There is a quote attributed to John Steinbeck (but see Wikipedia, because it doesn't appear to have a citeable source) >Socialism never took root in America be

There is a quote attributed to John Steinbeck (but see Wikipedia, because it doesn't appear to have a citeable source) >Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires. Regardless of who said it, it captures the American attitude held by some "You may some day be flush, why would you vote against your future self and raise taxes on him?"