They have built this system and it pays them well. They are not going to let it go without an endless, screaming public temper tantrum.
And just like any business, market segments develop & fragment based on customer preferences. For the free sh!t army, they like their promised benefits clearly stated, with no subtlety or abstraction. However, on the other side of the spectrum, the GOPe prefers their rewards presented with a sense of nobility and refinement.
Regardless, it's all a scam, perpetrated on the middle-class that faithfully lines up for Lucy's football day in and day out. Trump was supposed to finally grab that mofo ball and give the plebes a chance to give it a whack, but so far he too seems just like another grifter spinning a good yarn.
Ultimately, the only solution - as history has proven countless times - is for the people to finally rise up and take control. How that plays out here is anyone's guess.