Voters reject inflation-cutting policies framed as adding unemployment

Evidence

Imagine there were a presidential contest between two candidates, Frank and Carl. Frank wishes to keep the level of inflation and unemployment at its current level. The rate of inflation is currently at 42%, and the rate of unemployment is currently at 15%. Carl proposes a policy that would decrease the rate of inflation by 19% while increasing the rate of unemployment by 7%. Suppose that as a citizen of Alpha, you were asked to cast your vote for either Frank or Carl. Please indicate your vote. [Frank, 65%; Carl, 35%] Imagine there were a presidential contest between two candidates, Frank and Carl. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2447