Gripe: Being politically active is beneficial. Sure, you're not making the pie bigger, but the pie is arguably big enough already. In fact, working to slice the

Gripe: Being politically active is beneficial. Sure, you're not making the pie bigger, but the pie is arguably big enough already. In fact, working to slice the pie differently might have a greater effect on the median citizen than working to increase the size of the pie. The US has been making the pie a lot bigger but median wages haven't increased much.