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I remember reading something about this... do you have a link?

• jacobwyke 10y ago
  "temporarily embarrassed millionaires" — http://www.temporarilyembarrassedmillionaires.org/ http://www.temporarilyembarrassedmillionaires.org/
• WalterSear 10y ago
  http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/328134-socialism-never-took-root-in-america-because-the-poor-see http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/328134-socialism-never-took-...
• positr0n 10y ago
  It's a common trope usually referring to poor/middle class people that vote Republican because they believe they will be well-off one day and benefit from lower taxes and less welfare. It comes from a quote attributed to John Steinbeck: Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.
• charlieegan3 10y ago
  Reminded an episode of the west wing: > It doesn't matter if most voters don't benefit. They all believe that someday they will. > That's the problem with the American dream. It makes everyone concerned for the day they're gonna be rich http://www.westwingtranscripts.com/search.php?flag=getTranscript&id=48&keyword=american%20dream#thequery http://www.westwingtranscripts.com/search.php?flag=getTransc...
• lazyant 10y ago
  example: https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Matter-Kansas-Conservatives-America/dp/080507774X https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Matter-Kansas-Conservatives-Ame... "The largely blue collar citizens of Kansas can be counted upon to be a "red" state in any election, voting solidly Republican and possessing a deep animosity toward the left. This, according to author Thomas Frank, is a pretty self-defeating phenomenon, given that the policies of the Republican Party benefit the wealthy and powerful at the great expense of the average worker."