I don't care that your "average joe" likes stealing.
It's still wrong.
I agree, but that doesn't work as an argument in favor of the status quo.
The status quo already involves a large amount of what you and I both agree is morally equivalent to stealing. A lefty's going to say "we're *already* doing socialism, just not *well*". Which is true on both counts.
Unfortunately, too many "conservatives" operate under that slippery "the ends justify the means" philosophy when it comes to the subject of social welfare programs.