Elites focus on what they themselves want

…Elites of both parties focus on the things they want for themselves.  Republicans offer tax cuts and deregulation, as if everyone in America were going to become an entrepreneur.  Democrats offer free college tuition and paid maternity leave, as if these things were a great benefit to people who don’t have the ability, preparation or inclination to sit through four years of college, and … can’t find a decent job from which to take their leave.

Source: Megan McArdle – Bloomberg View

Hat tip to Mike the Mad Biologist

Tags: Democrats and Republicans, Elites, Republicans and Democrats