Class crossed with culture

Timothy Snyder writes on the interplay between class and culture:

Why did people who want better health care vote for Trump? Why do we not have a single-payer system? Who do we pay so much more and get so much less than other people in other countries? Why was it so hard for both Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, who were very popular presidents, to pass the kind of health care reform they favored? Part of it is, of course, that we have too much money in politics (a class factor, let’s say); but part of it is that many people who would gain security, prosperity, and lifespan from a better system don’t want it if they have to share it with others (a culture factor, let’s say).

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