Attention Economy


Friday, December 21, 2018

A Political Paradox

Where Government Is a Dirty Word, but Its Checks Pay the Bills
Eduardo Porter notes:
“Research by Dean Lacy at Dartmouth College on the presidential elections in 2004, 2008 and 2012 found that states receiving more federal spending for every tax dollar they contributed were more likely to go Republican.”

RELATED:
Moochers and Makers in the Voting Booth: Who Benefits from Federal Spending and How Did They Vote in the 2012 Presidential Election? By Dean Lacy, Public Opinion Quarterly, Volume 78, Issue S1, 1 January 2014. https://doi.org/10.1093/poq/nfu016

Voters often appear to vote against their self-interest.