Because it has never been a question of who is deserving of what...<p>The poor have no leverage, and realistically, no one is going to give that to them.<p>We&#x27;re not talking about an idealistic re-working of civic values, but the natural tension that <i>already exists</i> between private interests and the public sector.<p>One need only look to antitrust law to see why letting any single locus of control grow unchecked can wreak havoc on a market&#x2F;economy -- I think we should appreciate the few checks &amp; balances we have left, lest this notion of naive idealistic equality allows them to slip away unchallenged.