The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for superior moral justification for selfishness.
Really couldn't be truer. They don't want to do away with taxes on the rich because the rich are greedy; perish the thought! They want to do away with those taxes because in some insane, convoluted manner, doing away with those taxes is necessary to help the poor.
Every time you hear a conservative say something that sounds ridiculous on its face--like "the best way to help the poor is to give more money to the rich"--think about Galbraith and that quote.
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