Democratic policies have consistently squeezed the working class into a perpetual grind. We are seeing that to an extreme level now with the current inflation. There is essentially no time for self actualization and the pursuit of happiness. If you can't break out of the working grind into being wealthy and you don't want to go into the bottom and become reliant on the government then you are increasingly fucked. The barrier to rising into wealth is ever increasing as well.

Life expectancy is quickly falling to intersect the retirement age. The median household income is about half of what's needed to own the median home. The student loan crisis has many starting out in tremendous debt just to be able to work until they die!