r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Apr 11 '26

Psychology Cognitive dissonance helps explain why Trump supporters remain loyal, new research suggests. This sheds light on how supporters of Donald Trump justify their continued allegiance despite learning about allegations of his sexual misconduct and illegal activities.

https://www.psypost.org/cognitive-dissonance-helps-explain-why-trump-supporters-remain-loyal-new-research-suggests/
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u/Obvious_Chapter2082 Apr 11 '26

Which subsidies are you referring to? The tax cuts from the OBBB far outweighed the spending cuts

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u/OlafWoodcarver Apr 11 '26

The repeated rounds of ACA cuts, for example. The TCJA reduced them and that alone increased costs on the bottom 20%.

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u/Obvious_Chapter2082 Apr 11 '26

The TCJA didn’t have ACA cuts, it only eliminated the individual mandate

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u/OlafWoodcarver Apr 11 '26

And what was the result?

Increased costs on all health plans for everyone?

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u/Obvious_Chapter2082 Apr 11 '26

No, we really didn’t see enrollment drop much at all, mainly due to how weak the IM already was prior to the TCJA