THe issue is that people tend to look at things with a very myopic view. Health insurance is a prime candidate for this. They look at their own health care needs and the costs of their insurance and say “I don’t want to pay for that person over there. They should pay for them self.” They see they pay XYZ for their coverage while they think that person is paying a fraction of that amount and get all fired up with “why am I footing the bill for them!?!?”
They don’t get this is how insurance works. All insurance. They just do not get it.
I listened to an acquaintance complain “I am barely making ends meet. Why do I have to watch other gets things for free at the expense of my tax dollars”. And I didn’t argue with them as it wasn’t going to lead anywhere but he simply didn’t see “because as much as you struggle to make ends meet. THEY have even less. Far less than you. You barely make ends meet. THEY can’t make ends meet at all!”
People that support the GOP simply have zero empathy or charity for their neighbor.
