Some day, some of them will come around and understand that progressivism is built on lies. Like Winters has deluded himself into thinking that "laissez-faire economics. . .has hollowed out the American middle class over the past 40 or so years," forgetting that the Reagan years were a period of constant improvement in the economic position of the middle and lower classes. The reason for this was well explained in Jude Wanniski's book, "The Way the World Works," which showed that boosting the supply side rather than the demand side is the way to economic prosperity.  Cutting taxes for the wealthy DOES encourage investment and production to promote general economic health. Progressives are livid that the wealthy have much more than the middle and lower class, forgetting that the middle and lower classes have improved their lot enormously under supply-side policies.  It's not enough to have enough, however; they covet the rich and want their money.   Economic equality, by whatever means.