Velvet knows Harper never said "fat-cats", but he may as well have said it with ignorant statements like this: From The Globe and Mail: ...the cuts as a "niche issue for some." "Of course, this government chooses its priorities," Harper told reporters after announcing a campaign proposal to end house arrests for serious crimes. "You know, I think when ordinary, working people come home, turn on the TV and see … a bunch of people at a rich gala all subsidized by the taxpayers, claiming their subsidies aren't high enough when they know the subsidies have actually gone up, I'm not sure that's something that resonates with ordinary people."