Originally Posted by
Name User
What you'll find is most higher educated, higher earning adults vote Democrat. The Republic base is the lower educated, and poorer areas of our country (just look at the Fox News demographics!). I always laugh when pilots, whom tend to be higher educated and earn more than your average worker (except maybe for the commuter guys) identify with the Republican base.
I think you mean that those who
THINK they are higher educated vote Democrat!
You also know the stat that those who are younger, single or married with no kids, and live in cities tend to be more liberal, whereas those who are in their 30s or older, married with children, and don't live in the big cities tend to vote conservative. So, in other words, those who are still self-centered and trying to live for themselves vote one way, and those who are productive members of society tend to vote the other way ...
Originally Posted by
gettinbumped
This conversation makes me laugh.... Good thing we aren't having it in 2001 or 2009!! I remember an acquaintance and FO of mine who was former military and VERY right wing republican. Talked constantly about crappy social programs, freeloaders, etc... very much like this conversation. And then he got furloughed. No flying jobs to be found. I noticed he didn't turn down the unemployment bennies. I also noticed he didn't object when they extended them.
You do realize it's Unemployment
Insurance, right?
So, if you have a car wreck and file a claim on your insurance, how is that different than filing an unemployment insurance claim?
There IS a difference between welfare and unemployment, but you knew that already, right?