[Mr. Jeeves]

When people get married, she writes, they retreat into “socially neglectful cocoons.”

She means they are less likely to vote for wasteful social spending programs that benefit the International Socialist agenda, preferring to keep their tax dollars and spend them on their own families.

[wastedyears]

preferring to keep their tax dollars and spend them on their own families.

I'd rather keep my tax dollars and spend it on myself.