New Voting Alignment

I have consistently been bothered by the growing economic disparities between those who "have" and those who "have not". The erosion of the middle class is potentially a devastating problem for any nation's survival. We need a middle class. Since 1980, there has been a steady decline in resources available to the middle class, without addressing the problems of the poor.

One interesting article noting the implications of this trend in terms of voting. In the Atlantic, an article referenced data suggesting that the population labeled, "have nots", is growing and their problems are far worse secondary to the nation's fiscal problems, e.g., more unemployment and dependency on government programs to survive. As a consequence, this population is now more favorable to government intervention and will more likely vote to support pro-government politicians. The Republicans could suffer consequences from this alignment.