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yardwork

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6. Voting for a strong safety net is not voting against our own interests.

Reply to thesquanderer (Original post)

Mon Mar 26, 2012, 08:23 AM

Mar 2012

It's the difference between short term and long term thinking.

Short-sighted short term thinking = I don't want to pay higher taxes to help those less fortunate than me.
Long term thinking = I benefit from living in a society where everybody is healthy, safe, and well educated.

Wealthy people can afford to pay higher taxes. It is quite stupid of them to vote against helping those less fortunate. It weakens the foundation on which they live.

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It's Okay to vote against your own self interest. [View all] thesquanderer Mar 2012 OP

... SammyWinstonJack Mar 2012 #1

Two things here: one is Buffet. I think he understands that the larger issue is VERY much in CTyankee Mar 2012 #2

They vote against EVERYONE's self-interest sadbear Mar 2012 #3

Not sure this is what is meant zipplewrath Mar 2012 #4

Who would vote to put the nuclear launch codes into the hands of a rapture ready Republican nut? NNN0LHI Mar 2012 #5

Voting for a strong safety net is not voting against our own interests. yardwork Mar 2012 #6

I like your post. shadowandblossom Apr 2016 #7