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I can't remember where I first heard it, but one of the factors affecting American politics in particular is the idea that many poor people see themselves as ri
by fredley 9y ago
I can't remember where I first heard it, but one of the factors affecting American politics in particular is the idea that many poor people see themselves as rich people in waiting. They're going to make it, once they get their break. This of course, is false for the overwhelming majority of poor people, but still causes their vote to skew further towards measures which harm them and favour the rich than it otherwise would, because they see themselves benefitting once they do finally make it.
- nkrisc 9y agoIt sounds similar to a quote generally attributed to John Steinbeck, but the exact quote that gets repeated appears to be disputed: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Steinbeck#Disputed https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Steinbeck#Disputed On socialism and capitalism he is quoted as writing: > "I guess the trouble was that we didn't have any self-admitted proletarians. Everyone was a temporarily embarrassed capitalist."
- Larrikin 9y agoThe term you're looking for is "temporarily embarrassed millionaire"