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Let's say a group of people does not understand mathematics well enough to understand any sort of economics claims that involve quantities of things
Teaching them more math
1 Would result in more of them supporting high government spending
2 Would not change the amount of them that support high government spending
3 Would result in more of them opposing high government spending
@shortstories economic theories don't motivate people, self-interest does. if government spending is good for them (they are on welfare, their company gets government contracts) they will support it. if it's bad for them they won't. the math is a post-hoc explanation, not a reason.
