Some Italian friends of mine mentioned some sort of political joke about whatever political party claims to be for the poor, that "they [championing political party] like them [the poor] so much they want more of them". Something to that effect.
Reading this bit of the article below made me think of their laughing together at however you say the above in Italian.
"Self-interest in the social-services community may be at fault. As economist William A. Niskanen explained back in 1971, public agencies seek to maximize their budgets, through which they acquire increased power, status, comfort and security. To keep growing its budget, and hence its power, a welfare bureaucracy has an incentive to expand its “customer” base.
Reading this bit of the article below made me think of their laughing together at however you say the above in Italian.
"Self-interest in the social-services community may be at fault. As economist William A. Niskanen explained back in 1971, public agencies seek to maximize their budgets, through which they acquire increased power, status, comfort and security. To keep growing its budget, and hence its power, a welfare bureaucracy has an incentive to expand its “customer” base.