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Originally Posted by bizaro86
On a related note, I'd be very interested in knowing how people decide which issues are important when they're voting?
How do you weight climate change policy vs tax policy vs foreign policy vs covid policy etc. So far I haven't found any platforms that agree with all of my opinions.
As an example: I think the government's record on Afghanistan was very poor, as we had a lot of people who risked their lives helping Canadians who the government abandoned. I think that's a moral failing that is borderline disqualifying to lead. But obviously that isn't how Canadians as a whole felt about it, and it was barely even an issue during the campaign even though it broke after the election was called. Is that Canadians just giving a big FYGM to people who don't look like them and live somewhere else, or did voters decide that other policy factors (daycare, COVID, etc) were more important?
How do you weigh something like "I agree with their position on gun control and climate change" against "I think this tax policy is better for Canada." Or whatever issue is important to you.
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So in essense, I see that you have pointed concerns related to Social, Environmental, and Economic policies.
I am first Economic, second Social, third Environmental, though the Social and Environmental are very close together. IMO, I relate this to Maslow's heirachy in that there needs to be a base in order to address other needs. For example, people need money in order to address Social and Envrironmental concerns. Everything costs money, so for me, Economic policy is the most important. It's not really that simple, but that's a bit how my needs in politics lie.