I have wondered why unions became such a successful scapegoat.  I imagine being one of these workers. 50 hour work weeks, still ends barely meeting.  An exhausting treadmill. Over time I'd guess that exhaustion turns to a sense of failure or anger.  Then when you are looking for some reason for this people start telling you who to blame.  Some are saying rich fat cats manipulate complicated policies and are taking a larger share of the economy than they deserve.  Some are pointing at other poor and saying they are lazy and takers.  So he has to decide. He's poor but he sure as shit ain't lazy.  And this ends up being why he can blame them so easily.....they are easier to relate too. He hates the more relatable scenario because he hates his own condition.  The lie ends up winning, in fact, can not lose, because the lie makes more sense in an emotional way.