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EPISODE · Nov 1, 2025 · 6 MIN

Leadership in DC focused on gold ballroom and not your dining room

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This rhetoric is commonly used by political figures to emphasize that the government in Washington D.C. is out of touch with the working class. It suggests that leaders are more concerned with lavish functions and self-serving interests (the "gold ballroom") than with the practical economic issues affecting a family's household budget (the "dining room"), such as inflation, the cost of living, and economic policies. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/today-explained--6659607/support.Don’t miss our latest episodes! follow us to stay updates with fresh news everyday. Let’s keep the support our podcast to serve update news entire the world!

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