Except that, in a way, everything you listed above benefits ME (not ‘them’). Most of the policies that Progressives favor have a greater propensity to benefit THEM or US.
When we think of that ‘continuum of care’ concept, you’re dealing with wildly divergent interests.
If you even implied that getting clean drinking water for the people of Flint, Michigan meant you couldn’t buy your fidget spinner, they’d almost surely tell you to go pound sand.