Cont...Similar idea but the more controlled voting block wasn't there. Cash, commerce were other "paid" exchanges but remained more fragile in that it couldn't be counted on due to market flucuations and the like. Meanwhile the Dem's were continuing to add Unions to the family until LBJ's War on Poverty. As that evolved the Republicans were promoting a hand up short term payout while the Dem's were wanting to expand coverage - the same dynamic appeared, keep us in power with your vote and we will see the programs continue. (Some quick facts..I have always been an Independent. Irony about "marriages" is there are actually more of "the evil rich" in Congress who are Democrats and not Republicans. More millionaire Dem's. The government has currently spent 21 Trillion $ on The War on Poverty with no significant reduction in program participants and Welfare programs now at 20. Additional cost to monitor social programs is 1 Trillion $ each year to see that they meet criteria). So all .cont.