Elites’ Contempt for Ordinary Americans Exposed in Surveys 

The polls of the top 1 percent of society find members of America’s overclass would deprive their fellow citizens of things they have taken for granted.

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Jean-Baptiste André Gautier-Dagoty, 'Marie Antoinette playing the harp at the French Court,' 1775. Via Wikimedia Commons

What does America’s overclass think of the rest of us? The short answer is “not much.” They think ordinary people’s splurging on natural resources is destroying the planet and needs to be cut back forcefully. 

And that the government needs to stamp down on ordinary people enjoying luxuries that, in their view, should be reserved for the top elites.

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