Voting Conundrum

 

 

People believe what they want to believe, often facts don’t matter.

If you address an issue negatively that conflicts with someone’s belief, you have probably made an enemy for life. 

So many conspiracy theories and ‘alternative facts’ permeate our society that I consciously avoid commenting on the current controversies tearing apart this country.

It makes no difference to me if people want to believe the earth is six thousand years old, that Elvis is alive in Vagus, that UFOs will kidnap you and harvest your farts; but for the life of me, I can’t understand how a working, middle-class person can vote for Republicans.

 

Democrats passed Social Security, Republicans opposed it.

Democrats passed Medicare, Republicans opposed it.

Democrats passed VA funding, Republicans opposed it.

When George W. Bush crashed the economy and the two major automobile companies Dodge-Chrisler-Jeep and Chevrolet-GMC were facing bankruptcy.  Democrats bailed them out and Republicans opposed it.

Democrats passed the Affordable Care Act and Republicans opposed it.

Democrats passed funding for families and businesses hurt by the pandemic and Republicans opposed it.

Democrats passed a bill that limited the amount a senior would have to pay for medication and medical services, Republicans opposed it.

Democrats capped the amount that drug companies could charge seniors for insulin and Republicans opposed it.

Democrats passed the infrastructure bill that is paving our roads, repairing bridges, and creating jobs – opposed by Republicans.

 

What do Republicans pass?   Tax cuts, tax cuts, tax cuts that benefit the wealthy and major corporations.   They are a one-trick pony.   Republicans keep their base riled up by declaring that Democrats want to cancel Christmas,  take their guns, turn their sons gay, kill babies and make America into a black and brown majority country.   These are cost-free positions; but when it is time to pass legislation it will be to privatize Social Security, Medicare, and the VA. (turn these programs over to for-profit insurance companies to run) and of course: tax cuts, tax cuts, tax cuts for the wealthy. 

Ronald Regan declared it Trickle Down Economics: make the rich richer and the crumbs off their tables will feed the working class. 

It seems to me that working people voting Republican is like turkeys voting for Thanksgiving.

I can’t understand it.

The Ol’Buzzard