Why do the rich vote Democrat?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do the wealthiest places in America - the Upper East Side, Scarsdale, Greenwich, Chevy Chase, Winnetka, Beverly Hills etc. - vote D? Don't they do better under Republican policies?

When you have plenty of money, you need to virtue signal to defend your wealth and justify that you deserve it. The same people melt down when the policies they voted for personally affect them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do the wealthiest places in America - the Upper East Side, Scarsdale, Greenwich, Chevy Chase, Winnetka, Beverly Hills etc. - vote D? Don't they do better under Republican policies?

They have a conscience and care about inequality.

My question to you is why are all Republicans glassbowls?

I posted before reading. Yep, virtue signaling becomes critical after wealth “I’m rich but I really really really care about others”.

I’m rich and care about others too. As a republican though, I don’t have a need to wear that on my sleeve. Remember that the research shows that Rs donate to charity more than Ds; they just don’t feel the need to crow about it. I guess, like me, they just don’t care what others think of them.

[Anonymous]

Because abortion rights matter to them. Because gun control matters to them. Because the environment matters to them. Because the GOP has too many racist, misogynist, religious extremists, and anti-science conspiracy theorists in it. And as another person stated, the really wealthy do just fine under either party.

I know it’s hard for you to understand, but there are people who believe in paying taxes because we understand the importance of infrastructure, social safety nets, national security, scientific progress, environmental cleanup, and other benefits from taxes. Individual, private philanthropy cannot tackle hunger, poverty, education needs, big health concerns, or climate change alone. Not by a long shot. The biggest reductions in poverty in this country were a result of government action—taxpayer dollars at work. And how does the minimum wage ever rise? Through Democrats.

I’m probably not the wealthy demographic you are thinking of (330k HHI, live in PG county, sent my kids to public schools). I grew up poor so I consider myself rich in comparison to where I came from. I see nothing offered by the GOP that appeals to me. NOTHING.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do the wealthiest places in America - the Upper East Side, Scarsdale, Greenwich, Chevy Chase, Winnetka, Beverly Hills etc. - vote D? Don't they do better under Republican policies?

They have a conscience and care about inequality.

My question to you is why are all Republicans glassbowls?

I posted before reading. Yep, virtue signaling becomes critical after wealth “I’m rich but I really really really care about others”.

I’m rich and care about others too. As a republican though, I don’t have a need to wear that on my sleeve. Remember that the research shows that Rs donate to charity more than Ds; they just don’t feel the need to crow about it. I guess, like me, they just don’t care what others think of them.

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Ra donate more to churches. Who don’t necessarily use that to help others. See Joel Osteen.

Individual donations pale in comparison to government aid. You’re obviously not giving enough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do the wealthiest places in America - the Upper East Side, Scarsdale, Greenwich, Chevy Chase, Winnetka, Beverly Hills etc. - vote D? Don't they do better under Republican policies?

When you have plenty of money, you need to virtue signal to defend your wealth and justify that you deserve it. The same people melt down when the policies they voted for personally affect them.

You mean like when they can’t get a needed abortion? Or when their benefits get cut and they can no longer afford to feed their kids or pay their rents? Oh wait that’s the poor voting for Republicans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do the wealthiest places in America - the Upper East Side, Scarsdale, Greenwich, Chevy Chase, Winnetka, Beverly Hills etc. - vote D? Don't they do better under Republican policies?

The Dem policies that would negatively affect them, they sidestep. For example, put their kids in private schools.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do the wealthiest places in America - the Upper East Side, Scarsdale, Greenwich, Chevy Chase, Winnetka, Beverly Hills etc. - vote D? Don't they do better under Republican policies?

The Dem policies that would negatively affect them, they sidestep. For example, put their kids in private schools.

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That is if they can't get all the poor kids zoned elsewhere. Remember how well a homeless shelter in Ward 3 was received? Why aren't there day-laborer centers near all the houses they end up working in? All these things are fine for other people.

If the rich couldn't isolate themselves from the consequences of their policies, they wouldn't vote Democrat anymore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do the wealthiest places in America - the Upper East Side, Scarsdale, Greenwich, Chevy Chase, Winnetka, Beverly Hills etc. - vote D? Don't they do better under Republican policies?

