Well, "everyone" accepts that we "need" to give lots of money to the richest citizens to stave off market collapses, so it doesn't seem like a very big leap to

Well, "everyone" accepts that we "need" to give lots of money to the richest citizens to stave off market collapses, so it doesn't seem like a very big leap to give money to poor citizens as well. But somehow it's politically impossible. For instance, in the last crash, the US government could have chosen to bail out homeowners instead of just banks.