Why are most insurance agents politically conservative?

[Travis Price]

Most of the released and virtually all of the 'got aways' Are not legally allowed to work. They most definitely will be working. They struggled and risked more than death to get themselves and their families here for a better life. Most are economic refugees in my opinion, not political refugees. They are going to work and work for cash.

We Americans say one thing but spend another. In the last 6 months or so I have had many tradespeople do work from roofing, kitchen, paint, floors, concrete, and fencing. All but one crew were young males of different shades of brown and a lot of Spanish on the radio. The bosses were American, I am sure. I did not ask about the legal or union status of the crews.

Very different rules than DACA.

If you are saying they should be work permitted if allowed into the Country. I completely agree. Let's get our taxes. We do not need to import more people on public assistance.

That's absolutely what I'm saying. My argument is that if you're in a transaction with a person, you have some sort of responsibility to know who you're in business with. You may ignore that responsibility, but it doesn't mean it goes away.

I'm not saying that's DACA and illegal workers have the same protections, because they don't.

I'm not strong arming on this comment, because I understand where you're coming from... but, if you have a reason to believe they're illegal, then you're indirectly contributing to the issue by not asking for information that would be hard to get without documentation of legal status.

It's kind of like buying stolen goods. If you have a reason to believe they may be stolen, then you're responsible for purchasing them..

All of that being said, you can't really hold your ground if you say one thing but do something counterintuitive, broadly, to your stance.

It's like saying I'm against abortion (because you're committing murder) but for the death penalty or the slaughter of animals for meat. It's all murder, no matter how you justify it.

It's the main reason why I say it's none of my business and it's usually stupid anyway to distract people from getting played.

PS: All "you's" are general and not specifically implying that a single person I'm responding to is the subject of my discussion.

 

[Travis Price]

Thank you for being patient with us, Travis. We all know how stupid and "small brained" commercial insurance brokers are. We can't all be as smart as you.

So, basically what you're doing is victim playing. I didn't say anything about commercial insurance agents. I said Alex's comments in relation to my discussion was small brained, mainly because he was twisting.

Either he did it on purpose, or his reading comprehension sucks... I happen to think it was the former... because he had to be able to read well enough to pass an insurance exam.

 

[TheMedicareWizard]

I wonder how many young agents start out Left leaning and end up Right leaning later in their careers?

I'm curious to see how much the old adage holds up over the next few decades "If a person is not a liberal when he is twenty, he has no heart; if he is not a conservative when he is forty, he has no head."

If most agents are conservative, I don't think they are simply because of their age. They became adults when conservativism was still a viable ideology. These days, the party of conserving culture, family values, fiscal responsibility, etc. is marred by retaliatory antics, bullying, and conspiracy theory nonsense. Strange times we're living in.

 

[goillini52]

If they're found to be breaking the law, including not paying taxes, deport them..

A lot of good that does.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-fugitive-accused-killing-5-deported-5-times

 

[Al3x Lee]

Apparently I need to clarify that the statement I made below is a joke

We can therefore conclude that 80% of insurance agents are conservative. If you try to deny this fact, I will point to this study. If you dispute the results, you are a fact-denier who is questioning the integrity of the entire insurance industry.

@Travis Price , you're getting really bent out of shape about something you claim not to care about. By your own logic, my rules for judging my poll are accurate. You claim that there's LITERALLY no real difference between the left and right, so by that logic, it shouldn't matter what I assign to people.

The real truth is there's literally no real difference between the left and right. They're the same coin, just different sides.

You "assigning" what a person believes based on your subjective rational just means you want to assign victory.

1) This isn't a study. It's a poll. Use a dictionary.

-a detailed investigation and analysis of a subject or situation.

2) You invalidated your own poll by looping in people that are middle of the road and shoving them into the neat box you want, inaccurately.

 

[Al3x Lee]

Travis, dude, it was pretty clear to me that he was joking.

Was I? Can we be certain that given the proper authority, I wouldn't be the theocratic dictator of insurance-forums.com?

 

[Markthebroker]

Was I? Can we be certain that given the proper authority, I wouldn't be the theocratic dictator of insurance-forums.com?

Damnit Alex, stop being so small brained!

 

[WinoBlues]

If most agents are conservative, I don't think they are simply because of their age. They became adults when conservativism was still a viable ideology.

That may be. I, like many Latinos, was born Catholic and Democrat. My Abuela had a crucifix, a candle and a picture of John Kennedy on her bedroom wall. I did the march off campus and some civil rights stuff. The Democrat party used to be about the people, now the party is about The Party. Like many today "l didn't leave the Democrat Party, the Democrat Party left me". I voted for Jimmy Carter (I truly apologize). My first Republican vote was for Ronald Reagan. Remember when the Left was screaming he was to old at age 69? And now?
But I can not see being hard Right or hard Left across the board. I have zero party loyalty.

 

[WinoBlues]

It's like saying I'm against abortion (because you're committing murder) but for the death penalty or the slaughter of animals for meat. It's all murder, no matter how you justify it.

Not remotely similar.
My children, your children, your parents children are so far above the plain of an animal. I owned my animals. I cared for them, but I did not Love them like i do my kids. I have put animals down, cried about it, then moved on. Not remotely the same.
The death penalty, depending on the circumstances I would execute it myself. Killing an unborn baby? Not remotely the same. In my opinion.

 

[Markthebroker]

That may be. I, like many Latinos, was born Catholic and Democrat. My Abuela had a crucifix, a candle and a picture of John Kennedy on her bedroom wall. I did the march off campus and some civil rights stuff. The Democrat party used to be about the people, now the party is about The Party. Like many today "l didn't leave the Democrat Party, the Democrat Party left me". I voted for Jimmy Carter (I truly apologize). My first Republican vote was for Ronald Reagan. Remember when the Left was screaming he was to old at age 69? And now?
But I can not see being hard Right or hard Left across the board. I have zero party loyalty.

I get the feeling that Latino's were largely democrat, but it seems to be shifting. That's a general feeling I get, but I could be wrong. I was very surprised at how many Latinos I heard about (and knew personally) that were voting for Trump last election.

Is that just me?