Idiot America: How Stupidity Became a Virtue in the Land of the Free, book by Charles Pierce

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14. Right Wing Media and the GOP make tons of money off idiotic people

People should be allowed to vote for their self-interests. Super rich do not want to be taxed and rather have the poor people be taxed. The payroll tax, which was suppose to pay for SS, is now used to balance the budget. Allowing the rich to pay little or sometimes to get tax rebates.
How do you convince people to vote against their self-interest? Keep them less educated, rewrite history, ignore science, make stuff up, appeal to their emotions, demonize, and spend big money on pushing a specific agenda as gospel.

The GOP only supports the 1%. Name one GOP policy that will actually benefit the 99%. None.

I live in Ron Paul's district, these same people who elect Ron, are the first in line to get that evil socialist FEMA money. The same agency that Ron wants to eliminate. Next time do not get FEMA money but demand a tax cut, see if that tax cut will fix your neighborhood.

The rich do not want us to have that European lifestyle, yet the rich live that European lifestyle. Paid 30 day vacations, good quality healthcare, excellent education, high salaries, and great pensions. Just look at unemployed Romney, makes $52,000 per hour, and his money trickles down to the Cayman Islands.