I don't know that it would necessarily predispose someone to any particular leaning. There are a lot of issues that play into these things.

That said, I've believed the same since long before I knew I had BP. And part of that is wanting no part of those who villianize and attack the most vulnerable in society. It's just plain wrong. At the very least one should reflect on the reality that is expressed in the saying, "There but for the grace of God go I".

Never well-to-do, but it was a moral belief, not a self-interest one. But times have changed (and yes, in this BP has played a significant role), and it has become both. It is a delusion to believe that hard work is a guarantee of being saved from need. Things happen. That is hell enough without being judged and villianized because of it.

No one's really on our side. I don't kid myself. Politics are politics. Least judgemental is the best I can hope for.