From Last Week Tonight in 2014. 2014! Awesome stuff.
#FeelTheBern
Americans are fiercely protective of the imaginary wealth they don't have yet, and John Oliver believes that the idea that we're a nation of "haves and soon-to-haves," as Marco Rubio actually put it, explains why we perpetuate policies that have led us to near-Great-Depression levels of inequality.Sure, the top 1% rake now in 20% of annual income in the U.S., but we keep cutting their taxes because we could be them one day. Optimism!
Good stuff - (quote from Gawker's quick write up)