re: Pew Poll: Difference in Priorities between Ds and R

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IMO, the economic distance between one person and another is completely and utterly irrelevant, what is important is the economic distance between a person and what it takes to survive.

If "Income Inequality" was an issue, then a world where everyone had a hard time eating, where everyone was poor, would solve this "problem" ... and would be "better" then what we have now. Of course a world where everyone was rich, were everyone could eat and provide themselves with what they need, would be ideal ... and is it realistic to believe that by abdicating your wits and liberty to government that it can automagically come about?

You know why they talk about "Income Inequality" instead of the cost of living? They want people to believe that their neighbors are the problem, that their neighbors are the bad guy ... they invoke emotions so people will feel instead of think.

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one of the primary goals of a political system is the distribution of economic assets within that system, i.e. who gets what.

The fact that republicans don't care about it, is quite telling. What this survey tells me is democrats are VERY concerned about the future of this nation, and how we divvy up assets. They probably believe the system is unfair (its by definition unfair).

If enough people do believe the system is unfair, it will come down. So in essence, democrats recognize this and want to continue our existence, where as republicans DGAF assuming you don't touch their stuff.