It works like this, Ross Gittins: when you're poor you vote for the politician who promises to increase welfare, when you're doing all right you vote for the politician who promises to reduce taxes, when you're in the top 1 per cent of earners you vote for the politician you own.
promises versus ownership...
It works like this, Ross Gittins: when you're poor you vote for the politician who promises to increase welfare, when you're doing all right you vote for the politician who promises to reduce taxes, when you're in the top 1 per cent of earners you vote for the politician you own.
Uno Grevberg Hillsdale
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