Besides everything else, there’s this:

[Sarcany]

rjmacs wrote:
This is what we have perpetrated on much of the rest of the globe, imposing what are euphemistically called 'austerity measures,' which means cutting public aid programs for the poor, and for public safety nets, and broadly for matters like culture, art, and social good.

I think the problem is that extreme privilege turns people into sociopaths and sociopaths don't have a good answer to the question, "why should other people have food, art, education or health care?"