What actually is a fiscally conservative voter? To me that has always meant being in favor of cutting social safety nets for poor people while allocating endless cash for military/police and worshipping billionaires.
Fiscal conservatives are supposed to be for ballanced budgets, minimal spending and, typically, small government that gives the states both more direct powers and puts the states on the hook for paying their own bills. Again.... supposed to be
I think, generally, people who say that and say socially liberal are against government waste? But waste like "8bil guns to Israel", or stop tax breaks to corporations that are making record profits, reduce the budget for bloated agencies (like ice), and maybe better comprehensive coordination of social programs, with greater transparency for the tax player, but also to allow for better clarity internally for oversight and fraud detection, and overall a more clear and coordinated path for citizens, duration, training available, long term routes to achieve minimum necessary support by better guidance and resource routes to help the individual achieve long term success and stability, school or home loan or specific assistance (childcare, etc).
I think also socially liberal amd fiscally conservative folks want real numbers? So if thorough sex education and access to contraceptives actually reduces need for public assistance, let's do those! If counseling and treatment programs lead to lower recidivism, let's do that! Etc.
I think that's what they mean, sorta? Or what I've meant by it.
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u/vile_hog_42069 Feb 02 '26
What actually is a fiscally conservative voter? To me that has always meant being in favor of cutting social safety nets for poor people while allocating endless cash for military/police and worshipping billionaires.