“We like to think of ourselves as a people of untamed
independence, but any observer not steeped in our culture would quickly
conclude that we are a nation of footmen. We cater to the wealthy in our work
lives and we glorify them in our leisure time. Our dueling political parties
are dedicated to the principle of serving them, and even our seething
anti-elitist movements, such as the Tea Party, are designed to build even
further the affluence of the affluent. We elect politicians who slice away at
the estate tax because we feel the fortunes of the rich ought to go
unencumbered by that burden. Our leaders in Washington are perennially
considering cutting Social Security because retaining it might require the rich
to chip in more than their current percentage.”
-----Thomas Frank, Rendezvous With Oblivion, 2018
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