The top-down war being waged against average Americans is supported as the triumph of free enterprise. It's an undeniable fact that the few have been prospering at the expense of the many in America over the past couple of decades. Our nation has the most unequal distribution of wealth of any industrialized country in the world, with the top one percent owning over 40 percent of America's total wealth. To the contented class, the wealthy are hard-working people blessed by God that are deserving of their good fortune. The poor are lazy, shiftless, dependent upon handouts and contribute nothing to society.
Money given to the wealthy creates jobs.
Having enough, many wish for more. This is considered beneficial government spending. Using their tax dollars for Social Security and Medicare for the elderly or welfare and Medicaid for the poor is considered wasteful and unnecessary government spending. To the contented class, the wealthy are hard-working people blessed by God that are deserving of their good fortune. The poor are lazy, shiftless, dependent upon handouts and contribute nothing to society.