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root_axistoday at 2:54 PM1 replyview on HN

To be fair, a plurality of voters care more about the culture war than the economy as well.


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amanaplanacanaltoday at 4:04 PM

That goes way back to before the founding.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

It doesn't mention the right to make a buck, though it's probably implicit.