Education vs politics
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on 10/29/10 at 3:24am
Election results by party
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008...
Education level
http://www.mcwetboy.net/maproom/2010/10/us_college...
pretty interesting how some color blocks match exactly
I think that those graphs are
I think that those graphs are very deceiving. Sure areas that had high % of college grads voted democrat, but that is because the vast majority of educated people naturally go to a major city where jobs that require college degrees are highly concentrated. Those cities naturally of course have a lot of poor people...you can even see this in the results as light blue (which is most of what we could call democrat land) is still only 38-47% of the population. Point is that a lot of those open areas don't have a lot of jobs that require an education and can instead be learned on the job...it's not to say that the jobs don't require intelligence, it's just that they don't require a person to get drunk for 4 years and then get a stamp of approval before an employer will look at their application.
I think we have a case of causation vs. correlation.
"Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, for knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And greed, you mark my words, will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA."
No need to muss with that
No need to muss with that correlation and causation business. We can just look at the exit polls.
http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/presiden...
Historically, the Dems do quite well with the worst (high-school dropouts) and best (post-grad) educated and the Reps do well with the middle of the pack (high school grads, some college, college grads). Obama won all categories in 2008, but these kinds of aberrations happen in landslide years.
If you are at all interested in politics and demographics, take a look at the link, it is pretty cool.
Other interesting tidbits from the page:
Reps have not lost the white Protestant and Dems have not lost the Jewish vote in 40 years.
Black women voted for Al Gore at the same rate as Obama!
Ladies love Democrats. The GOP hasn't won a majority of females since Reagan.
Asians have become strikingly more liberal over the last two decades. They broke 55-30-15 for Bush/Clinton/Perrot in 92 and 62-35 for Obama in 2008.
No Democrat has won the South since Jimmy Carter.
The info on Asians is
The info on Asians is surprising, you would think that they would grow increasingly conservative over the years.
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most of the asians in the
most of the asians in the states are welfare munching parasites with little or no education. so of course they vote dems........
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most of the asians in the states are welfare munching parasites with little or no education. so of course they vote dems........
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"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant, it's just that they know so much that isn't so."
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My personal opinion of Dems
My personal opinion of Dems is that two types of people are attracted to the program. Very poor or uneducated who want the government to help and have been raised with assistance so they are accepting of the trade off between support and freedom.
The other group are extremely educated and very well off. These people are used to being connected, not really playing by the rules and think they know better than the "lesser people". They are more than happy to increase government pay outs because they know in return they can control more.
I wish I could scream this, but all I can do is type. There is no free lunch. The more the government does for you the more they tell you what to do.
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Quote: The other group are
The other group are extremely educated and very well off. These people are used to being connected, not really playing by the rules and think they know better than the "lesser people". They are more than happy to increase government pay outs because they know in return they can control more.
explain that last sentence because you completely lost me.
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The other group are extremely educated and very well off. These people are used to being connected, not really playing by the rules and think they know better than the "lesser people". They are more than happy to increase government pay outs because they know in return they can control more.
explain that last sentence because you completely lost me.
They are either extremely rich or part of the government. They use their wealth to get people elected, who in turn owe them favors. These are mostly people who are so extremely wealthy that they have forgotten what it takes to make money and don't know what it is like for all of those with above average intelligence who are trying to achieve the same thing they are. I think this scene in The Aviator describes it best (you can skip to the 3 minute mark to get right to the point, but the entire scene is set up nicely).
Also, Anthony you are wrong about that first group...they just want government payouts and are too lazy (possibly stupid) to earn a better living for themselves. I know this old time Italian who is over 80 and still runs his own construction company (no Mafia involvement) and he says " What kind of man can't provide for his family?"..........and that is what has changed in America. There was a time when taking money from the government or not being able to provide for your family was the greatest insult to a man. Today it is just accepted as the status quo and has become socially acceptable...one of the most detrimental things to happen to America in the 20th century.
"Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, for knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And greed, you mark my words, will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA."
I'm still not understanding.
I'm still not understanding. You're blaming super-rich libs for not caring about their money- Are you saying you'd rather the super-rich be covetous of their wealth and neglect to provide social programs to uplift the very bottom rung? Or do you think basic social welfare for the bottom rung ruins the upper-middle class's chance of evetual extreme wealth (Actually I think this is the main misunderstanding)? we are talking relatively basic if you're willing to compare us to western Europe. -Please don't give us a hollywood movie clip to give credence to your argument- I guarantee you'll be hard pressed to find such a socialistic+wealthy family in modern real-life.
