good for them. A greater percentage of naturalised immigrants than those with local heritage voting for the one party wanting to stop immigration and abolish religious freedoms, that sort of thing. If someone has a better study on this, I'd be much interested, but that a court (in applying fundamental rights made up by people whose elected job it is to care for a country) disagrees with the average person on the street is not surprising to me