I couldn't agree more, but how do we explain that to them? Any kind of progressive tax or safety net proposed they call "communism and socialism" - the root of all evil in their eyes. Obviously it's a shame that they don't even realize they're digging their own grave by not listening, but propaganda and brainwashing has a lot to do with their confusion about the cause of their woes. It's a seriously tricky situation. The left needs to do a better job of explaining all this and finding common ground with the right - all of our problems at this point are basically the same.