I’d actually like to disagree that they’re disconnected from reality. This is about as realistic as things can get in politics… :(

Thank you, this is a very thoughtful response. I’m currently (still…) fighting for benefits despite more than qualifying for them, so currently there’s nothing stopping me like that unless I wave being able to generate income around like a flag.

I’ve thought about working a call center, I just don’t think I could bring myself to sell things to folks that they don’t need. I refuse to do anything unethical and IMHO that falls squarely under that (I’m starting to think I need to compromise and just apply to a bunch of them…).

They’ve been conned, and it’s not their fault. It is up to the people who see things objectively to kindly guide their attention towards the class war, 's the only way to win it.