They’d can be, are are, ordinary people on the street. But they are also exposed to
crackpot ideas like this far more than those who are not in the public sector. This extra exposure, in my view, can make them far more accepting of things like this than those who have a less agreeable response...
The fact that the idea even occurred just shows how far out of touch many politicians, bureaucrats and public sector workers have become from the ordinary person on the street.