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[deleted] t1_ivvtgx3 wrote

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Wealthy urban professionals tend to vote Democrat, budget conscious rural workers tend to vote Republican?

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[deleted] t1_ivw3zj8 wrote

> budget conscious rural workers tend to vote Republican?

Even though when their candidates are in power the blow up the national debt.

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[deleted] t1_ivwmfe1 wrote

Everyone blows up the national debt and everyone has a special reason why they usually don’t but this time they have to. Democrats blow up the national debt to benefit their voters, Republicans blow up the national debt to benefit their voters. Just party politics.

Besides, I more meant personal budget than national budget. Hence the contrast with relatively wealthier urbanites.

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taggedandgagged t1_ivx0zq8 wrote

The republicans are still seen by some as the party of the blanced budget only because they were the last ones to care about it. Gingrich in the 90s was the last to successfully do it, and since then about 10 republicans have actually ever voted for it but the majority want their ticket items to be paid for same as democrats

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jesssquirrel t1_ivx86va wrote

Budget-conscious urban workers tend to vote Democrat and wealthy people in general vote republican

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[deleted] t1_ivx8zgw wrote

Saying it on Reddit doesn’t make it true.

Especially when it’s provably false.

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jesssquirrel t1_ivx9sut wrote

>Saying it on Reddit doesn’t make it true.

🤯🤯🤯

Do go on with your proof then.

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PaigePossum t1_ivxiomu wrote

I don't have definitive proof like that but observationally, cities are (on average) wealthier and more likely to vote Democrat than rural areas.

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jesssquirrel t1_ivz33fo wrote

Wealthier areas are more democratic, wealthier individuals are more republican. Kind of a brain-hurty paradox, I'll admit, but it's true. Jonathan Haidt is a place to start googling if you want to read more. I can't remember the full explanation for the democratic areas thing, but the wealthier people in those areas are more republican for 2 obvious reasons: the better things are going for you, the less you think things need to change; and the Republicans resist all changes except tax cuts for the rich.

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[deleted] t1_ivxbpj9 wrote

Proof of what?

That urban financial professionals tend to vote Democrat? And that they tend to earn more money than rural workers who feel the need to research personal finance online?

Do you have a point here?

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jesssquirrel t1_ivxengg wrote

... Proof of the things you claimed were provably false

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[deleted] t1_ivxev81 wrote

Oh I thought we were just being contrarian for the sake of it. Nothing about your original comment screamed “logical“ or “in good faith” or “relevant”.

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jesssquirrel t1_ivxs1ru wrote

If you thought I was being that terrible, why join in? That would make your behavior just as bad as mine. Except I was actually responding to you, which makes your contrarianism "for the sake of it" worse. But I get it, reading comprehension is hard.

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