It’s about power and the socialist way. I hope that when they beg to be rescued, as we did for them in the 40’s, we say: “goog luck with that.”
But there isn't any principled majority "we" anymore. 40% or more of the U.S. population seems to want that kind of thing -- forced income and wealth distribution. 20% may be indifferent. May be too late to stop the progression toward Marxism here as well.