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"I voted for him because of the economy" - People I know

• snickerdoodle14 1y ago
  Also most of HN a few months ago
• lokar 1y ago
  Did these people think he would actually lower prices? And that “lowering inflation “ means prices go back down?
  • duped 1y ago
    Yes
    • lokar 1y ago
      Snark aside, I really wonder how we as a nation can get to better politics and policy when so many people are so misinformed about the basics. It seems hopeless at times.
      • tencentshill 1y ago
        Instilling critical thinking skills from a young age. The actual educational content is far less important. "Learning how to learn" should be the primary purpose of K-12.
        • wnevets 1y ago
          How do you test and measure the effectiveness of that kind of curriculum in a standardless way for millions of school children?
          • shlip 1y ago
            elections.
            • wnevets 1y ago
              I don't think my local school board will go along with that.
  • yepitwas 1y ago
    About half the population doesn't even understand how marginal income tax rates work. I bet the fraction that doesn't know that "lowering inflation" still means "prices are going up, not down" is quite a bit larger than that.
  • wnevets 1y ago
    > Did these people think Unlikely.
• MisterTea 1y ago
  Also heard: "He's a billionaire so of course he knows what he is doing."
  • rich_sasha 1y ago
    It's true, he knows what he's doing, and he is substantially more of a billionaire now than he was before this election.
• Kapura 1y ago
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• Der_Einzige 1y ago
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