There’s a twisted sort of logic to this. Let’s put ourselves in the position of that worker with one cookie for a second.

Two things are true in America:

1. the rich don’t pay taxes
2. benefits cost money

If the worker feels caught between those two things, he has to ask which he can change more easily. And clearly, denying benefits to the poor is easier than taxing the rich. In today’s climate, there is a “deny benefits to the poor” party that is very well mobilized and has delivered numerous victories. And where is the “tax the rich” option? Nowhere.

If this had a next image it would be the old rich guy stealing that last cookie while the other two fight.

The funny bit is that sometimes José too is a conservative, which is how you see plenty of immigrants doing the whole "pull the ladder up once you're in" and voting rightwing.

Good bars man

But rich white men stealing their crumbs is fine because they don't realize it's happening

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