Why do ordinary Canadians get upset when a senator tries a 20 or 30 thousand dollar tax dodge? According to the pompous fatheads I heard on CBC yesterday, it’s because the numbers are small enough for us to “wrap our heads around”.
The idea is a cliché in certain circles of punditry. Big numbers overwhelm our small minds, but we can understand smaller ones. Interviewers often accept such drivel as if it were wisdom, revealing their own inclination to accept mouth noises as explanations.
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Ahh, CBC! Pompous, elitist airheads often.