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'Let the squealing begin': Ex-GOP chair warns DOGE cuts to hit red states more than blue
(www.rawstory.com)
this post was submitted on 22 Jan 2025
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Lots of maga people are going to find out quickly that a major function of government jobs and social welfare programs are to redistribute wealth from the rich cities to the country.
You may be surprised if they don't.
I think an often overlooked part of the MAGA demographic is that it's comprised of two large groups: often rural, working class, conservative voters who vote on emotional or single issue areas like abortion, 2nd amendment, or military support and wealthy upper class business owners who benefit from reduced economic and environmental regulation. It seems Republicans in power always seem to pass legislation that benefits the later while screwing over the former, and yet they keep voting for Republicans anyway.
I love the poorly educated!
It's not even just the poorly educated out here. A lot of intelligent conservatives that are blinded by religion. You can be smart and a moron at the same time.
Blinded by hate. Religion is just used an excuse, even though the hate is contradicting it.
I'd disagree there. Any religion that claims to have a monopoly on capital-T Truth inherently creates ingroups and outgroups. It "others" the outgroups and makes it acceptable (within the ingroups) to dehumanize them.
Even churches than preach love and acceptance inherently look down outsiders and sinners as "less than."
Phew! I read that as “you can be smart and a mormon”.
Why would this change now?
The key is "emotional" they are essentially telling them that all their ills are due to immigrants, gays, atheists, trans, minorities and so on
+1 but add racism to your list.
*latter
Those demonrats really messed things up this time! Now I don't even get muh benefits! This is all Bidens fault! /s
They dont understand their daily life is subsidized by the federal government, and that cutting those programs means their share of the costs go up.
The majority of red states aren't self sustainable.
If blue states said fuck it and stopped sending the Fed money, it would go broke along with every red state except Texas I think. But they need federal funding every year for climate disasters
They won't understand after, either, as they'll be told that Democrats are somehow keeping them from getting their due. And for some reason they'll believe it.
They'll learn real quick when their SSI and Disability checks dry up...