Current Events > People who say "I'm socially liberal BUT fiscally conservative"

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The only people that say that are Republicans who want to smoke weed and let their mistresses get abortions.

That means they're conservative otherwise they would say AND instead of BUT.

That means they're conservative otherwise they would say AND instead of BUT.

Basically, it means having a desire to improve society but recognizing that the default position of "just increase taxes and throw money at the problem" is rarely the actual solution and addressing inefficiencies in the current system can be just as, if not more effective then the alternatives

Libertarians?

Never mind, you don't mention age of consent.

I'm fiscally conservative which is precisely one of many reasons why I don't support the GOP.

The only people that say that are Republicans who want to smoke weed and let their mistresses get abortions.

yea the govts suck, for the most part

but when i hear people say that quote, i just think they want to try and fix the problems but not with their dollars

I specifically don't. I've been warned twice for commenting on libertarians stance on the age of consent.

The virgin socially liberal and fiscally conservative vs the Chad socially conservative and fiscally liberal.

That means they're conservative otherwise they would say AND instead of BUT.

I'll do it.

It is nuanced.

Socially liberal but fiscally conservative means supporting broader access to higher education but also acknowledging that just asking the government to foot the bill doesn't resolve the issue of tuition spiraling out of control. It means increasing access to affordable housing but doing so nationwide rather than just trying to jam everybody into the bay area via rent control. It means wishing for broader access to healthcare but recognizing that the US spends like four times as much on healthcare per person than the rest of the world and unless you explicitly address that simply throwing more money at the problem doesn't fix anything.

Basically, it means having a desire to improve society but recognizing that the default position of "just increase taxes and throw money at the problem" is rarely the actual solution and addressing inefficiencies in the current system can be just as, if not more effective then the alternatives.

The only people that say that are Republicans who want to smoke weed and let their mistresses get abortions.

In a society of geniuses, one should be fiscally conservative and socially liberal.

In a society of fools, one should be fiscally liberal and socially conservative.

Actually, socially liberal and fiscal conservative is the only reasonable stance one can have.

Actually, socially liberal and fiscal conservative is the only reasonable stance one can have.

But what does fiscally conservative mean? Republicans have increased the debt and spent more than Democrat presidents since Reagan. They just dont spend it on helping people.

The right is neither socially liberal or fiscally conservative.

I'm a Democrat, BTW. But increasing the military budget is good, we need to keep the world safe. It's OK if we go into debt to keep the military ready.

Dont sound like a democrat

Chad socially conservative and fiscally liberal.

Dont sound like a democrat

Wrong again good sir. Not everything paid for with taxes is "a social program"

I'm an Obama/Clinton democrat, not a Bernie/AOC democrat.

ITT libertarians are fictional creatures like unicorns

More like just stoned, white college students with no idea about how the world works.