No, I know why. I spent a bit of time in the 90's doing the whole political thing. Programs and no-direct money were very important to the left (for the US definition).
The right has its own issues with the concept of a lot of the programs.
> Programs and no-direct money were very important to the left (for the US definition).
As someone who also spent a "bit of time in the 1990s doing the whole political thing", that seems distorted. To the extent that was true of the party usually associated with "the left (for the US definition)" -- i.e., the Democratic Party -- it was largely because much of the Democratic Party was in a mode of strategic political "triangulation" by which it sought to mitigate traditional right-wing objections by presenting policies that could be sold out the gate as compromises, and also in part due to the fact -- especially after 1994 -- of resurgent Republican dominance which made it difficult, preference for triangulation aside, to get any traction for benefit program changes -- especially new programs or benefit increases -- that couldn't be sold as somehow instituting new limits or controls on the duration, kinds of people eligible, use of benefits, etc.
The desire of the Democrats I ran into was control over how the money was spent since you couldn't trust the people to spend it wisely without a program or law. It really soured me towards them, particularly the corruption and death that followed not allowing tribes in ND to pay their members (the casino owners) direct dividends because they didn't trust the members to spend it properly.
This isn't Wikipedia. I'm sorry I offended your worldview of what a person on the left's representatives believe, but that's my observation and experience. The ND Tribal Gaming Compact is probably as good as an example as possible, or maybe the paradox you can buy a burrito at a gas station with EBT but not use the microwave to cook it.
I once thought it was fun to put in footnotes and huge lists of references[1], but that's just work, and frankly, just stopped being joyful. Hell, after getting down voted for actually showing the reference + quote on why a certain religion has the name it does and what one of the words mean, I realized it was for the best. In another thread, I thought about doing the work last night because I cannot believe someone would actually think a particular way[2].
1) I think my best was 12 in a thread with someone who was putting an equal amount of effort - that was fun, informative, and respectful
2) living on a rez will give a nice overview of all the ways the US government tried to kill the Native Americans
The right has its own issues with the concept of a lot of the programs.