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Message: <blockquote data-quote="refineryworker05" data-source="post: 4799351" data-attributes="member: 66082"><p>The other thing that is on display for anyone who pays attention, is that a lot of American voters, but especially republican voters really dislike/hate a lot of other Americans and want public policy designed to avoid helping these imaginary underserving Americans.  We can't get good government policy because of this sick mentality.  Instead of simple bills where we just give money to people or better health care or access to better schools, we get these byzantine bills because Democrats are trying to avoid helping the "bad Americans" that a lot of voters but especially republican voters hate.  It just doesn't make sense to me and it results in worse legislation that helps fewer people and offers non optimal aid.</p></blockquote><p></p>