listen, alien creatures may have invaded earth and begun feasting on millions of americans, but we shouldn't over-represent this in our policy-making. there are many more americans who have yet to be eaten who need their interests equally represented. it's about fairness.
John CastiglioneWill's point is that does not describe the financial situation of (something like) several hundred million Americans. That still makes it possible, indeed statistically certain, that still tens of millions of people are in the position Talarico states, and (I'm from there) over-represented in WNY