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by manuelabeledo 1045 days ago
> That indicates, among other things, a profound lack of knowledge of economics

The assumption here is that economies led by right wing governments are more successful, which is hilariously untrue.

Having strong social protections and higher taxes does correlate with higher living standards, though. No social protections and no taxes correlate mostly with failed countries, so there is that.