The way I learned it, this country was a melting pot of a number of different cultures. They are the country's achievers, producers, and job creators. People who do not inherit wealth come into by luck in other words, the stock market, getting a promotion by being at the right place at the right time, etc. No nation has ever taxed itself into prosperity.
Evidence refutes liberalism.
Our founding fathers were liberals. There is no such thing as a New Democrat. The Earth's eco-system is not fragile. Tell that to the birds dying out west from drinking the sulfuric acid used in leeching copper from ore. Tell that to the numerous species wiped out because of reckless destruction of the Brazilian rain forest.