Ever since the New Deal created a few small measures of sanctuary for the poor from the stormy economic vicissitudes created by their “betters” there has been a focused, concerted and sustained effort to ratchet all political goals to the right and remove anything that impedes the upward flow of money and power. Anything that smacked in the least of socialism or that rendered even the tiniest of victories to those deemed unworthy has been attacked viciously. This ratcheting began picking up pace with the Clintons and their strategy of triangulation – which really was nothing more sophisticated than stealing the ideas of Republicans and repackaging them in prettier wrappings – and has continued escalating ever since.