This↓ A basic fundamental problem, seemingly universal among Republicans and covertly present among many Democrats, is an ideological aversion to the idea that governmental resources should be used to help people ...

Government can’t help people without harming others.

I wish these folks would read the Constitution. Promoting our general welfare was literally one of the main reasons for establishing our government, laid out clearly in the preamble.

Thanks for continuing to encourage bothsiderism and cynicism thereby depressing voter enthusiasm and turnout. Real helpful.

This depends on who the people are. They have no problem shoveling resources to people who are members of their own class.

What else are they for, if not that?

They are our resources

What's considered classy for rich people and trashy for poor people? Getting money from the government.

Ayn rand and narcissism has infiltrated the psyche of all of them.