Tiger Jerusalem@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 8 months agoWhy people consistently vote against their own interests to benefit the rich?message-squaremessage-square126linkfedilinkarrow-up1426arrow-down128
arrow-up1398arrow-down1message-squareWhy people consistently vote against their own interests to benefit the rich?Tiger Jerusalem@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square126linkfedilink
minus-squareFree_Opinions@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·8 months agoWhat would be an example of this? It’s not obvious to me that by simply voting in a manner that benefits “the rich” then also means it’s against your own interests. When someone gains something it doesn’t mean I must lose something in exchange.
minus-squareJackthelad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months ago“You don’t make the poor richer by making the rich poorer”.
What would be an example of this? It’s not obvious to me that by simply voting in a manner that benefits “the rich” then also means it’s against your own interests. When someone gains something it doesn’t mean I must lose something in exchange.
“You don’t make the poor richer by making the rich poorer”.