They make sense to the voters. People are actually strongly in favor of reducing them further, despite the already-obscene nature of the system. Reagan destroy

They make sense to the voters. People are actually strongly in favor of reducing them further, despite the already-obscene nature of the system. Reagan destroyed the American social system as we know it and neoliberal consensus politicians like Clinton finished the job. But people still demand further cuts and will continue to demand further cuts no matter how deep the cuts have gotten. Yes, we spend a lot of money on social programs, and most of it goes to costly and ineffective end-of-care for seniors (i.e. people who vote) delivered at extreme cost by an incredibly inefficient privatized healthcare system. This continues to suck the air out of the room for any social spending for the living, because of the prevailing mindset that all future social spending must be offset by reductions in other programs. Americans have become a cruel and callous people who are unconditionally opposed to helping others or even helping their own. Nobody cares about any problem until it affects them or their direct family personally. There’s not much more to say, every single time reform is proposed it’s slapped down with “welfare queens” and “muh tax dollars”. This is what the voters want and this is what they vote for.