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Originally Posted by elphenor
whether they know it I think advocating for no safety net is not got nuthin to do with the deficit
nobody actually cares about nitty gritty **** like that
what (I think) is happening in their head is something like
safety net = nurture = womanly = dumb or silly
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yeah... You're completely out of touch too lol
What they're thinking about is "I don't wanna have to pay for the next guy." If you try explaining they benefit disproportionately based on income... They aren't quite smart enough to understand that math.
Plus like Steinbeck says... The reason socialism never took off in America is because poor people in America see themselves not as an oppressed proletariat but temporarily embarrassed millionaires