@Simon Steele I can’t agree with this. I see how the idea could be appealing to leftists. The idea that trumpism and the rise of the far right could/would be solved if everyone had a decent standard of living. That if people’s basic needs are met they’ll act rationally and there would not be a significant level of support for people like Trump. But there’s not a lot of evidence for this.  Trump supporters tended to be richer than Clinton’s https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/20