by Ana Swanson
in tech
Research has found that being attractive influences many things in a person's life -- their salary, their popularity and grades in school, even the prison sentences they receive. So why not their politics?
A recently published study in the Journal of Public Economics
concludes that the attractiveness of a candidate does correlate with
their politics. They find that politicians on the right are more good
looking in Europe, the United States and Australia.
The study shows correlation, not causation, but the researchers float
a simple economic explanation for why this might happen. Numerous
studies have shown that good-looking people are likely to earn more, and that people
who earn more are typically more opposed to redistributive policies,
like the progressive taxes and welfare programs favored by the left...https://www.indy100.com/article/right-wing-people-are-better-looking-than-those-on-the-left-study-claims-7521301
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