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Americans talk like conservatives but want to be governed like liberals. The Tea Party–era sign saying “Keep your government hands off my Medicare” is perhaps the most famous example of this divided soul. Americans like both the rhetoric and reality of low taxes, but they also like the programs that taxes fund. They thrill to politicians who talk
... See moreEzra Klein • Abundance
"I'll tell you what's at the bottom of it," he said. "If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you."
David Emery • LBJ: 'If You Can Convince the Lowest White Man He's Better Than the Best Colored Man ...'
You cannot vote with your wallet. Or rather, you can , but you will lose that vote. Wallet-votes always go to the people with the thickest wallets, and statistically, that is not you.