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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I'll leave them alone - why won't they leave me alone? Why do they need to tell me what to do?
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Because they can. And because people like you who care more about your wallet than being left alone vote for the GOP.
And, as the Poster Formerly Known As DebtSlave pointed out, the well-to-do can opt out of the intrusive social agenda pushed by the Puritans. They can be depraved in private parties (Gatsby had no problems getting Scotch for his parties, and Tom Buchanan had an apartment in the city) if the bars have to close early. College Republicans probably still have the best blow on campus.
This means that the GOP is usually more than happy to make that trade-off -- give us our tax cuts/sweetheart deals/pork, and we'll demonize the UnAmericans. And maybe throw you a bone or two on you if we have to and it doesn't inconvenience us too much.
