Tell the liberal that you just give up, we will do as he wishes, for the common good: we will give the government total responsibility over our lives, and the power that such a thing requires, then everything will be perfect, everyone will have plenty, everyone will be equal.
The result will be that the entire country be strickent with poverty, that Islamic terrorists may have the upper hand, that our freedom be lost, that our government be totalitarian, but at least everything will be "fair and equal," these things guaranteed and defined by the discretion of our beloved rulers.
Never mind that a goodly portion of the so called "common men" vote Republican, never mind that the very wealthiest today are all socialists, never mind our traditions of individual freedom, equality can not be served without "liberals" deciding for everyone what is in their best interests.
Hell, never mind that equality, except equality before the law, must be forced, and thus destroys freedom. Which is exactly why it is not an American tradition
Tell him to go to Canada; then he'll see the results of the Workers Paradise Syndrome. I told my boss when I had my review that I am used to working for three people and that I have a lot of spare capacity -- she said that most of the people who worked for her in the past needed overtime to keep up with 1/3 the work I did in the USA.
Look at the people in Florida whining "Where's my gubmint ice? Where's my gubmint water? Where's my gubmint gasoline?" Do you really want to live in a place where this is the national anthem?
PS: Contrary to popular belief, everyone on Earth is not entitled to drive a car. If you can't afford gas, sell the car and take the bus. Or ride a bike.