cawacko
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For me an example of voting against your economic interest would be farmers supporting trump and getting burned in his trade wars. Coal miners supporting trump because he going to bring back "beautiful clean coal", an oxymoron if ever there was one, yet the industry is still in decline. Steelworkers supporting trump and then he imposes tariffs on steel and aluminum. Same with auto workers or people working in manufacturing. trump has no clue about a global economy. He told people what they wanted to hear and they accepted it unquestioningly.
What "free stuff" would the above be getting from Democrats? If they lose their jobs as a result of trump policies then they should get unemployment benefits. If god forbid it takes a long time to get another good-paying job then these people may have to depend on food stamps or other aid. It doesn't mean they're lazy or entitled. But that's what republicans seem to think when they talk about "free stuff."
What's the matter with Kansas was written before Trump. Obama's guns and religion was said before Trump. The argument is you need government programs and we're going to give them to you because you aren't smart enough to survive without them.
