Wealthy conservatives' embrace of social Darwinism and classism is nothing new. Santorum's recent defense of of them is merely the latest shot in a long-running defense of the financially elite.
A century ago, Republicans believed in levelling the field between wealthy and poor, instead of excusing their support of 1%ers by blaming their victims.
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