Recall the confirmation fallacy: governments are great at telling you what they did, but not what they did not do.
WINNING VOTES WITH YOUR MONEY//
Governments, especially socialist governments and socialists are good at winning votes with your money. Let's bring it down to your individual level.//
Because of COVID-19, about 30% of the population has filed for unemployment. This is down from 3% unemployed in about 8 weeks. The actual number is higher, because many people aren't looking for jobs or are underemployed.//
A so-called socialist friend who wants to teach you how to think might say, "Do you think they should pass a law that people can skip their rent payments during the stay-at-home phase?"//
DANGER, DANGER, OUTRAGE TOPIC//
Any answer is fraught with danger. If you say yes, they may say, "What about the poor landlord?" If you say now, they say, "Do you want people kicked out of their homes?"//
Well, the socialist likely wants to appear generous with your money, not their own. If you want to trip them, say "I think the government should start a GoFundMe site so people can make voluntary contributions to pay other people's rent. How much would you personally give to such a fund?"//
Oh no! Now you've done it. You've asked a socialist to be generous with their own money instead of other people's money.//
When the government passes a law to help people realize they are often doing just the opposite to a counter-party. Unfunded mandates are the worst. "All businesses must provide free masks to customers."//
It's coming, you know. And it will be an extra expense. Why can't customers who forget to bring a mask buy their own damn mask? No, the forgetters want to socialize their lack of responsibility. //
