In a message dated 11/17/2003 10:17:12 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Yes, but that's a conflation of two different types of > interest. I am intellectually interested in that, but > it's not necessarily in my interest. Bob seems to > believe that Republicans vote in their selfish > interest, while Democrats, I suppose do not. I > actually think that's a fairly shallow model for the > way people vote for either party (it would be hard to > explain my voting patters as a product of > self-interest, for example, except in the broadest of > possible conceptions) but I certainly don't think that > there's any difference in self-interested voting > patterns between the two parties. We agree completely sort of. The core constituencies of both parties support their parties because they believe that the parties represent their self interest. Of course things are more complex than that and there are republicans and democrats who support their parties for reasons other than economic benefit. Religious and philosophical issues can affect party affiliation as can the political affiliation of one's parents. But in the end economic issues are paramount. I see nothing wrong with this. We vote for those who we think will help us in our lives. That usually comes down to economics _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
