A day in the life of the self made man.

[PETRUS]

61. I think people are reacting to a couple of things.

Inequality has been increasing and economic mobility has been declining. (This can be traced to policy changes.) People know that as wealth and income at the top has increased, their taxes have gone down. For the first few decades following WWII productivity gains were shared more or less equally. Since around 1980, a larger and larger share has gone to the very top. It's getting harder to get ahead. I don't know that anyone expects everybody to be successful but most people support equality of opportunity. We had a social contract involving mildly redistributive policies that helped move us closer to that ideal and it's being chipped away.

Also, at any given time there will be a number of people who are not able to take care of themselves. Many believe that we should help them with public money, and that is also under attack.

I think that's why you're seeing posts like this.