ryb73

> If those workers stay home their income may be hurt for a while, but in contrast to 1918 we have a social security system.

Depends where you are.

Citation needed?

I was going to say the same thing. If being in nature makes some people happy, that's great, but it's not a universal truth.

> That's a lovely idea, but said requirement isn't in our election laws, and it's quite clear that plenty of voters lack even basic critical thinking skills.

I mean, sounds to me like you're both saying roughly the same thing. The question is what is the solution to the problem of an electorate which is unable or unwilling to think critically?

I think you're blowing grovegames' original post out of proportion — he asked some pretty reasonable questions.

Which demographic would have been unable to put food on the table under Hillary but not under Trump? Not trying to be snide; I'm genuinely curious.

Sure, one can think of clever ways to "break" the question, but it undermines the asker's intent. The trolley problem is really only interesting if you play by a set of rigid rules (which, to be fair, are generally not explicitly mentioned).