There are super-rich democrats and super-rich republicans. If you look at the statistics of corporate donations and lobbying fees- you'll see that each side gets a bit- but there is a huge republican bias. If you want fair capitalism with mobility between social classes, then you're in-line avg. democrat. If you want oligarchy capitalism with zero estate taxes, minimal public education, with relaxed white collar (and charged blue collar) crime convictions, then you may as well relate to the avg. repub. (please not that these are generlizations, but accurately averaged ones, there are plenty of self-serving bastards on both sides).
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Seigniorage wrote: Or do you
Or do you think basic social welfare for the bottom rung ruins the upper-middle class's chance of evetual extreme wealth (Actually I think this is the main misunderstanding)? we are talking relatively
I am not completely going against basic social welfare programs, but the rich support several programs among other things that cost middle class families huge amounts of money, while the money they cost the rich is comparatively nothing because again...they can easily afford it. While movie clips are not the best sources of information, they do do an excellent job of providing an image to look at. When your just as wealthy Hepburns you will gladly support every single one of FDRs programs.
If you want fair capitalism with mobility between social classes, then you're in-line avg. democrat. If you want oligarchy capitalism with zero estate taxes, minimal public education, with relaxed white collar (and charged blue collar) crime convictions, then you may as well relate to the avg. repub. (please not that these are generlizations, but accurately averaged ones, there are plenty of self-serving bastards on both sides).
See now you are revealing your politic leanings because I only a democrat would say that they support free capitalism with mobility between the social classes---didn't the Chrysler and GM bailouts prove anything. Democrats have never supported free capitalism--they support a capitalism where people who are loyal to them get special handouts (Unions, Teachers, ect). and Democratic policies stop mobility between the social classes at every level..mostly through taxes, but I am sure that if I did a little more research I could find one or two more examples.
Your damn right I don't support the Estate Tax.! I have never seen something so immoral in my life (we had an entire thread on the Estate Tax so I will leave it at that to support my argument). Minimal public eduation---please. How about educational freedom where an education is not controlled by a teacher's Union that steals with complete immunity. Superintendents getting paid 200K a year, crappy teachers who can't be fired earning 80K for 9 months work. We support Private and Charter schools where parents can choose where to send their kids, pay what they want, and by all indications receive a better education than most public school kids (of course wealthier districts have better public schools, but again you will also find that parents have a great deal of control in those schools as well).
"Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, for knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And greed, you mark my words, will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA."
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and Democratic policies stop mobility between the social classes at every level..mostly through taxes, but I am sure that if I did a little more research I could find one or two more examples.
this is the crux of the argument. so if you post anything, please do your research and provide said examples. You did mention taxes. Please explain further how democrats have decreased social mobility through tax policy? and tell me what kind of tax policy you would prefer for social mobility. If social mobility really concerns you, then no way you would be interested in republican tax policy proposals.
Minimal public education---please. How about educational freedom where an education is not controlled by a teacher's Union that steals with complete immunity. Superintendents getting paid 200K a year, crappy teachers who can't be fired earning 80K for 9 months work. We support Private and Charter schools where parents can choose where to send their kids, pay what they want, and by all indications receive a better education than most public school kids (of course wealthier districts have better public schools, but again you will also find that parents have a great deal of control in those schools as well).
I find it absurd that wall street employees can accuse public school teachers of "stealing with complete immunity." To be sure, the public school teacher labor market is a worker's market- at those low prices pickiness isn't feasible- hence there are crap teachers (but I doubt many survive long enough to gain the seniority to make 80k!). repub. notions of lower public educational spending aren't helping that.
Furthermore, yes, Superintendents of school districts can make 200k. Is there a problem? Wouldn't someone with so many years of management experience overseeing the education of as many as hundreds of thousands of students, faculty, administrators, teachers, and other employees not warrant such a salary? I'm surprised they can get adequate appointments.
I don't think you realize that charter schools are nearly 100% publicly funded? I support charter schools. There have been some failures, but the model of giving schools greater fiscal control (and the resulting accountability) can do wonders- much like allowing factor-level workers in an organization have input over the "big picture."
As for private schools, that's a great option too. IF you can afford it. Are you going to give poor families subsidies to attend overpriced private schools? (Even I'm against spending that much on the poor).
