They are suppressed to even vote.

It's all relative, poor in Canada is very different than poor in Manila.

Sad truth, the poor are disposable and struggling to live on a daily basis. That they tend not to vote makes it all that much worse.

If you have good health care you can survive many health problems. But we allow the poor to die without health care. It is a disgusting Republican "don't care" attitude.

Is it really the case that most rich people are conservative?

In the current corporatocracy that we live in, productivity and efficiency are the sacred cows that must never be questioned or infringed upon. The poor are at the bottom of the production line, they fill those positions that are menial but essential but once those workers reach old age they become not only nonproductive but a drain on the system. In the interests of maintaining profitability it only makes sense to cut this dead weight on the system, especially the poor because they bring no money to the table for investment or consumption in this system.
That the survivors are more conservative is simply an added bonus as it helps to perpetuate this heartless system and it reinforces the notion that we all must be profitable and productive units in order to justify our existence within the system.
I know this is madness but this is an asylum planet so what could be more natural?

The implications are pretty obvious once you see them, and a good example of how water is invisible to those who swim in a sea of privilege. I'm guilty myself, I have big medical bills even though I have pretty good health insurance.(and I bitch about it) Even though in theory anyone can go to an emergency room and be seen, their health can be very compromised long before.

Hmmmmm

This is a very thought provoking article. First thing it brings to mind is our need for medical care for everyone and secondly is equal school systems for all children as we need kids to grow and thrive and move forward through available education and I will add free and low cost opportunities to go to college. A lot of the poor in my area are generationally held down by lack of services and opportunities. The disparity of available good schools and medical care for the poor vs the monied is staggering. Our current political structure is broken.

The irony is the Pubs have passed a draconian tax bill that removes money from social services to assure older poor people die at an earlier age; even though, the Pubs voting demographic tends to be older people who are conservative. Their thinning the ranks of the poor seems to increase the number of progressives relative to conservatives.

some poor people barely get path birth yet others spend £30,000,000 on a wedding

I never thought about it that way with the voting. Also poor people have a harder time with transportation and so do seniors sometimes so low income elderly probably have a much harder time making it to the polls.

That's shocking. Everything is class!

I'm anxiously awaiting to see how we vote come November.