From Pew Research Center, for anyone who doesn't think the Ayn Rand objectivist philosophy lies firmly at the core of the Rethuglican/ New Confederate Party "thinking," here's what the sociopathic Rethug base has to say:
"Just 40% of Republicans agree that 'It is the responsibility of the government to take care of people who can’t take care of themselves,' down 18 points since 2007. In three surveys during the George W. Bush administration, no fewer than half of Republicans said the government had a responsibility to care for those unable to care for themselves. In 1987, during the Ronald Reagan’s second term, 62% expressed this view."
Forty years of Rush Limbaugh and Grover Norquist, forty years of "The government takes your hard-earned money and wastes it on people who don't produce" and "Shrink government so that you can drown it in a bathtub" -- all have taken their toll. Remember the Rethug crowd that cheered when Ron Paul basically said at a candidates debate this year that if someone can't pay for hospitalization, let 'em die?
You can be sure these are the same nihilist dimbulbs who scream "Get your government hands off my Medicare!"
