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The Rich Really are as Selfish as You Think

According to a new study, the wealthiest Americans have no interest in policies that boost the incomes of ordinary people.

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The liberal caricature of rich people is that they’re selfish and self-absorbed, with little concern for the well-being of ordinary Americans, and a driving interest in tilting the playing field to their perpetual advantage.

Unfair, right?

Well, if a new study by political scientists Benjamin Page, Larry Bartels, and Jason Seawright is...

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