"What they have to do is show that their policies will improve the standard of living " No tall order. This pilgrim is of the belief, that after a bloody long time people ( two generations), are thinking that trickle down economics doesn't work. There's a lot of companies out there, that are takin profits,( money off the table) instead of reinvesting in the company, subsequently improving productivity , and their ultimate profits. I see it everywhere I go. The accountants are ruling the roost, penny wise and a hundred pounds foolish, as a consequence of their directions.