Most people want good health and good education – and they're prepared to pay for it
The majority of voters would be happy to pay more tax to improve health and education.

Yet those same voters may end up voting for politicians who will instead:

(a) slash public spending on health and education, and attack workers to squeeze out more profits for big business (National)

(b) continue to insist that "things are improving" when student debt has ballooned, free trade deals threaten jobs, and poverty indicators such as poor, overpriced housing and foodbanks continue (Labour)

What can explain this strange difference between what people want – and who they vote for?

Is it because they have been lied to and manipulated so often that an attitude of "who cares" has taken over?

But if so – why do they still indicate they value things like publicly funded, collective provision of health and education, and despite constant propaganda from the establishment and media, they are prepared to pay more for good services?

It sounds like there are a lot of Alliance voters out there: because that's what we think too.
- posted by Victor @ 6:53 PM