DrBob, 🧠 MechanicMar 26, 2023

Seems like #GOP lies have lower income & elderly convinced that #guns, #LGBTQ contagion & fighting #WomansRights more important than their #HealthCare and social programs!

“The escalating confrontation between the parties over the federal budget rests on a fundamental paradox: The #Republican majority in the House…is now more likely than #Democrats to represent districts filled with older and lower-income voters who rely on the social programs that the GOP wants to cut.

https://bit.ly/3ZbFDl2

How Working-Class White Voters Became the GOP’s Foundation

Republicans now control most of the House seats in districts where the median income trails the national level of nearly $65,000 annually.

The Atlantic
Show threadLitzz11Mar 26, 2023
@drrjv Not exactly. These proposals are usually framed as cutting benefits for the NEXT generation in line to receive them. Current recipients won't be touched. They are appealing to the conservative demographic's inherent selfishness and lack of empathy. IGMY: I Got Mine, Y'all
Show threadDrBob, 🧠 Mechanic
@Litzz11 Me, Me, Me…So much for #TransGeneration #Empathy!
Mar 26, 2023 at 11:56amWeb