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.
By MICHAEL BARONE
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Mr. Barone is a senior political analyst for The Washington Examiner and a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
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