Hmmm . . . I just read somewhere that Tea Party members are smarter than non-Tea Party members in areas like science. Interesting.Not particularly shocking.
Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy
Generally STEM-literate people make more money than those who are not.
The more money one has, the more motivation to scream that government should shrink--after all, THEY have more of what they need.
More likely too that they will have an underlying view that says, "I got mine, to hell with you."
Add the fact that a higher fraction of STEM-oriented working people are lacking in people skills and empathy for the nameless/faceless (just the opposite in many cases for specific people they know) and your statement is not as surprising as it looks on first glance.