“If Communism is what people want, I dont know what more to say.”
A lot of people want to retain and guarantee their government perks. They will vote self interest regardless of the impact on the economy. The best way to get this huge segment of our society to vote is the scare them, convince them that “those other guys want to take away what I’ve given you.” Also they have been convinced that profits are evil. They will vote to regulate and confiscate business profits. Free money rules. Even though their beliefs reflect their Marxism, they do not care.
‘Middle class entitlements’ should be an abhorrent oxymoron but it’s fallen into common usage even by so-called conservatives.