Nancy Kress wrote Beggars in Spain to explore nearly this exact topic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beggars_in_Spain In the book, the upperclass controls all capital and productivity and, literally and directly, buys the votes necessary to stay in office.

    That, the quote above, is the left wing's preferred 
    approach to amassing votes everywhere in the world.

I happen to agree with much of what you say, but it's not just the left wing. See Medicare Part D (http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/01/medicare-part-b-tea-party-o...)...