1/ Thread: There is a common narrative in politics, that social issues are a distraction by the elites, and the real issue is class issues. Heres why I don't think that narrative is accurate:
2/ Attitudes on immigration are much more predictive of voting preferences than income: cspicenter.com/p/the-national…
3/ Another issue is that class is highly fluid. 9 percent of Americans will spend a year in the top 5 percent of the income distribution, 56 percent in the top 10 percent, and 73 percent will spend a year in the top 20 percent of the income distribution. nytimes.com/2014/04/20/opi…
4/ Not directly related, 89% Americans say that they are part of the middle class. Often class identity is about occupation as much as income. Do a trucker and a college professor consider themselves a part of the same class if they are paid the same? rand.org/blog/2021/05/m…
5/ Billionaires seem divided by the political spectrum just like everyone else. There is no conspiracy of the elites to force a certain political program. forbes.com/sites/chasewit…
6/ And contrary to the idea that the powerful wants you to hate immigrants, the elites are more supportive of immigrants than the general population.
7/ Looking at regions around the world that want to secede, identity tends to trump income. People genuinely care about their identity, it isn't some distraction cooked up by the elites. osf.io/preprints/soca…
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