I notice that when I argue with conservative coworkers and family that it's all about demand and that the hoi-polloi are the "job creators", they rail ferociously against the notion. That and the 'New Deal'

They get so touchy and devensive because they know supply-side economics is bullshit, and that the ( re ) implementation would not only work, but worse for them, prove them wrong by torpedoing the entire bullshit notions pushed by the 1 percent.

Is it just because the Congress is bought by the wealthy?

So the wealthy can get this plan going that says we restrict salaries and
benefits of the workers and slowly divert that to the business leaders and
investors. Then we will amassed large fortunes so that we will not care if
our businesses fail or not because we will have enough to carry us thru
until when - the rapture?

Do they expect an end to the world?

If not, what do they expect to happen when the workers run out of jobs and money
and housing and food?

What is driving them in this direction?