So the Randian rules of "taking" don't apply to them in
Republican circles:
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney
said in May that he’d written off votes from 47 percent of Americans
who are collecting government aid. Turns out many of them are part of
his political base.
Seventy percent of counties with the fastest-growth in food-stamp
aid during the last four years voted for the Republican presidential
candidate in 2008, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data
compiled by Bloomberg. They include Republican strongholds like King
County, Texas, which in 2008 backed Republican John McCain by 92.6 percent, his largest share in the nation; and fast-growing Douglas County, Colorado.
That
means Romney is counting on votes from areas where lower-income people
have become more reliant on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program, known as food stamps. Mark Baisley, who heads Douglas County’s Republican Party, said many recipients will back Romney in hopes he’ll improve the economy.
Rising Hegemon
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This is what kills me. I've talked to a lot of people (Republicans) here in Ohio , mostly blue collar workers or middle income folks, and they are voting for Romney, against their own self-interest! They won't admit it until you let them talk about it, but it finally comes out that they will never vote for a black guy. It's that simple.
It's the same with the taker-versus-maker myth, where actual evidence as opposed to convenient stories shows that "taker" States lean heavily red.
But again, according to their myths, it's only "those people" (or, if you prefer, "that one") who do the taking.
And they'll cling to that myth just like they cling to their guns and religion...
the french wanted a king a few years after the revolution too. humans are stupid creatures.
the french wanted a king a few years after the revolution too. humans are stupid creatures.
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