Over the years, from the period of the great depression till now, one thing the left has always had going for it is its ability to give the best and most emotionally manipulating names to the worst policies, making it a little more unlikely that unsuspecting everyday citizens who might not take time to make further research into the details of these policies will be in opposition to them.

The left has been able to come up with some very seductive phrases that mask fallacious and disastrous policies. A major example is the phrase 'Social Security ' which is really just a government-controlled Ponzi whose terms and conditions can be changed by the government when it pleases.
Which do you think will yield a better return for the individual and the economy of the nation as a whole after 35 years of service, index funds of the stock market, or the government? Politicians know this but they also will not be ready to pass up on an opportunity to control billions of dollars collected as pensions and spend on the policies they actually care about since their tenure is only 8 years and the debt will be paid by another politician who'd be elected many years after they've left office.