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Voting against your "interests"
One of the reoccurring criticisms that I see from the left over the past few years is that many Republican voters vote contrary to their "interests." Besides the fact that it's a very Marxian way to view the world I've always found the logic of this criticism to be very interesting.
In a thread below Hondo compared "metaphorically" young black leaders who support Trump to voters who are on Food Stamps voting for Republicans as an example of people who vote against their own "interests." Which immediately makes me think that in Hondo and other leftists minds they obviously believe that there is a certain way that blacks and poor people should vote. Pretty obvious that Hondo votes for Rats, so using his own logic can we surmise that he is on welfare or Food Stamps and or believes that the government should provide him with healthcare therefore, he votes accordingly in his own interests?
What about if you're on Food Stamps but you realize that it's a program that kills imitative and keeps people in poverty. Would you still be voting against your "interests" if you voted for Republicans? And how exactly is it that when blacks support Republicans they are "metaphorically" voting against their interests? Are people's "interests" shaped solely by their skin color or their pocketbook?
I'm fascinated on how white liberals are so sure they know what's in the "interests" of black voters and or poor voters.
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Are we not friends already???
That being said Bob. Congress has been controlled by Republicans for the better part of 8 years and controlled everything the last 2. What bills has been put forth by Republicans that has helped the black community or poor people?
And don't go saying the tax cut. We all know that primarily went to the wealthy business owning class and the majority of that money went to stock buybacks. And for the $30 bucks a month the average poor person made, gas and inflation has easily covered that.
So answer the question. With specific examples.
What law would you propose that would help the “black community “?
Getting the fuck out of the way and allowing the market to employee people is the only correct answer. The government doesn’t have to do anything.
That being said. We've had 2 years of relaxing regulations and tax cuts. Why aren't labor participation rates improving?
Last year I set a goal to add 5.5 million new minority homeowners in America by the end of the decade. That is an attainable goal; that is an essential goal. And we're making progress toward that goal. In the past 18 months, more than 1 million minority families have become homeowners. (Applause.) And there's more that we can do to achieve the goal. The law I sign today will help us build on this progress in a very practical way.
https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2003/12/20031216-9.html
BTW. I didn't think you could answer the question. I was at least expecting you'd try.
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