Does the simple "go left" argument mirror RW logic about social programs? [View All]

[LoZoccolo]

NOTE: This is not an accusation that people who advocate "go left" are trolls or FReepers or pushing a right-wing agenda, only a demonstration of how on a very abstract level, the logic could be said to mirror something that I think most people here commonly disagree with.

Every now and then you hear a right-wing argument that goes something like this: there are still poor people, so our social programs or welfare or subsidized housing isn't working, therefore we should eliminate it outright. To me, this sounds like the assertion that we should "go left" simply because we lost this election - any discussion of how to refine the general direction that we're trying now is foregone for a sweeping elimination of it.

Would you agree?