That is not possible when every millionaire thinks the worth of their house doesn’t count, or billionaires are the real problem, or “the politicians.” If everyone is “just a little guy” no one’s left to be a citizen.

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You might say “why have an elite?” It’s a feature of a free society that people—by skill, effort, or chance—will end up in positions of power and influence outside of the state. Those people should feel a moral obligation to to use that power to the betterment of society.

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Remember: if you tell yourself you’re just scraping by, you escape any moral obligation that might come with admitting you’re part of society’s elite.

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yeah man we already know that the post-midterm GOP is going to be filled with more outright extremists

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>we’ve reached the worrying about prison phase of the Trump Presidency

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