r/FluentInFinance • u/The-Lucky-Investor • 13d ago

“Medicare for All” would save the U.S $5.1 Trillion over 10 years Discussion/ Debate

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/11/30/easy-pay-something-costs-less-new-study-shows-medicare-all-would-save-us-51-trillion
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u/ncroofer 13d ago

It’s also crazy how it correlates to poverty. Poor people are fat, and poor people vote Republican.

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u/TyphosTheD 13d ago

Generally speaking, according to Pew Research, poor people tend to be more Democrat leaning.

https://www.pewresearch.org/religious-landscape-study/database/compare/party-affiliation/by/income-distribution/

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u/muffledvoice 13d ago

The urban poor lean democrat. The rural and small town poor lean heavily republican/conservative. It’s worth noting that the former are often minorities while the latter are mostly white.

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u/Weekly-Surprise-6509 12d ago

You could also just say "property owners" vote republican