It is obvious we are not doing a good job of explaining why even our truncated version of social democracy ( USA style) is not a power grab for their money to give to lazy people and shut down industry so scientists can get grants or whatever. I used the analogy of a referee/umpire. Now no parent would want a little league game with no umpire or bet on a super bowl with no refs. The income redistributionist aspect of what we do is important but right now it is a hard sell. getting people to accept an authority above the Corporation though would be a huge step environmentally and with worker safety. Progressives believe in umpires for our society, environmentally and economically. We accept there are rules in sports and the participants are not always in the best position to judge infractions. It ain't the whole answer but Republicans i know fixate on the redistributionist angle and people are not feeling much like their brother’s keeper these days. Americans do like a fair game with a level field, if we can get that concept out there as being what ‘ ‘progressive’’ means.