Their social status and thus their wealth is largely tied to supporting liberal causes. But none the people in the cities you cite would ever allow themselves to live under Democrat policies. They send their kids to private schools, pay domestic staff under the table, use concierge medical care, and fly private whenever possible. They are the ultimate hypocrites.

[Anonymous]

Democrats more often than Republicans “do as I say, not as I do”… they love to support causes that make them look good but they would never ever live with the poors/immigrants/POCs etc. Just look at democrat run cities and states.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do the wealthiest places in America - the Upper East Side, Scarsdale, Greenwich, Chevy Chase, Winnetka, Beverly Hills etc. - vote D? Don't they do better under Republican policies?

Their social status and thus their wealth is largely tied to supporting liberal causes. But none the people in the cities you cite would ever allow themselves to live under Democrat policies. They send their kids to private schools, pay domestic staff under the table, use concierge medical care, and fly private whenever possible. They are the ultimate hypocrites.

Outlawing abortion, lax gun laws, no aca, poor quality public education and other republican policies are not helpful or beneficial to wealthy people and their families

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do the wealthiest places in America - the Upper East Side, Scarsdale, Greenwich, Chevy Chase, Winnetka, Beverly Hills etc. - vote D? Don't they do better under Republican policies?

Their social status and thus their wealth is largely tied to supporting liberal causes. But none the people in the cities you cite would ever allow themselves to live under Democrat policies. They send their kids to private schools, pay domestic staff under the table, use concierge medical care, and fly private whenever possible. They are the ultimate hypocrites.

Outlawing abortion, lax gun laws, no aca, poor quality public education and other republican policies are not helpful or beneficial to wealthy people and their families

They are not helpful or beneficial to any families. Educated, empathetic people know this, that is why they vote for Democrats.

[Anonymous]

OP why do you care about the small subset of extreme wealth that you are complaining are hypocrites for sending their kids to private school? Do you think Republicans would actually win in DC or Montgomery County if this small subset of voters decided to vote for them? I mean get real. How many private school families are there in DC or Maryland? What percentage of voters?

My kids go to public schools. They have more than a few wealthy classmates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP why do you care about the small subset of extreme wealth that you are complaining are hypocrites for sending their kids to private school? Do you think Republicans would actually win in DC or Montgomery County if this small subset of voters decided to vote for them? I mean get real. How many private school families are there in DC or Maryland? What percentage of voters?

My kids go to public schools. They have more than a few wealthy classmates.

Also when you calculate your percentages of private school families make sure you don’t count Catholic schools. They take in a lot of middle class and poor kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do the wealthiest places in America - the Upper East Side, Scarsdale, Greenwich, Chevy Chase, Winnetka, Beverly Hills etc. - vote D? Don't they do better under Republican policies?

Their social status and thus their wealth is largely tied to supporting liberal causes. But none the people in the cities you cite would ever allow themselves to live under Democrat policies. They send their kids to private schools, pay domestic staff under the table, use concierge medical care, and fly private whenever possible. They are the ultimate hypocrites.

1. the rich, left or right, send their kids to public schools. That's not a political thing. That's a rich people thing. Regardless, Dems who are rich seem to be ok with higher taxes to pay for public schools. Rs don't.
2. How many rich people do you know who pay for services under the table?
3. Why can't Dems pay for concierge medical services? What does that have to do with being a R or D
4. Being a rich D doesn't mean you need to use the same services as not the rich.
5. Again, not sure what private planes have to do with being a R or D

ultimate logic fail.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do the wealthiest places in America - the Upper East Side, Scarsdale, Greenwich, Chevy Chase, Winnetka, Beverly Hills etc. - vote D? Don't they do better under Republican policies?

Their social status and thus their wealth is largely tied to supporting liberal causes. But none the people in the cities you cite would ever allow themselves to live under Democrat policies. They send their kids to private schools, pay domestic staff under the table, use concierge medical care, and fly private whenever possible. They are the ultimate hypocrites.

Outlawing abortion, lax gun laws, no aca, poor quality public education and other republican policies are not helpful or beneficial to wealthy people and their families

They are not helpful or beneficial to any families. Educated, empathetic people know this, that is why they vote for Democrats.

The more educated on is, the more likely they are to be a Dem. That goes for every race.

If you follow some people's logic, then the less educated you are the more likely you are to be a R, though that falls largely along racial lines.