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Politics : View from the Center and Left

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Terry Maloney
From: Wharf Rat7/7/2022 12:21:19 AM
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Thinking out loud...

Sometimes I hear, "R's are stupid; they vote against their best interests." Are they, or are they voting against what we think their best interests should be? Have we ever asked them what those interests are?

I read that as best financial interests, but what if they value others things more than financial security? Would they rather have $50K in the bank, or the right to carry an AR in Target? Would they rather have free pre-school and child care, or prayer in school? Affordable health care, or a total ban on abortions? I don't know the answers, but I suspect they'd take the second choice for each of these.
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