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Re:Prepare for a wave of US politicians to use AI in their c... by epolanski on Monday October 23, 2023 @06:19PM (#37992381)
You reminded me of a documentary I've seen of some former mining town in US where everybody was against Obamacare and liberals, and 30% the county was living on food stamps and could not afford any kind of insurance.

People literally voted against their interests just "to own the libz".

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Re:Prepare for a wave of US politicians to use AI in their c... by dboreham on Monday October 23, 2023 @07:09PM (#37992836)
Getting people to vote against their own interests is the central goal for at least 1/2 of all politicians.
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Re:Prepare for a wave of US politicians to use AI in their c... by balderdash on Monday October 23, 2023 @09:47PM (#37994025)
I can’t find the study but voters were surveyed regarding their spending priorities as well as their views on balance, budget and deficit spending, and the gist of the study was that most voters wanted more spending, less taxes, and a balanced budget, which is logically inconsistent (but they are getting exactly what they want (even if they complain about it)!
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