Winner-take-all politics?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="winner">winner</span>-<span word="take">take</span>-<span word="all">all</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>”.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Winner">Winner</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="winner">winner</span>-<span word="take">take</span>-<span word="all">all</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="basically">basically</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="rewards">rewards</span> <span word="winners">winners</span>, <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="losers">losers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="gets">gets</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="credit">credit</span>, <span word="gains">gains</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="glory">glory</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loser">loser</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="consolation">consolation</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="troubles">troubles</span>. <span word="No">No</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="consolation">consolation</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>.</p><p><span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="loser">loser</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="naught">naught</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span>, <span word="suffice">suffice</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="winner">winner</span>-<span word="take">take</span>-<span word="all">all</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="illustrate">illustrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="further">further</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="WINNERS">WINNERS</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="TAKE">TAKE</span> <span word="ALL">ALL</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prizes">prizes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="offer">offer</span>.</p><p><span word="Boxers">Boxers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="prize">prize</span>. <span word="Prize">Prize</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purse">purse</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="a">a</span> <span word="purse">purse</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p><span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="boxers">boxers</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="split">split</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purse">purse</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="split">split</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purse">purse</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>, <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> 50%, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="offer">offer</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="boxers">boxers</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="boxers">boxers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="slice">slice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pie">pie</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="established">established</span>, <span word="better">better</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="draws">draws</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="Frazier">Frazier</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="split">split</span> <span word="a">a</span> $6 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="purse">purse</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Mohammad">Mohammad</span> <span word="Ali">Ali</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="foes">foes</span>. <span word="Frazier">Frazier</span> <span word="refused">refused</span>, <span word="noting">noting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reigning">reigning</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="entitle">entitle</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="Ali">Ali</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="argued">argued</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span>. <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="reasoned">reasoned</span> <span word="Ali">Ali</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Greatest">Greatest</span>”, <span word="Frazier">Frazier</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p>
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