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Originally Posted by zuluking
Every policy \ promise is a vote buy. It all depends on its importance to you. Not surprisingly, most people are interested in policies that support keeping more money in their pockets. Good try on the negative connotation though.
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Not true. Sometimes leaders will enact policies that they know will cost votes, typically because they believe such policies are genuinely good for the country. Othertimes, leaders can enact policies that they know will gain votes, even though they may believe the policies are actually bad for the country.