There's two kinds of repubs as far as I'm considered: The first is the intelligent businessman who realizes what he's doing is against the social cause but is motivated by natural inclinations for wealth/success. The second is the unaware brainwashed stooges waving the flag of social justice at tea party protests and fumbling for actual evidence to support their ingrained beliefs. The former I can at least respect.
I fail to see how increasing
I fail to see how increasing social programs is benefiting anyone. Other than handing people the means to live you are not actually improving their lot. I have zero issue with basic welfare, basic social security, basic health insurance for the poor, but we are far from basic. Dems rely on unions, poor or lower class and elite voters. Unions want protection and are happy to support anything that gives them this. The poor just want hand outs and could careless about the complexities of the democratic ideal and the rich just want power.
Slavery comes in many ways. When you are dependent on the government to eat, live and educate you naturally give up some rights.
Just watch, once the government starts paying for healthcare you will see more rules against unhealthy behavior. Just like when your parents give you a car they say what goes, so does the government. Gifts are never given without strings.
Furthermore, I am so sick and tired of hearing how business men and rich people are somehow to blame for anything. Banksters is the cool word now. As if some banker kicked down a poor persons home, made them completely forget common sense, forced them to sign and live in a house and now they are stealing it back. Get real. People got greedy, banks got stupid and the whole thing collapsed.
I don't know, in my entire life I cannot think of any grievous robbery that hurt me by corporate America. What I can think of is how my parents struggled to pay always increasing school taxes only to see new tracks and football fields constructed. I witnessed tickets, fines, tolls, fees, etc increase steadily yet no increase in service or quality.
Everyone points to profits as something evil until they realize those profits are shared by the people who own stocks, ie you and I. Maybe 50 years ago shareholders were wealthy aristocrats, but now they are union works and McDonald employees.
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Anthony, I'm not against
Anthony, I'm not against Bankers specifically. But I can easily point out that corruption between financial services and other key industries and government is a vastly bigger problem than the "ill-gotten gains" of ineffectual public teachers and unionized blue collar workers.
I don't know if yours is a template rant but you don't seem to be responding to my last post. I actually agree with much of your last post aside from the above.
The poor just want hand outs and could careless about the complexities of the democratic ideal and the rich just want power.
No doubt. Do you blame either of them?
Slavery comes in many ways. When you are dependent on the government to eat, live and educate you naturally give up some rights.
It sounds great but this is a slippery slope fallacy. Not worth responding to.
Furthermore, I am so sick and tired of hearing how business men and rich people are somehow to blame for anything. Banksters is the cool word now. As if some banker kicked down a poor persons home, made them completely forget common sense, forced them to sign and live in a house and now they are stealing it back. Get real. People got greedy, banks got stupid and the whole thing collapsed. I don't know, in my entire life I cannot think of any grievous robbery that hurt me by corporate America.
You should be unless you don't believe in basic ricardian equivalence. Just because it doesn't come physically from your pocket doesn't mean it doesn't hurt you in the long run. "It's a zero sum world"
Everyone points to profits as something evil until they realize those profits are shared by the people who own stocks, ie you and I. Maybe 50 years ago shareholders were wealthy aristocrats, but now they are union works and McDonald employees.
Nobody but the most radical idiotic socialist-hippie is against profits as long as they are the result of technological ingenuity and hard work. Tell me, do you believe as vehemently as Gekko in abolishing the estate tax in the face of record wealth gaps?
Quote: Slavery comes in many
Slavery comes in many ways. When you are dependent on the government to eat, live and educate you naturally give up some rights.
It sounds great but this is a slippery slope fallacy. Not worth responding to.
Slippery slope fallacy, huh. Why don't you take a look at Greece or Soviet Russia. When you give the government more power and stop doing things for yourself you lose freedoms and create an entitlement mindset. Just like muscles atrophy when they are not used, when people stop working hard/stop striving to achieve something better and start relying on the government for everything they will lose the ability to live without the government.
The estate tax is just morally wrong.
I can accept sales tax because everyone pays it. I can accept bullshit government fees because most people pay them and they usually pertain to something that a person makes a choice to do (ie Gun Permit). While I don't like it and think it should change, I can accept a slightly progressive tax system. Taxing someone because they are rich and just died is wrong. The greatest injustice is that family business and empires have to be sold to pay the stupid tax just because the founder died.
"Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, for knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And greed, you mark my words, will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA."
people could argue about
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"Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, for knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And greed, you mark my words, will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA."
On the contrary, I'd say that
How is freedom of choice less
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