Comments by "whyamimrpink78" (@whyamimrpink78) on "Why Do Americans Vote Against Their Interests? | Qu0026A" video.
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ryan neitzel You see, this is where you are incorrect. I have to ask you, how you ever lived in a small town? I ask that because I was raised in a small town and now live in a city. Usually rural people vote republican and urban people vote democrats and I can see why.
In a small town or community, when there is a problem they work together to fix it. As I said when that family's house burnt down people raised money to help them out. Or when someone went to the hospital and their insurance only paid for half of the bill, the hospital just said not to worry about the other half and that was it. That happens quite a bit in small towns. Around 70% of firefighters are volunteer and most of them live in small towns. When there is a snowfall several volunteers plow the roads and driveways for people. The local doctor volunteers to be on the sideline at high school football games. They don't have to raise funds because they help each other, and if they have too they easily could. They are simple minded people who just want to mind their own business. They solve their own problems. You mindset on funds is also off which is typical because most people don't understand what money is. Money doesn't have some set value, so it isn't like they need more money from the federal government to survive, they have enough. Cost of living is low, people don't work for much there and as I said they work for free a lot of times. Like after a huge ice storm several volunteers helped clear tree branches from the roads and yard. One individual graduated with a college degree at the local college when she was in her 60s with cancer. The job she worked at was very flexible with her and helped her out. When she needed days off they allowed her to have it and didn't fire her. The liberal horror stories don't exist in small towns.
Now living in a city I see why the people here support more government. I don't know most of my neighbors, and had 4 different ones below me. You could walk across my hometown in 30 minutes, it takes that long to drive across with no traffic. People hardly know others here and the social aspect is low. In cities people don't group together and help each other. That is why there is a locally funded fire department. I can see a reason for a safety net. I came from a town where I knew every doctor and both dentists, there are two dentist offices within walking distance alone from where I live at. I am going to see the dentist this year but I don't know who? I get paranoid getting my car into fix because I don't know who to trust. With that I can see why some sort of business regulation is needed where at home I personally knew 3 mechanics all who gave me great deals on my car when they worked on it and did it well. I can see why people would support some sort of sick days in the city. Here jobs are needed so much that if you take off they will fire you and hire the next person.
This is why I support state rights and more local government. Across the country people face different situations. We are a very diverse country. In some areas a more involved government is needed, where in others it isn't needed. This is why rural areas vote republicans, because they don't like it when urban areas vote in democrats that create laws that invade in on their lives. Obamacare really pissed off a lot of small town folks because they liked their healthcare. They didn't want, or need reform. When they vote in republicans they do vote for their best interest. You want more government then do it at the local level and stop invading in on other peoples lives, and in some cases ruining it, with a large federal government.
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