"People need not be dupes in order to protest on behalf of others who are richer than they are. The activists and supporters of rich people’s movements were defending their own real interests, as they saw them. A tax increase on the richest 1 percent may be perceived by many upper-middle-income property owners as the first step in a broader assault on property rights. When it is so perceived, we can expect a movement in defense of the rich." salon/2013/09/07/the_1_percent_played_tea_party_for_suckers/singleton/
Posted on: Mon, 09 Sep 2013 14:14:37 +0000
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