Democrats are attacking the GOP tax bill as a giveaway to the “rich.” But ironically, it’s skepticism of GOP-leaning voters in upscale suburbs that could hurt Repubs politically.
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#s don't take into account "cost of living". Compare 2 ppl: Person A makes $200k living in Orange County, CA & saves $30k after taxes & mortgage. Person B makes $100k in Little Rock, AR & saves the same amount. One is considered "upper middle & rich". Reality says no. -
Not sure cost of living is as significant a marker as cultural/lifestyle opportunities. It’s how your A & B can (and do) choose to spend discretionary $$ that matters.
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There's a reason that certain places are expensive and others are cheap. Geography can be a luxury good.
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AND in the case of the modern Democratic coalition, being culturally similar and comfortable. Hoarding in the big cities and now their suburbs.
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Not sure what to make of that: when do you think this type/form of sorting first began? A Raisin in the Sun is based on lived experience. Neighborhood nicknames weren’t invented yesterday.
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Turn of the century. That's when the real estate market on the coasts took off
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Actually the 1960s & 1970s (see Prop 13 in CA that passed during Jerry Brown's first tenure in the governor's mansion)
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Do you think political sorting at this level of intensity dates back to then?
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Right. And they increasingly see pressure put on them from above from the actually wealthy which makes them possibly more open to class warfare appeals than you'd think (not 100% susceptible, just more open than expected)
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