For the life of me

[mindem]

I can't figure out how a majority of senior citizens vote repuke. They are voting to destroy Medicare and Social Security. wtf?

[dawg]

1. But only for future generations.

No one ever talks about cutting their benefits. Just those for people going forward.

[Mariana]

8. Exactly.

It's not going to hurt them any, and they know it. And plenty of them derive pleasure at the thought that the younger people will be fucked over.

[AJT]

2. The only watch fox news. My mom is 92 and thinks 46 is great.

It's fox 24/7 for her.

[Different Drummer]

3. My two cents is, it's prejudice.

Most of them come from a time when it was acceptable to look down on "the other" (racial minorities, people from other counties, gay people, etc.). Those attitudes should be outdated but I'm beginning to doubt they ever will be.

[mindem]

5. I think you're right.

My grandfather was born in the 1880s and that pretty much describes his mentality. He despised Hubert Humphry.

[spooky3]

4. A lot of senior citizens are "poorly educated" as Trump puts it. Many do not have

college degrees. You don't have to have one to be smart, obviously, but we know that education explains a lot of voting behavior.

[Mariana]

9. They're more likely to be religious, too. nt.

[Celerity]

6. 401K increases may be partial reason, and white male racism.

[demtenjeep]

7. I am afraid it will actually take them losing their SS to make a difference

and those of us within eyesight of that tunnel will pay

[Mariana]

10. That isn't going to happen and they know it. nt.